Are you ready for Hank Hill?
Have a sneak peek:
Scootaloo smiled a little as she quietly poured Rainbow Dash some coffee. They were both in the same office that Rainbow Dash was in when she was the night guard. The faint smell of blood was still there, along with a strong smell of propane. It looked like the light bulb was finally fixed. In front of the two girls was the same television and camera controls from before. The doors and the flashing red and blue buttons were now gone.
Next to them was a table which had two masks for them to use. One of the head masks is the face of a brown haired middle-aged lady with glasses and the other is the face of a young blonde. Rainbow Dash was told that the one with glasses is supposed to be Peggy Hill and the blonde one is Luanne Platter. She was to wear the Peggy Hill mask and Scootaloo was to wear the Luanne Platter mask. Both Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo wore a night guard cap and a blue shirt.
"So, you use these controls to check on the robots, right?" Scootaloo asked as she fiddled around with the camera controls.
"Correct." Rainbow Dash said after sipping her coffee, savoring the taste. "Keep an eye on the robots. Don't let them get into the office. If the camera detects them, they'll go away. If they nearby, wear the mask so they won't get you. Doesn't work on Hank or Bobby. When it's 6 AM, these robots stop being homicidal. Got it?"
"Yeah." Scootaloo said as she turned to her idol. "Check up on robots, wear the mask in case of danger, keep doing watching the cameras until 6 in the morning. Got it."
Scootaloo switched the camera to the storage room, where she saw Dale counting how much valves are in the box. He had a fresh cigarette on his mouth.
"29 valves." He muttered as he wrote down the number on a piece of paper held by a wooden clipboard. "I think Sunset Shimmer is related to Twilight Sparkle. What I don't get is why there's no two versions of Sunset Shimmer and two versions of Twilight Sparkle. I think there is another version of Twilight, but I'm not sure. Eh, I need another cigarette. Thank goodness the ponies don't mind that I smoke. Also, why is it that Pinkie Pie is different from Maud Pie. I know it's not just the rainbow blast. Or is it?"
Dale immediately snatched a tape recorder from a nearby desk and pressed the record button.
"Note to self. Find a way to simulate a rainbow blast similar to the famous Sonic Rainboom. Have Maud Pie to witness it."
He looked at the back of the tape recorder and noticed it was devoid of batteries.
"Note to self. Get batteries."
He dropped it on the ground and took a valve and held it near his mouth.
"Note to self. Get a new tape recorder."
Scootaloo blinked as she turned to Rainbow Dash, who shrugged with a weak smile and a small laugh.
"He's always like this." She said. "I think it's the cigarettes."
Scootaloo let out a tiny giggle as she changed the camera to the back office. There, she saw Bill come into the room. He had a bowl of popcorn and a plate of nachos on his arms. As he sat down on one of the chairs, he placed the his snacks on the table. He grabbed a handful of popcorn and placed it inside his mouth with a delighted moan. He grabbed a nacho and took a bite out of it. He noticed that some of the nacho cheese had spilled on some of the popcorn. With a shrug, he took some popcorn covered in nacho cheese and took a curious bite. Immediately, with a goofy smile, he grabbed the nachos and dumped them on the popcorn. Without hesitating, he stuffed his face with the nacho and popcorn mixture.
Scootaloo put a hoof on her mouth to keep herself from vomiting. She looked at Rainbow Dash, who had a disgusted look on her face. Scootaloo decided to change the camera to something else.
She switched the camera to outside, where Scootaloo saw Boomhuaer calmly washing one of the propane trucks. He had his shirt removed, exposing his chest, something adored by many mares. As he washed the truck, Scootaloo just stared at the screen in amazement. Rainbow Dash changed the monitor to the break room. Scootaloo groaned in disappointment, but Rainbow Dash had to remind her that even dragon-pony relationship work out better than robot-pony relationships.
As they both stared at the screen, they saw Hank in the break room, where is he sitting down on a chair near the table. He was sipping a can of beer. He stopped sipping for a moment as he looked up at the screen. Just like when Rainbow Dash was the night guard, he gave his signature emotionless stare. However, it was interrupted when Dale walked in.
"Did you win that Sapphire Shores concert contest?" Dale asked as he walked up to the fridge to get a can of hard cider. "If the can says that 'You Win!' inside the can, you get to meet Sapphire Shores!"
Hank sighed. "Dale, we're not even allowed to leave Strickland Propane."
Dale ignored Hank as he sipped the can of hard cider he just opened. "Pour it on the ground, see if you won!"
Hank's eyes brightened as he glared at Dale. "I HAVE NEVER. POURED DOWN BEER. NOT EVEN TO PUT OUT A GRASS FIRE."
Rainbow Dash blinked at Hank's devotion to beer. She changed the camera to the truck area, where she saw Bobby whistling as he used a towel to clean a propane tank he had. Near him was a radio sitting on a table, playing some music. Rainbow Dash powered up the radio through the camera controls, a small meter showed how much the power the radio had.
She switched the camera to one of the offices, where she saw Hank Hill, seemingly hiding something near one of the desks. He stopped before slowly looking at the camera, giving Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo his signature emotionless stare. Rainbow Dash immediately switched the camera to another office and then let Scootaloo use the camera. As Scootaloo fiddled with the camera, Rainbow Dash wondered what Hank could be planning this time. Was he planning to cut off the power like last time? That was impossible! They were informed that the store has a new fresh amount of power and a backup power generator! However, her train of thoughts were interrupted when Scootaloo said:
"I can't find Cotton and Kahn."
It may take a while, since my editor is having some trouble with his school. Heck, I'm thinking of adding another editor just in case. Also, school is almost over for me, which is good. I hope to finish this story before New Years Day. But, we shall see...
