Post by Charlie Wolf on Jul 20, 2007 1:49:27 GMT -5
Hey there, guys!!! With it being the 4th of July and all, it inspired me to type my FIRST real A.D.G.T.H. fanfic!!!!!!! Enjoy, and don't forget to post feedback on it as well!!!!!
"An All Dogs Go to Heaven 4th of July Celebration"
A fanfic by: Charlie A. Wolf, completed on- 7/4/07.
Starring (in the order of appearance):
Charles "Charlie" B. Barkin
Itchiford "Itchy" Dachshund
The fireworks vendor's owner
Carface Malone
Killer
Carface's other thugs
Belladonna
Anne-Marie
Annabelle
Chapter I: The Fireworks Vendor.
It's July 4, 1939- the day of the annually long-awaited 4th of July national holiday in the good ol' U.S. of A. Some prefer to stay indoors and simply watch a fireworks show on the newly-improved television, while others flock by the thousands from all around the nation to see all of the spectacular public fireworks displays in person. Still, a few others prefer to host their own fireworks show for the pure enjoyment of sharing it with their fellow friends, family, and neighbors, and Charles B. Barkin is no exception. This time, we encounter Charlie and his fellow comrade, Itchiford Dachshund, patiently waiting in line at a local dog-owned fireworks vendor, eager to receive their own choice of fireworks for themselves. "Are you absolutely SURE you know what you're looking for?" questions Itchy to Charlie. In response, Charlie then replies: "Yes, yes, yes, I know what I'm gettin', O.K., so just quit your wondering about it and stop asking me questions, now will ya'
" "Well, I thought..." Itchy begins. "Oh, never mind. Stubborn..." "I am NOT stubborn, Itchy, so stop callin' me that, 'kay?" Charlie commands him, forcefully.
"O.K., now, NEEEXT!!!" shouts the vendor's owner out loud. "Finally, I can't WAIT to see the look on Anne-Marie's face when she sees THIS!!!!!" exclaims Charlie, joyfully, pointing to a large 20-pound crate. "Last one in stock, and you've got it!" the owner announces to Charlie. "Cool! Uh... how much for it?" asks Charlie. "$9.50 buys it all, and I'll even throw in an extra 1,500-count roll of firecrackers with it!!!" the owner answers. "DEAL!!!!!" Charlie snaps, excited as can be, with a smile lighting up his face. "Here you go." Charlie says, giving the owner a ten-dollar bill. "And, here you go!" the owner says back, handing over a pair of quarters to Charlie as change. "Thank you very much; oh, Itchy, is the wagon all set yet?" Charlie remarks. "Just a sec'... yep, it's all set and ready to go!!!" Itchy reveals. Then, after loading up the wagon with the heavy crate, Charlie and Itchy both head back home towards Charlie's privately owned and operated junkyard casino with crate in tow, happy as ever, and with both wild imaginations running on what a grand and fantastic night awaits for them that evening!
Chapter II: The Fireworks Unveiled.
Running around to the back entrance of his casino, Charlie enters the building, removes the fireworks crate from the wagon, places it gently on the ground with a soft "thud", and immediately begins prying the crate open with a crowbar posthaste. Finally, the crate is opened, and laying inside the crate is... "5 rolls of 500 firecrackers each, 300 individual firecrackers, 50 multicolored sparklers, 10 parachute fireworks, 5 1,000-shot missile bases, 25 boxes of 50 snappers each, 15 medium-sized multicolored fountains, 10 dazzling green, gold, and purple rockets, and, to top it ALL off, a large, 20-shot red, white, and blue-colored mortar 'cake' for the finale!!!!!" Charlie announces. "Cool!!! Boy, everybody's sure going to love this year's display now, huh Charlie?" exclaims Itchy. "Of course, buddy, of course!" Charlie replies. "Well, at least they BETTER enjoy it, or I'll be SOOOO mad, that I could just..." "Calm down there, Charlie, calm down." says Itchy, thoughtfully. Just then, they both hear footsteps outside the back entrance doorway. "Quick, keep whoever's outside busy while I hide the stash, O.K. now???" Charlie orders Itchy, frantically. "O.K., here goes nothin'!!!" Itchy denounces. Itchy then slowly approaches the door, peeks out the keyhole, and sees none other than... CARFACE!!!!!! "Oh my..." says Itchy to himself, quietly, and with a little bit of apprehension in his voice as he slowly backs away from the door.
Chapter III: Carface's Return.
Outside the door, Carface, Killer, and several other of his thugs lay in wait to discuss their new and 100%-pure evil plot behind Charlie's casino; through the door, Itchy overhears them speaking. "So, uh, what's the plan this time, boss?" questions Killer. "The grand plan this time", Carface responds, "is to 'dognap' Charlie, strap him down to his own fireworks bundle, and ignite the bundle, making for an astounding holiday display while sending Charlie to his own demise at the same time!!!!!!" Carface then laughs maniacally out loud for a short moment. "Oh, I can just see the absolutely tragic look on Anne-Marie's face when she sees her 'whittle doggie-woggie' explode into a million, billion pieces!!!!!!" he exclaims, happily. "Well then, what are you all waiting for??? Go find me Charlie, NOW!!!!!! Oh, and although I would like for you all to please keep him ALIVE at all costs, it DOESN'T mean that you may not 'mess with him a little bit' to insure of his reluctant manipulation against his own will, if ya' know what I mean." Carface reminds them all, sternly. "Umm, just a thought, but wouldn't Charlie just go straight back to Heaven again after he's dead???" asks an anxious Killer. "Well... that doesn't matter; I just want him dead here, now, period. 'Nuff said." answers Carface. Finally, Itchy hears Carface and company's footsteps fade away into the background, and once he's sure that they've left for good, turns around and tells Charlie a quickly brief summary of what he had just heard behind the closed door.
Chapter IV: Charlie's Pursuit and Discovery.
"I see..." says Charlie to Itchy after being told about yet another evil plot to kill him once again. "Ha, ha, ha, why is it that Carface can't just face the fact that he 'can't keep this good dog down'" Charlie asks, hysterically. "I dunno, Charlie, but whatever you do about this, you had better do it fast, O.K. buddy?" assures Itchy. "I know, I know. Hey, do you mind doing me a favor???" Charlie asks. "Sure, pal!" replies Itchy. "O.K., good!!! Now listen up: First of all, what time is it?" questions Charlie. Itchy then looks at a clock nailed onto a nearby wall. "Why, it's almost 7:00 p.m. sharp, and..." Itchy begins to exclaim. "7:00 P.M.!!!!! ALREADY??? Itchy, quick, go set up the evening fireworks and have Anne-Marie and some others mess around with some of the daytime stuff while I deal with Carface and his gang, O.K.? Good, see ya' now! Bye!!!!!" exclaims Charlie, worryingly, and while racing out the door, through the junkyard, and out into bustling downtown New Orleans to find Carface's whereabouts in the big city.
While Itchy began setting the preparations for tonight's celebration, Charlie follows the scent of Carface all around New Orleans before stopping at a... dead end. "Hey, what gives?" Charlie mutters to himself. "Their scent is stronger than ever, but there's nothing here but an old brick wall, or IS there?!?" Then, Charlie notices something suspicious- a brick sticking out slightly out-of-place. "Hmmm..." Charlie whispers to himself. He then shoves the brick back into its original slot, thus activating a secret doorway that leads to Carface's new underground lair. Suddenly, after he slowly creeps inside on all fours, the door slams behind him, trapping him inside the wall!!!! "Uh huh, the old 'trapdoor' trick- classic." Charlie points out to himself. Next, as Charlie stealthily descends the long, eerie, spiral stairwell deeper and deeper into the bowels of Carface's new hideout, he begins picking up some voices quite some ways away thanks to his naturally superior hearing abilities. "So then, is it all set?" asks some unknown, suave, and somewhat-familiar female voice in the distance. "Yep, all set. The only thing were missing now is the old mutt himself, Charlie B. Barkin!!!!!!" answers Carface. "Excellent; oh, and when you finally find him, make sure and bring Charles STRAIGHT to me first and posthaste, understand? I'd like to have a quick word with our 'old friend'!!!!!!" orders the unidentified female. "Sure thing, Miss!!!" Carface responds. Much to his dismay, Charlie begins to hear multiple footsteps approaching the bottom of the stairwell. "Oh, crud, not NOW!!!!" Charlie thinks to himself. Just then, he gets an idea after noticing a small rock next to his right foot (or, more specifically, right hindpaw, for he IS currently standing on only two legs now instead of four...), and, without any further hesitation, immediately throws it down the passageway before him.
"What the?!?" Carface shouts out, surprised. "Quick, it looks as if someone is on to us now!!!" says the female voice. Charlie then thinks to himself: "That, that voice..., it's really beginning to sound familiar now." Now, with the footsteps just around the corner, Charlie has no choice than to fight it out here, now, everything. He leaps down the stairs (once again on all fours), jumps on top of Carface's head, causes confusion, and hightails it out of there down into the main "lobby" of their hidden lair. Sadly, he didn't notice the female figure standing tall next to Carface quite clearly on this attempt. Nonetheless, Charlie keeps running and running as fast as he can through the new, unknown territory until crashing headfirst into the chest of a large, intimidating Great Dane. "Ow!" shouts Charlie out loud. "Where do ya' think YOU'RE going, punk???" rhetorically questions the big dog. Next, unfortunately, the scummy mongrel picks Charlie up by the throat using both arms, off the ground, and alerts everybody else in the room to his presence. As Charlie struggles to escape, but to no avail, he turns around and witnesses the slender female silhouette emerge from the shadows, laughing her own maniacally evil laugh, revealing herself to be none other than... BELLADONNA!!!!!!
Chapter V: Charlie's Capture and Temporary Incarceration.
"Belladonna!?! I KNEW it was YOU, you diabolical fiend, you!!!!! I mean, come on, first you go after Christmas, and now you're trying to sabotage the 4th of July as well!?!?! I mean, what's with it with you and holidays anyway??? Do you hate them or something?!? What's next??? New Year's? Valentine's Day? Easter? My birthday? Halloween? Thanksgiving?" exclaims Charlie. "All excellent suggestions!!!!!! Oh, and back to the first question that you asked, EXACTLY!!!!!!" replies the evil mistress. "And YOU are going to be a reluctant part of it!!!!!! Now then, Carface, be a dear for me and tie up this wretched little whelp!!!!!!" "Yes, ma'am, certainly!!!!!!" Carface responds. However, Charlie is definitely NOT going down without a fight, so he instantly kicks the Dane holding him in the gut, causing it to stagger backwards and subsequently release him, before he soon goes after Carface. Just when he is about to lunge Carface, though, he feels a searing pain go through his spine as Belladonna retaliates with a large, metal bat loaded with spikes around its exterior and with 10,000 volts of pure electrical current flowing throughout it. "YEEEE-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!" Charlie screams as he winces in pain from the powerful attack. He lies there, stunned and temporarily defenseless, as another large dog, this one being a Doberman Pinscher, comes over and handcuffs Charlie's forearms while yet ANOTHER dog, a Rottweiler, shackles his hindlegs together, before finally dumping him inside an underground jail cell for hostages. Then, as a final blow, Killer comes along and places a remote-control operated electrical collar (of which Belladonna has completely 100% control over) around Charlie's neck before eventually being ordered by Belladonna and Carface to lock up the cell door and keep a keen eye on him while the rest of their evil band goes out to check on Charlie's fireworks and (hopefully) capture Itchy too if they can.
As they leave, Belladonna quickly demonstrates the powerful effect of a remotely-operated 5,000-volt electric collar on poor Charlie for all to see, and laugh maniacally in-sync with one another as they spectate the injured Charlie yelping about in pain in his cramped prison cell. "Awwww, what a big, baby puppy-of-a-dog if I've ever seen one; he can't even handle a little bit of pain!!!!!! And to think that THIS was the business partner I once had... HOW PATHETIC!!!!!!" Carface remarks, slyly. Once they leave, Charlie begins to persuade Killer to let him go so he can go and "save the holiday" by making sure no one is endangered by Belladonna's wicked league of evildoers. "Come on, Killer old buddy old pal, what do ya' say, huh?!?!?" Charlie pleads to Killer, while beggingly smiling at him as well. "Uhhh, I don't know, if I seemingly betray them and all, they might just murder ME as well as you..." Killer tells Charlie, and with great uncertainty. "But Killer, I know that you may seem that they all care about you, but inside their truly black-colored hearts, they actually couldn't care less about your well-being any more than they would mine. Besides, I know that somewhere deep down inside your heart, you are a very good dog with a good mind, and if you can help get me out of this whole mess together, then I'll give you an upper-class employee position over at my place, O.K. I promise." Charlie reveals back to Killer. Killer, now with a tear in his eye, then replies: "Why, you betcha' I will!!! Now then, if I can just unlock this door and... VOILA!!!!! You're free to go, sonny!!!!!" "Thanks a lot, pal; I couldn't have asked for more from a great, trustworthy dog who almost ALWAYS does the right thing in the end!!!!!!!" Charlie praises to him. Surprisingly, after Killer helps to remove Charlie's handcuffs, shackles, and collar, Charlie sees Itchy standing at the foot of the stairwell out of here. After Charlie asks Itchy how he found him, why he came back, and whether or not the fireworks are all set and ready to go, together he and Itchy are just about to leave the place immediately when Killer suddenly says: "Hey! Before we leave, we really should check out Belladonna and Carface's secretly concealed weapons vault and arm ourselves just in case we might need to, well, you know, assassinate a few bad guys here and there!!!!" Then, after arming themselves with some tough sets of body armor, fully-automatic sub-machine guns, additional ammunition, combat knives, and even a few illegally-produced grenades every now-and-then, plus a trio of portable walkie-talkies to accompany them as well, they all set out and hurry on back to Charlie's casino once more for a final showdown between both heroes and villains alike.
Chapter VI: The Showdown
By the time Charlie and company finally reach the casino, they realize that the casino is under temporary lockdown and that Anne-Marie (once again) has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom inside the top (third) floor of the casino's main building. "Oh no, Charlie, they've got Anne-Marie somewhere inside the big building; what're we gonna' do now?!?" asks a worrisome Itchy. "Not Anne-Marie AGAIN (hey, you have to admit, she's practically a kidnapper-magnet)!!!!! O.K. now, guys, I've got an idea on how to free her. Killer, you blast the heavily-barricaded door open A.S.A.P. with some explosives; once you've accomplished that, you then guard the perimeter and make sure that the premises remains void of any civilians until further orders, understand?" commands Charlie. "Sir, yes Sir!!!" replies Killer, excitedly. "Oh, and Itchy, you cover my rear once we enter the main complex as soon as Killer clears the entrance, understand?" "Aye-aye, Captain!!!" replies a thrilled Itchy. (And, yes, he's ALWAYS wanted to say THAT particular line!!!!!!!) Just then, a pair of grenades go off at the entrance, blowing away or completely incinerating the barricades immediately. After Charlie and Itchy thank Killer, he wishes them the very best of luck as they run into the main lobby."Huh, no sign of Anne-Marie so far...; quick, Itchy, you, me, second floor, NOW!!!!!" orders Charlie to Itchy, forcefully, after realizing Anne-Marie's absence on the first/main floor. Shorty following Charlie and Itchy's entrance onto the second floor, Killer radios in to Charlie that he sees what appears to be the Great Dane, Doberman Pinscher, and Rottweiler from Charlie's encounter earlier that evening, with fireworks beginning to go off in the distance. Charlie then tells Killer to fire at will whenever he feels threatened in any way, thus living up to the full potential of his namesake; he and Itchy hear some faint gunfire coming from outside, followed by dogs howling, crying, yelping, and cursing. "They're all dead now." Killer chimes in on Charlie and Itchy's walkie-talkies. "Good, serves them right for aligning themselves with the dark side." Charlie radios back. Eventually, after discovering no Anne-Marie on the second floor either, Charlie then comments: "Hmmm, no Anne-Marie here, either... We'll keep searching; to the third (and private) floor, ONWARD!!!!!!!" Charlie discloses to the other two via radio transmissions.
Finally, Charlie and Itchy reach the pinnacle of the casino, the secretly-located private quarters of owner and proprietor Charles B. Barkin himself, the legendary third floor!!!!!!! However, their brief celebration is cut short when they disclose the unlucky fact that the door is locked. "Darn that evil Belladonna and Carface couple, them!!!!" remarks Charlie, furiously. He then remembers his grenades, of which he has three of, and immediately blows the door open. "Oh well... it was about time that door needed replacement anyway." Charlie says, slightly irritated by the very minor loss. "Look, Charlie, it's Anne-Marie!!!" shouts out an overly-relieved Itchy. "He shoots, he SCORES!!!!!" yells out Charlie, highly overjoyed by Anne-Marie's presence in this room. "No, Charlie, stop, it's a TRAP!" shouts Anne-Marie out loud to Charlie. Charlie, however, refuses to believe the fact that it is one, when suddenly, Belladonna picks up and throws Charlie clear across the room into on of his many personal bedroom slot machines as Carface snatches a lighter from off Charlie's nightstand and immediately lights a long, slow-burning wick connected to the large fireworks stash that Charlie bought earlier that day, and with Anne-Marie situated right on top of it all! "How did he even escape in the first place; Killer, that old traitor, I simply KNEW we could never trust him 100%, EVER!!!!!!" screams a furiously and demandingly sadistical Belladonna. "Don't worry, Miss, Charlie is now knocked unconscious due to the impact of the collision he had with his own slot machine!!!!!!" Carface replies while grinning impishly as he is just about to give Charlie a lethal neck-bite when Itchy suddenly opens fire with his primary firearm, killing Carface instantly while saving Charlie's life in the process. "Oh, Carface!!!!!! Why you little..." begins Belladonna, now EXTREMELY angry at Itchy. He then begins to open fire on her, but sadly runs out of ammunition and needs to reload his now-empty weapon.
Belladonna takes advantage of this rare moment and immediately grabs the weapons from Itchy's hands and armor slots/pockets, throws them away, and is about to squeeze the life out of poor Itchy's throat when amazingly, Killer rushes in out of nowhere and gives Belladonna a painful uppercut to the jaw, removing Itchy from her oft-tenuous grasp at the same time, thus saving his life in the process. "Now I'm not the one to hit females, but when they threaten a fellow dog's life, a will certainly do so without any farther thought!!!" explains Killer. Belladonna then recovers from the blow quite quickly and is just about to assault Killer when she soon notices a now-conscious Charlie about to put out the fuse, which was now just past its halfway point to utter detonation. "I don't think so!!!!!!" shouts Belladonna, who then kicks Charlie out of the way and away from Anne-Marie's active fuse flame. She then turns over to face Killer, who is just about to throw a grenade at her, when she steals the grenade from him, pin pulled, throws it back in between both Killer and Itchy, and tragically sends both of them on a one-way trip to Heaven. With time running out for Anne-Marie and his only active allies permanently out of commission, Charlie fights back the tears and keeps his broken emotions inside while charging after Belladonna, whom he soon engages with in a one-on-one deathmatch shortly afterwards. As Anne-Marie weeps heavily for two of the dogs she loved and cared for oh-so dearly now nothing but KIA, Charlie, after receiving quite a few bloody wounds courtesy of an enraged Belladonna, including a broken right hindleg and a partially-severed tail as well as many other numerous injuries, finally defeats Belladonna while she's in her "down-time" with a single, swift bite to the throat (he lost all of his other weapons and armor during the heat of the battle).
However, Charlie's victory celebration is short-lived, as he suddenly remembers to stop the burning fuse which is just about to go off in T-minus 6 seconds!!! 5-4-3-2-1- Charlie then leaps on the fuse just a moment too late as a huge "KABOOM!" fills the otherwise-peaceful nearby night sky. But wait, what's this?!?!?!? Charlie is STILL ALIVE, and so is Anne-Marie, too!!!!!!! How can this be?!?!? The miraculous answer: Just as the explosion was about to occur, Annabelle came along a shielded both Charlie and Anne-Marie from the main blast; this temporary process also healed Charlie completely as well. "Thank you, Annabelle, for saving our lives; we will always be in debt to you for that from now on!!!!!" says Charlie. "Me too!!!" mentions Anne-Marie. "Oh, no need to mention it, guys, Charlie is the real hero here!!!!! He tried to save your life, Anne-Marie, to the very best of his abilities. However, when I detected that his spirit was at an all-time high in the 'Stress and Worry' category, I immediately rushed in to help; if Charlie had been any more relaxed in that state of mind than he was then, I probably would not have even arrived to your aid." replies Annabelle, humbly. "Oh... Thanks a lot for that, then, Charlie; I love you!!!!!" Anne-Marie tells Charlie, before lightly kissing him on the cheek. "Awwww shucks, it was nothin' really outstanding; too bad I won't be able to show you now, for all of the fireworks that I bought for you are gone for good..." "I think that I can fix that small, extravagant, earthly little problem, now can't I? Oh, and here are your two friends as well, by the way!" says Annabelle, who then gives both Itchy and Killer and second chance at life, as well as giving all four of them a very important, 4th of July-related promise, too. After Itchy and Killer say there thank-yous and everyone has the chance to say there good-byes to Annabelle, does the same to them before heading back into Heaven once more.
Chapter VII: The End of It All.
"I, uh, hope you're insurance agency covers all of this devastation, Charlie." questions a deeply remorseful Killer as he peers over the large, gaping hole in the side of the casino's northern wall. "Oh, they do, and they will." assures Charlie in earnest response. "There must have been a few grenades in there, anyhow, to cause all of that, ya' know???" questions Itchy. "Agreed, although I can't completely verify your theory there, buddy." replies Charlie. "Hey, look, guys, up in the sky!!! It must be Annabelle's promise!!!!!!!" shouts a very joyful Anne-Marie. "It must be... it is!!!!!!!" Charlie responds, gazing into the newly-lit night sky full of the color and beauty of supernatural mortar shells going off in the open air. After the display finally ends (say a good 30 minutes or so), after Charlie thanks Annabelle for fulfilling her promise in an unbelievably unprecedentedly heavenly manner, after Charlie keeps his promise to Killer by making him his own personally official "advertising dog and co-partner of Charlie's Place next to Itchy", and as all four of them are walking over to a nearby hotel to sleep at for the next several upcoming days Charlie's Place slowly undergoes repairs to its large bedroom area, Anne-Marie gives Charlie a big bear hug and tells him: "Thanks for the cool show tonight, Charlie; it was the best ever!!!!!" Charlie then wraps the night up with the smartest response-comment of the day: "Oh, PUH-LEASE, if you thought that THIS year's display was phenomenal, you just wait until you see NEXT year's!!!!!!!"
The End!!!!!
Well now, what did you all think about THAT?!?!? I really hope you thought it was a great piece of art as well as I did!!!!!!! Once again, thank you all so much for taking the time to read this, and I hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July holiday!!!!!!!! -Charles A. Wolf.
"An All Dogs Go to Heaven 4th of July Celebration"
A fanfic by: Charlie A. Wolf, completed on- 7/4/07.
Starring (in the order of appearance):
Charles "Charlie" B. Barkin
Itchiford "Itchy" Dachshund
The fireworks vendor's owner
Carface Malone
Killer
Carface's other thugs
Belladonna
Anne-Marie
Annabelle
Chapter I: The Fireworks Vendor.
It's July 4, 1939- the day of the annually long-awaited 4th of July national holiday in the good ol' U.S. of A. Some prefer to stay indoors and simply watch a fireworks show on the newly-improved television, while others flock by the thousands from all around the nation to see all of the spectacular public fireworks displays in person. Still, a few others prefer to host their own fireworks show for the pure enjoyment of sharing it with their fellow friends, family, and neighbors, and Charles B. Barkin is no exception. This time, we encounter Charlie and his fellow comrade, Itchiford Dachshund, patiently waiting in line at a local dog-owned fireworks vendor, eager to receive their own choice of fireworks for themselves. "Are you absolutely SURE you know what you're looking for?" questions Itchy to Charlie. In response, Charlie then replies: "Yes, yes, yes, I know what I'm gettin', O.K., so just quit your wondering about it and stop asking me questions, now will ya'
" "Well, I thought..." Itchy begins. "Oh, never mind. Stubborn..." "I am NOT stubborn, Itchy, so stop callin' me that, 'kay?" Charlie commands him, forcefully."O.K., now, NEEEXT!!!" shouts the vendor's owner out loud. "Finally, I can't WAIT to see the look on Anne-Marie's face when she sees THIS!!!!!" exclaims Charlie, joyfully, pointing to a large 20-pound crate. "Last one in stock, and you've got it!" the owner announces to Charlie. "Cool! Uh... how much for it?" asks Charlie. "$9.50 buys it all, and I'll even throw in an extra 1,500-count roll of firecrackers with it!!!" the owner answers. "DEAL!!!!!" Charlie snaps, excited as can be, with a smile lighting up his face. "Here you go." Charlie says, giving the owner a ten-dollar bill. "And, here you go!" the owner says back, handing over a pair of quarters to Charlie as change. "Thank you very much; oh, Itchy, is the wagon all set yet?" Charlie remarks. "Just a sec'... yep, it's all set and ready to go!!!" Itchy reveals. Then, after loading up the wagon with the heavy crate, Charlie and Itchy both head back home towards Charlie's privately owned and operated junkyard casino with crate in tow, happy as ever, and with both wild imaginations running on what a grand and fantastic night awaits for them that evening!
Chapter II: The Fireworks Unveiled.
Running around to the back entrance of his casino, Charlie enters the building, removes the fireworks crate from the wagon, places it gently on the ground with a soft "thud", and immediately begins prying the crate open with a crowbar posthaste. Finally, the crate is opened, and laying inside the crate is... "5 rolls of 500 firecrackers each, 300 individual firecrackers, 50 multicolored sparklers, 10 parachute fireworks, 5 1,000-shot missile bases, 25 boxes of 50 snappers each, 15 medium-sized multicolored fountains, 10 dazzling green, gold, and purple rockets, and, to top it ALL off, a large, 20-shot red, white, and blue-colored mortar 'cake' for the finale!!!!!" Charlie announces. "Cool!!! Boy, everybody's sure going to love this year's display now, huh Charlie?" exclaims Itchy. "Of course, buddy, of course!" Charlie replies. "Well, at least they BETTER enjoy it, or I'll be SOOOO mad, that I could just..." "Calm down there, Charlie, calm down." says Itchy, thoughtfully. Just then, they both hear footsteps outside the back entrance doorway. "Quick, keep whoever's outside busy while I hide the stash, O.K. now???" Charlie orders Itchy, frantically. "O.K., here goes nothin'!!!" Itchy denounces. Itchy then slowly approaches the door, peeks out the keyhole, and sees none other than... CARFACE!!!!!! "Oh my..." says Itchy to himself, quietly, and with a little bit of apprehension in his voice as he slowly backs away from the door.
Chapter III: Carface's Return.
Outside the door, Carface, Killer, and several other of his thugs lay in wait to discuss their new and 100%-pure evil plot behind Charlie's casino; through the door, Itchy overhears them speaking. "So, uh, what's the plan this time, boss?" questions Killer. "The grand plan this time", Carface responds, "is to 'dognap' Charlie, strap him down to his own fireworks bundle, and ignite the bundle, making for an astounding holiday display while sending Charlie to his own demise at the same time!!!!!!" Carface then laughs maniacally out loud for a short moment. "Oh, I can just see the absolutely tragic look on Anne-Marie's face when she sees her 'whittle doggie-woggie' explode into a million, billion pieces!!!!!!" he exclaims, happily. "Well then, what are you all waiting for??? Go find me Charlie, NOW!!!!!! Oh, and although I would like for you all to please keep him ALIVE at all costs, it DOESN'T mean that you may not 'mess with him a little bit' to insure of his reluctant manipulation against his own will, if ya' know what I mean." Carface reminds them all, sternly. "Umm, just a thought, but wouldn't Charlie just go straight back to Heaven again after he's dead???" asks an anxious Killer. "Well... that doesn't matter; I just want him dead here, now, period. 'Nuff said." answers Carface. Finally, Itchy hears Carface and company's footsteps fade away into the background, and once he's sure that they've left for good, turns around and tells Charlie a quickly brief summary of what he had just heard behind the closed door.
Chapter IV: Charlie's Pursuit and Discovery.
"I see..." says Charlie to Itchy after being told about yet another evil plot to kill him once again. "Ha, ha, ha, why is it that Carface can't just face the fact that he 'can't keep this good dog down'
" Charlie asks, hysterically. "I dunno, Charlie, but whatever you do about this, you had better do it fast, O.K. buddy?" assures Itchy. "I know, I know. Hey, do you mind doing me a favor???" Charlie asks. "Sure, pal!" replies Itchy. "O.K., good!!! Now listen up: First of all, what time is it?" questions Charlie. Itchy then looks at a clock nailed onto a nearby wall. "Why, it's almost 7:00 p.m. sharp, and..." Itchy begins to exclaim. "7:00 P.M.!!!!! ALREADY??? Itchy, quick, go set up the evening fireworks and have Anne-Marie and some others mess around with some of the daytime stuff while I deal with Carface and his gang, O.K.? Good, see ya' now! Bye!!!!!" exclaims Charlie, worryingly, and while racing out the door, through the junkyard, and out into bustling downtown New Orleans to find Carface's whereabouts in the big city.While Itchy began setting the preparations for tonight's celebration, Charlie follows the scent of Carface all around New Orleans before stopping at a... dead end. "Hey, what gives?" Charlie mutters to himself. "Their scent is stronger than ever, but there's nothing here but an old brick wall, or IS there?!?" Then, Charlie notices something suspicious- a brick sticking out slightly out-of-place. "Hmmm..." Charlie whispers to himself. He then shoves the brick back into its original slot, thus activating a secret doorway that leads to Carface's new underground lair. Suddenly, after he slowly creeps inside on all fours, the door slams behind him, trapping him inside the wall!!!! "Uh huh, the old 'trapdoor' trick- classic." Charlie points out to himself. Next, as Charlie stealthily descends the long, eerie, spiral stairwell deeper and deeper into the bowels of Carface's new hideout, he begins picking up some voices quite some ways away thanks to his naturally superior hearing abilities. "So then, is it all set?" asks some unknown, suave, and somewhat-familiar female voice in the distance. "Yep, all set. The only thing were missing now is the old mutt himself, Charlie B. Barkin!!!!!!" answers Carface. "Excellent; oh, and when you finally find him, make sure and bring Charles STRAIGHT to me first and posthaste, understand? I'd like to have a quick word with our 'old friend'!!!!!!" orders the unidentified female. "Sure thing, Miss!!!" Carface responds. Much to his dismay, Charlie begins to hear multiple footsteps approaching the bottom of the stairwell. "Oh, crud, not NOW!!!!" Charlie thinks to himself. Just then, he gets an idea after noticing a small rock next to his right foot (or, more specifically, right hindpaw, for he IS currently standing on only two legs now instead of four...), and, without any further hesitation, immediately throws it down the passageway before him.
"What the?!?" Carface shouts out, surprised. "Quick, it looks as if someone is on to us now!!!" says the female voice. Charlie then thinks to himself: "That, that voice..., it's really beginning to sound familiar now." Now, with the footsteps just around the corner, Charlie has no choice than to fight it out here, now, everything. He leaps down the stairs (once again on all fours), jumps on top of Carface's head, causes confusion, and hightails it out of there down into the main "lobby" of their hidden lair. Sadly, he didn't notice the female figure standing tall next to Carface quite clearly on this attempt. Nonetheless, Charlie keeps running and running as fast as he can through the new, unknown territory until crashing headfirst into the chest of a large, intimidating Great Dane. "Ow!" shouts Charlie out loud. "Where do ya' think YOU'RE going, punk???" rhetorically questions the big dog. Next, unfortunately, the scummy mongrel picks Charlie up by the throat using both arms, off the ground, and alerts everybody else in the room to his presence. As Charlie struggles to escape, but to no avail, he turns around and witnesses the slender female silhouette emerge from the shadows, laughing her own maniacally evil laugh, revealing herself to be none other than... BELLADONNA!!!!!!
Chapter V: Charlie's Capture and Temporary Incarceration.
"Belladonna!?! I KNEW it was YOU, you diabolical fiend, you!!!!! I mean, come on, first you go after Christmas, and now you're trying to sabotage the 4th of July as well!?!?! I mean, what's with it with you and holidays anyway??? Do you hate them or something?!? What's next??? New Year's? Valentine's Day? Easter? My birthday? Halloween? Thanksgiving?" exclaims Charlie. "All excellent suggestions!!!!!! Oh, and back to the first question that you asked, EXACTLY!!!!!!" replies the evil mistress. "And YOU are going to be a reluctant part of it!!!!!! Now then, Carface, be a dear for me and tie up this wretched little whelp!!!!!!" "Yes, ma'am, certainly!!!!!!" Carface responds. However, Charlie is definitely NOT going down without a fight, so he instantly kicks the Dane holding him in the gut, causing it to stagger backwards and subsequently release him, before he soon goes after Carface. Just when he is about to lunge Carface, though, he feels a searing pain go through his spine as Belladonna retaliates with a large, metal bat loaded with spikes around its exterior and with 10,000 volts of pure electrical current flowing throughout it. "YEEEE-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!" Charlie screams as he winces in pain from the powerful attack. He lies there, stunned and temporarily defenseless, as another large dog, this one being a Doberman Pinscher, comes over and handcuffs Charlie's forearms while yet ANOTHER dog, a Rottweiler, shackles his hindlegs together, before finally dumping him inside an underground jail cell for hostages. Then, as a final blow, Killer comes along and places a remote-control operated electrical collar (of which Belladonna has completely 100% control over) around Charlie's neck before eventually being ordered by Belladonna and Carface to lock up the cell door and keep a keen eye on him while the rest of their evil band goes out to check on Charlie's fireworks and (hopefully) capture Itchy too if they can.
As they leave, Belladonna quickly demonstrates the powerful effect of a remotely-operated 5,000-volt electric collar on poor Charlie for all to see, and laugh maniacally in-sync with one another as they spectate the injured Charlie yelping about in pain in his cramped prison cell. "Awwww, what a big, baby puppy-of-a-dog if I've ever seen one; he can't even handle a little bit of pain!!!!!! And to think that THIS was the business partner I once had... HOW PATHETIC!!!!!!" Carface remarks, slyly. Once they leave, Charlie begins to persuade Killer to let him go so he can go and "save the holiday" by making sure no one is endangered by Belladonna's wicked league of evildoers. "Come on, Killer old buddy old pal, what do ya' say, huh?!?!?" Charlie pleads to Killer, while beggingly smiling at him as well. "Uhhh, I don't know, if I seemingly betray them and all, they might just murder ME as well as you..." Killer tells Charlie, and with great uncertainty. "But Killer, I know that you may seem that they all care about you, but inside their truly black-colored hearts, they actually couldn't care less about your well-being any more than they would mine. Besides, I know that somewhere deep down inside your heart, you are a very good dog with a good mind, and if you can help get me out of this whole mess together, then I'll give you an upper-class employee position over at my place, O.K.
I promise." Charlie reveals back to Killer. Killer, now with a tear in his eye, then replies: "Why, you betcha' I will!!! Now then, if I can just unlock this door and... VOILA!!!!! You're free to go, sonny!!!!!" "Thanks a lot, pal; I couldn't have asked for more from a great, trustworthy dog who almost ALWAYS does the right thing in the end!!!!!!!" Charlie praises to him. Surprisingly, after Killer helps to remove Charlie's handcuffs, shackles, and collar, Charlie sees Itchy standing at the foot of the stairwell out of here. After Charlie asks Itchy how he found him, why he came back, and whether or not the fireworks are all set and ready to go, together he and Itchy are just about to leave the place immediately when Killer suddenly says: "Hey! Before we leave, we really should check out Belladonna and Carface's secretly concealed weapons vault and arm ourselves just in case we might need to, well, you know, assassinate a few bad guys here and there!!!!" Then, after arming themselves with some tough sets of body armor, fully-automatic sub-machine guns, additional ammunition, combat knives, and even a few illegally-produced grenades every now-and-then, plus a trio of portable walkie-talkies to accompany them as well, they all set out and hurry on back to Charlie's casino once more for a final showdown between both heroes and villains alike.Chapter VI: The Showdown
By the time Charlie and company finally reach the casino, they realize that the casino is under temporary lockdown and that Anne-Marie (once again) has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom inside the top (third) floor of the casino's main building. "Oh no, Charlie, they've got Anne-Marie somewhere inside the big building; what're we gonna' do now?!?" asks a worrisome Itchy. "Not Anne-Marie AGAIN (hey, you have to admit, she's practically a kidnapper-magnet)!!!!! O.K. now, guys, I've got an idea on how to free her. Killer, you blast the heavily-barricaded door open A.S.A.P. with some explosives; once you've accomplished that, you then guard the perimeter and make sure that the premises remains void of any civilians until further orders, understand?" commands Charlie. "Sir, yes Sir!!!" replies Killer, excitedly. "Oh, and Itchy, you cover my rear once we enter the main complex as soon as Killer clears the entrance, understand?" "Aye-aye, Captain!!!" replies a thrilled Itchy. (And, yes, he's ALWAYS wanted to say THAT particular line!!!!!!!) Just then, a pair of grenades go off at the entrance, blowing away or completely incinerating the barricades immediately. After Charlie and Itchy thank Killer, he wishes them the very best of luck as they run into the main lobby."Huh, no sign of Anne-Marie so far...; quick, Itchy, you, me, second floor, NOW!!!!!" orders Charlie to Itchy, forcefully, after realizing Anne-Marie's absence on the first/main floor. Shorty following Charlie and Itchy's entrance onto the second floor, Killer radios in to Charlie that he sees what appears to be the Great Dane, Doberman Pinscher, and Rottweiler from Charlie's encounter earlier that evening, with fireworks beginning to go off in the distance. Charlie then tells Killer to fire at will whenever he feels threatened in any way, thus living up to the full potential of his namesake; he and Itchy hear some faint gunfire coming from outside, followed by dogs howling, crying, yelping, and cursing. "They're all dead now." Killer chimes in on Charlie and Itchy's walkie-talkies. "Good, serves them right for aligning themselves with the dark side." Charlie radios back. Eventually, after discovering no Anne-Marie on the second floor either, Charlie then comments: "Hmmm, no Anne-Marie here, either... We'll keep searching; to the third (and private) floor, ONWARD!!!!!!!" Charlie discloses to the other two via radio transmissions.
Finally, Charlie and Itchy reach the pinnacle of the casino, the secretly-located private quarters of owner and proprietor Charles B. Barkin himself, the legendary third floor!!!!!!! However, their brief celebration is cut short when they disclose the unlucky fact that the door is locked. "Darn that evil Belladonna and Carface couple, them!!!!" remarks Charlie, furiously. He then remembers his grenades, of which he has three of, and immediately blows the door open. "Oh well... it was about time that door needed replacement anyway." Charlie says, slightly irritated by the very minor loss. "Look, Charlie, it's Anne-Marie!!!" shouts out an overly-relieved Itchy. "He shoots, he SCORES!!!!!" yells out Charlie, highly overjoyed by Anne-Marie's presence in this room. "No, Charlie, stop, it's a TRAP!" shouts Anne-Marie out loud to Charlie. Charlie, however, refuses to believe the fact that it is one, when suddenly, Belladonna picks up and throws Charlie clear across the room into on of his many personal bedroom slot machines as Carface snatches a lighter from off Charlie's nightstand and immediately lights a long, slow-burning wick connected to the large fireworks stash that Charlie bought earlier that day, and with Anne-Marie situated right on top of it all! "How did he even escape in the first place; Killer, that old traitor, I simply KNEW we could never trust him 100%, EVER!!!!!!" screams a furiously and demandingly sadistical Belladonna. "Don't worry, Miss, Charlie is now knocked unconscious due to the impact of the collision he had with his own slot machine!!!!!!" Carface replies while grinning impishly as he is just about to give Charlie a lethal neck-bite when Itchy suddenly opens fire with his primary firearm, killing Carface instantly while saving Charlie's life in the process. "Oh, Carface!!!!!! Why you little..." begins Belladonna, now EXTREMELY angry at Itchy. He then begins to open fire on her, but sadly runs out of ammunition and needs to reload his now-empty weapon.
Belladonna takes advantage of this rare moment and immediately grabs the weapons from Itchy's hands and armor slots/pockets, throws them away, and is about to squeeze the life out of poor Itchy's throat when amazingly, Killer rushes in out of nowhere and gives Belladonna a painful uppercut to the jaw, removing Itchy from her oft-tenuous grasp at the same time, thus saving his life in the process. "Now I'm not the one to hit females, but when they threaten a fellow dog's life, a will certainly do so without any farther thought!!!" explains Killer. Belladonna then recovers from the blow quite quickly and is just about to assault Killer when she soon notices a now-conscious Charlie about to put out the fuse, which was now just past its halfway point to utter detonation. "I don't think so!!!!!!" shouts Belladonna, who then kicks Charlie out of the way and away from Anne-Marie's active fuse flame. She then turns over to face Killer, who is just about to throw a grenade at her, when she steals the grenade from him, pin pulled, throws it back in between both Killer and Itchy, and tragically sends both of them on a one-way trip to Heaven. With time running out for Anne-Marie and his only active allies permanently out of commission, Charlie fights back the tears and keeps his broken emotions inside while charging after Belladonna, whom he soon engages with in a one-on-one deathmatch shortly afterwards. As Anne-Marie weeps heavily for two of the dogs she loved and cared for oh-so dearly now nothing but KIA, Charlie, after receiving quite a few bloody wounds courtesy of an enraged Belladonna, including a broken right hindleg and a partially-severed tail as well as many other numerous injuries, finally defeats Belladonna while she's in her "down-time" with a single, swift bite to the throat (he lost all of his other weapons and armor during the heat of the battle).
However, Charlie's victory celebration is short-lived, as he suddenly remembers to stop the burning fuse which is just about to go off in T-minus 6 seconds!!! 5-4-3-2-1- Charlie then leaps on the fuse just a moment too late as a huge "KABOOM!" fills the otherwise-peaceful nearby night sky. But wait, what's this?!?!?!? Charlie is STILL ALIVE, and so is Anne-Marie, too!!!!!!! How can this be?!?!? The miraculous answer: Just as the explosion was about to occur, Annabelle came along a shielded both Charlie and Anne-Marie from the main blast; this temporary process also healed Charlie completely as well. "Thank you, Annabelle, for saving our lives; we will always be in debt to you for that from now on!!!!!" says Charlie. "Me too!!!" mentions Anne-Marie. "Oh, no need to mention it, guys, Charlie is the real hero here!!!!! He tried to save your life, Anne-Marie, to the very best of his abilities. However, when I detected that his spirit was at an all-time high in the 'Stress and Worry' category, I immediately rushed in to help; if Charlie had been any more relaxed in that state of mind than he was then, I probably would not have even arrived to your aid." replies Annabelle, humbly. "Oh... Thanks a lot for that, then, Charlie; I love you!!!!!" Anne-Marie tells Charlie, before lightly kissing him on the cheek. "Awwww shucks, it was nothin' really outstanding; too bad I won't be able to show you now, for all of the fireworks that I bought for you are gone for good..." "I think that I can fix that small, extravagant, earthly little problem, now can't I? Oh, and here are your two friends as well, by the way!" says Annabelle, who then gives both Itchy and Killer and second chance at life, as well as giving all four of them a very important, 4th of July-related promise, too. After Itchy and Killer say there thank-yous and everyone has the chance to say there good-byes to Annabelle, does the same to them before heading back into Heaven once more.
Chapter VII: The End of It All.
"I, uh, hope you're insurance agency covers all of this devastation, Charlie." questions a deeply remorseful Killer as he peers over the large, gaping hole in the side of the casino's northern wall. "Oh, they do, and they will." assures Charlie in earnest response. "There must have been a few grenades in there, anyhow, to cause all of that, ya' know???" questions Itchy. "Agreed, although I can't completely verify your theory there, buddy." replies Charlie. "Hey, look, guys, up in the sky!!! It must be Annabelle's promise!!!!!!!" shouts a very joyful Anne-Marie. "It must be... it is!!!!!!!" Charlie responds, gazing into the newly-lit night sky full of the color and beauty of supernatural mortar shells going off in the open air. After the display finally ends (say a good 30 minutes or so), after Charlie thanks Annabelle for fulfilling her promise in an unbelievably unprecedentedly heavenly manner, after Charlie keeps his promise to Killer by making him his own personally official "advertising dog and co-partner of Charlie's Place next to Itchy", and as all four of them are walking over to a nearby hotel to sleep at for the next several upcoming days Charlie's Place slowly undergoes repairs to its large bedroom area, Anne-Marie gives Charlie a big bear hug and tells him: "Thanks for the cool show tonight, Charlie; it was the best ever!!!!!" Charlie then wraps the night up with the smartest response-comment of the day: "Oh, PUH-LEASE, if you thought that THIS year's display was phenomenal, you just wait until you see NEXT year's!!!!!!!"
The End!!!!!
Well now, what did you all think about THAT?!?!? I really hope you thought it was a great piece of art as well as I did!!!!!!! Once again, thank you all so much for taking the time to read this, and I hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July holiday!!!!!!!! -Charles A. Wolf.
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