//------------------------------// // Holiday Special: Screechers' Revenge? // Story: Zap II: The Dark Lightning Warrior // by ThatRedChangeling //------------------------------// Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Neighborhood. Not a creature was sleeping, not even a mouse. The reason is because of the noises coming from both Zaps' and Screechers' place as they were hosting a Christmas party and practically all of the students have chose to attend. Including some well known faces such as Sunset, The Rainbooms (If that what the human mane 6 are referred to as after Rainbow Rocks) ans so many more had shown up. Most of them were chatting to each other, making jokes as well while a certain "magician" was again trying to show off her "tricks" but hilariously ended with fizzle. The girls and Zap were gathered around Screecher as he was beginning to tell his little story of his "heroism" through the Stormy Swamp against the Primals. "So there I was... Twenty of the ferocious Primals you have ever seen! Blood dripping from their dagger like fangs, teeth sharper then razors. All twenty of them surrounded us, but did I back down? No! I used my cunning speed and instinct and attack. POW! BAM! BANG! BOOM! And when the dust clear there were was nothing but their piles of ashes." He then took a sip on his plastic cup filled with eggnog, the girls only chuckled in disbelief Sunset and Zap rolled their eyes while shaking their heads. Zap began to chuckle before taking a sip of his eggnog but instead he a bit of alcoholic beverage mixed into his cup. "Y'know... You and Dash have one thing in common, you both like to show off allot." "Hey!" Dash and Screecher both shouted with a frown. Zap snickered to their reaction. "Except for one SMALL detail. You attend to sometimes alter the stories, making it sound like YOU did all that awesome stuff. Which is actually, then other way around. And I happened to a have story of my own to share to you guys. Matter in fact to share with ALL of you!" Everyone turn their heads towards him as he lets out a chuckle. "For those who find my obnoxious best pal Screecher, you're going to love this story. For start Screecher, remember back at home when we journey through that jungle where we always get lost and we found that temple?" "Yea? Why?-- You better no tell them!" Zap snickered. "We were wondering through the jungle near by are village. We discovered this temple and for the past hour we had gotten lost. Just right when started to bitch at me saying its my fault a vine came from another room leading towards a giant venues fly trap monster as it wrapped its vine around his small hind paws and dragged him away. But lemme get to the point, before we came to this world which is like two week since then this was the day I discovered the meaning to his name. One of the thing that I like about Screecher is hearing his signature scream whenever he is scared as shit." Screecher growled at him. "Don' you dare Zap!!" "We were visiting a "friends" house which I think is name is Peter is it? Yeah, Peter! Slightly big fellow but a huge fan of this Kaiju genre. We stopped by his place, and we saw he has a pot plant with a venues fly trap. By the ancients, as soon as Peter shown us his fly trap his scream was equivalent to a shriek of a banshee! It didn't kill us of course, but our were hurting badly when we heard his scream. After he was done, I'm not joking Peters' lower jaw dropped all the way down to the floor and as for me, I was having a hard to laugh my ass off at either Peters' jaw dropped or the how Screechers' scream sounding like a damn prison siren." The majority of the students began to laugh, Screecher growls at him while he glared. For a bit a light bud appeared above his head, an evil smirk began to form as he lets out a fake chuckles. "The story is quite "funny" isn't it, old pal? Think you got last laugh huh? We'll see who gets it. We'll see..." He hops off the couch, started to laugh evilly as he walked away from the crowd. Zap only shrugs, chugging down his eggnog. Meanwhile, Screecher was in the basement rubbishing through some boxes filled with Christmas props. Eventually he pulled out a red string attached to a mistletoe as he resumed his evil laugh. "So you think you got me, ey Zap? But little did you know I know every little secret from your personal journal and soon... We'll see who has the last laugh." He walks up the stairs slowly stuck his head out, checking to see if the coast is clear before walking out. He also carried a duct tape and a small ladder as he stood between the dining room and the party room. He places the ladder down before climbing up, he then rips a small piece of the tape. Before he could even tape the string to the ceiling he felt something gently poking his waist, as he turned his head towards who is trying to get his attention. He was now staring directly towards Ditzy Doo but was difficult to tell if she was even staring back at him. She gave him a warm smile, waving as well. Screecher lets out a gasp, quickly covers the mistletoe hoping she didn't notice it. "What are you doing?" Ditzy asked, Screecher lets out a sigh in relief. "Er, just uh... Setting up a decoration I forgot to put up, yes!" "Oooh, it's a very small decoration Screecher." "It isn't completed I need to get the rest out from the basement!" "Oh ok, mind if I help out?" Not a second later Screechers' eyes immediately widens just right after she had ask if he could her assistance. "NO! I mean uh I got this! Don't you worry a thing. Now, why don't you go on and enjoy yourself?" "Okay, bye Screecher!" She waved one last time before heading back to the party room, Screecher rolled his eyes as he rip off a thin strip of the duct tape before placing it over the string near the mistletoe. He hops off the ladder before sliding it to a corner, heading back to the party room with a snicker. Few minutes has passed, finally both Zap and Sunset were heading towards the mistletoe while chatting. They stop just right under the mistletoe but was never noticed yet. "Wow I have to admit Zap, you and Screecher threw quite a Christmas party. But was is necessary to purchase alcoholic beverages?" "Ah don't worry about that! We only poured in a small amount of rum into each cups, won't be strong enough to make the wasted." Zap replied with a faint chuckle. "Oh! By the way, nice sweater. Looks very um festive and uh... Y-You don't look too bad in a ugly sweater." "Heh, thanks I guess... Hmm, how come you're not wearing something festive for the holiday instead of the pilot jacket?" Zap snickered before responding. "Oh please! If I was wearing an ugly sweater, I would look like a total dork." "Oh? So you're now implying that I'm am a "total dork" because I'm wearing a ugly sweater?" She crossed her arms, slowly raised and eyebrow at him with a smirk. "What?! Oh no! No! No! I was implying it to myself because I would totally look like one anyway." "Tsh, you already are a dork anyway Zap so why does it matter?" She rolled her eyes with a smile, Zap frowned rolling his as well. "Oh shut up, egghead!" "Walking bug zapper!" "..." Zap smirked, quickly took on his left boot rubbing his sock against the rug rapidly as he quickly gave her hand a gentle poke. She yelped quietly, Zap laughed. "Bug zapper, hmm? I think "Sunset Zapper" is a better fit." He poked her ear gently, shocking her again. "O-Ow! Ugh, would you please stop it's getting annoying!" She groaned, Zap slips his boot back on with a snicker. "Oh yea? Or else wha--.." His eyes slowly widens as soon as he noticed the mistletoe. She stared at him confused before looking up, her eyes widens as well as he cheeks turned blood red. Zap rolled his eyes around the room and fortunately and unfortunately only the girls and Screecher were staring while everyone else chatting, dancing, mind their own business. He rolled his eyes towards Screecher, seeing him snicker with an evil smirk on his face and Zaps' thoughts would be "You son of a bitch!". He then looks back at Sunset as the two were now staring directly at each other, He pulled out his phone to stare at his screen. "Oh uh would you look at the time I got pick up something!" He immediately dashed outside in a blink of an eye, everyone stops what their doing to towards her now. Screecher is now laughing his ass off from Zaps' "reaction" as the girls frowned at him. Sunset stares at Screech, enraged and humiliated. She lets out a growl before stomping towards him as his laughter was at a halt. "Why you little feather headed piece of...!" "Oh yeah?! What are you going to do about it?!" She then punched him dead in his right eye before she gave him another punch to his stomach causing him to yelp and groan loudly. She grabbed Screech by his shirt collar, dragging him towards the front door as she tossed him out into a pile of snow in the yard. He pops his head out as his chin was covered in snow. He shouted at her before she slams the door while grumbling to herself, AppleJack walks towards her gently placing her hand on Sunsets' shoulder. "Er, was that really necessary to throw him out, Shimmer?" Sunset let out a deep sigh, as she facepalm. "I-I feel so... humiliated after that stupid stunt Screecher pulled! This is just..." A sudden high pitch shriek in agony coming towards the front door. Everyone quickly turn their heads towards the sound, the door was then barged open. Zap walks inside looking mad as hell holding a medium sized box while dragging Screecher inside as he had a black eye, a bruised cheek, and missing a tooth. Zap stared down at Screecher, glaring. "Now humiliating me just to get back at, is fine. BUT doing so with the cause of having one of our friends even though they have nothing to do with this, is UN... FUCKING... ACCEPTABLE." He sighed, calming down just bit before he looks at the crowd. "I apologize folks but party's over! Screecher and I think we should get some rest after all that drama." Everyone went "Aw!" in response, heading out the door one by one each. Zap gently grabbed Sunset by her shoulders before she could step one foot out the door as he gave her the box. "Here, I'm sorry for that humiliating moment and it's best to open it at home then here." "It's ok I guess, and thanks!" She smiled, giving him a gentle hug. Zap lets out a faint sigh, hugging her back as he let out a yawn. "O-Ok ok. Think it's time for us to hit the hay, tomorrow we have allot of cleaning to do. Cya another time and I hope you'll love the gift!" She nodded, resumed heading out the door as Zap closed it before carrying Screecher on his shoulders climbing upstairs. "Better have a good attitude tomorrow, Screech." Sunset Shimmers' house: Bedroom Sunset sat down in bed, placing the box on her lap. She grabbed a pencil from her desk, cutting through the tape and unboxing. She pulled out a jewelry case from it, slipping the lid off. Her eyes grew wide as she slowly pulled out a small golden ruby amulet. She shook her head in disbelief before gazing at the ruby. "W-What?! How on earth can Zap even afford something like this?!" December 25th, back at Zap and Screecher The two young males were beginning to clean up the living room, Screecher grumbling to himself loudly while picking up empty plastic cups and wrappers. "Zap, why in the ancients did you have to spend our life saving on some cheap ass jewelry anyway?" Zap rolled his eyes in response to Screechers' comment. "Screech, before having to buy that amulet with a grant I had to make sure the gold and gem was real. Plus, it wasn't "our" life savings it was a year worth of savings from my job (which they don't pay me much). But it was indeed worth every single penny it cost." "Wasted it some pissy bitch!" Screecher grumbled before Zap slammed a rolling pin against his head, blacking him out instantly. Zap shook his head slowly while Screecher only let out groans. "Ugh, Screecher don't you even learn from your lesson?" The End