Chet Flash Wuz Here, Twumbo, April Fools!

     “Why not turn the Healing Spring Faerie’s water into jelly?” Mumbo asked, imagining the Healing Springs Faerie’s reaction after finding out that her Healing Spring’s Water had turned into jelly.

     “That’s tempting but it’s already been done, at least I think so. Hm, we need a better idea, Mumbo” Twumbo said as he continued playing with his Altador Paddleball.

     Mumbo jumped onto the Chainmail Meridell Bed and sat with Twumbo. He thought hard wondering what he and Twumbo could do.

     “What about the Fountain Faerie’s water then?” Mumbo suggested.

     Twumbo shook his head. “No, I don’t think that will work” he said.

     “The only other two things I can think of is giving pets a fake version of the items they’re after or a plushie version of the paint brush they want and give them away at a stall or we could play the Blue Kadoatie Music Box whenever someone’s talking” Mumbo told him after a while of thinking.

     “I love it! Imagine someone thinking they got a real item when instead, it was a fake” Twumbo said as he stopped playing with the Altador Paddleball. “Not too keen on the Blue Kadoatie Music Box idea” he added.

     Mumbo looked at Twumbo happily. “What items should we get?” he asked. He was a bit disappointed after Twumbo said he didn’t like the Blue Kadoatie Music Box suggestion but understood the reason.

     “All of the fake items and the plushie versions of the paint brush then all the Neocola cans. With some of the Neocola ones, we should shake up before we give to the other Neopet” Twumbo said with a chuckle imaging another Neopet opening up the can then getting sprayed with the drink inside it. “And when we drink the Neocola, instead of throwing the empty can in the Metal Rubbish Bin, we could fill the cans up with water” he added in delight, imaging a Neopet’s reaction to drinking water instead of what was written on a Neocola Can.

     “Sounds good to me but where will we play the pranks and how?” Mumbo said eager to start the trick even though April Fools is a few days away.

     “We’ll buy them on April Fools day and sell them on the day. As to where we’d play the pranks, we’ll do that outside the Neolodge and have a stall set up there and give the items to random Neopets who want them” Twumbo said as he sat up on his bed. He then put the Altador Paddleball on his bed and smiled to Mumbo imagining the Neopians receiving fake versions of the items they wanted without realizing it.

     “What should we do until then?” Mumbo asked as he jumped off the bed.

     Twumbo got off too. “We could catch up with our friends. It’s been a while since we’ve seen them as we’ve been busy” he suggested.

     For the rest of that day, Twumbo and Mumbo caught up with their friend Jossee and her Petpet, Alan. The two friends went on a picnic and Jossee showed Twumbo the new song that she made up for her band, Five More Minutes, Twumbo loved her new song. The next couple of days Twumbo and Mumbo busied themselves catching up with other friends.

     When April Fools came, the two grinned as they made their way to the Plushie Palace Shop, to buy a plushie version of several paint brushes. When they got there, Twumbo noticed the door itself was slightly open instead of fully open like it normally would be. “Odd, I wonder why they didn’t fully open it” he said to Mumbo as he reached for the door handle. Mumbo shrugged.

     Twumbo opened the door and just got inside the Plushie Palace when a bucket of Glowing Sand landed up-side-down on his head, covering him and Mumbo from head to toe in it. Twumbo attempted to take the bucket off his head as he did, he walked a bit further tripping a string which triggered another bucket that was above him to tip upside-down, showering him and Mumbo in feathers from head to toe, a Faerie Neopet quickly took the opportunity to put a pair of Beautiful Glowing Wings on his back then quickly hid. Twumbo successfully managed to take the bucket off his head. “Where did this bucket and feathers come from?” Twumbo asked in confusion as he looked at it, he looked up at the ceiling and didn’t see any place where it could’ve dropped from. He decided to keep the bucket he pulled off with him just in case he needed to use it to put the items he wanted to buy inside it. The bucket that tipped the feathers on him automatically returned to its normal spot.

     “Did you see where this came from, Mumbo?” Twumbo asked his Petpet.

     No, AH-AAAH-AAAATCHOOOO!” Mumbo sneezed as a feather tickled his nose.

     “Bless you!” Twumbo said.

     “Thank you. It is weird how it came out of nowhere and landed on your head then poured glowing green stuff on us, then another one poured feathers on us. What is the green stuff anyway?” Mumbo said as he looked at Twumbo seeing he was now a Glowing Green Pirate Xweetok.

     “Maybe it’s a new paint brush colour? But it’s weird, I thought you had to go to the Rainbow Pool or the Rainbow Fountain to get painted. I didn’t know that the Plushie Palace was painting us Neopets for free” Twumbo said. He looked around to see if there was anyone about to ask what had happened however, there was no-one there.

     “I’d like to know how you got your wings, Twumbo. They look so pretty” Mumbo said, only noticing he had them.

     “Wait, I have wings now?” The Xweetok looked behind him and sure enough, he was wearing a pair of Beautiful Glowing Wings. “Wow, they are beautiful. I wonder if that means I can fly!” he said.

     The Faerie Neopet who had put the wings on him had been hiding, and trying their hardest not to laugh at Twumbo and Mumbo.

     “I’ll see if I can ask someone in the Plushie Palace if they could teach me to fly. If I can find anyone, that is. We must be the only customers and I have no idea where the store keeper is, they don’t seem to be in their usual spot at the counter” Twumbo said made a step forward, oblivious that his right foot pressed a button, that made a bucket full of Space Slime fall onto his head, covering him and Mumbo head to toe with it.

     “Ewww, this is so gross! YUCK!” Twumbo complained although as he has the bucket on his head, it sounded like each word he said echoed, which scared him. Mumbo agreed.

     “What is this stuff?” Mumbo asked as he looked at Twumbo then himself. Twumbo put the bucket he was holding on the ground then he took the bucket off his head and put it inside the first bucket and carried them. “I’m not sure but blugh! It feels terrible. But the next question is, where did this bucket come from?" Twumbo wondered.

     The Faerie Neopet had been watching and wanted to laugh but stayed quiet. The store-owner had been hiding too, and really longed to laugh as well.

     “I agree. Can we go home now?” Mumbo asked. That made both the Faerie Neopet and store owner feel anxious. They had a few more tricks up their sleeves for these two.

     “No, Mumbo. We need to find the items I have on the list then we can prank other Neopets” Twumbo replied as he began walking but kept looking up at the ceiling to ensure that there were no other buckets to fall on him. His neck soon began to hurt from looking up for a long time so he looked ahead of him and without warning, another bucket fell on top of his head, and a Confetti Shower drifted on him and Mumbo.

     “ARGH! I was trying to avoid that” Twumbo complained.

     This time, the Faerie Neopet burst into laughter, they couldn’t help it, they tried their best not to laugh.

     “Mumbo, are you laughing at me?” Twumbo asked, hearing someone laughing as he took the bucket off his head and stacked it inside the other two buckets that fell on his head.

     “I wasn't laughing, Twumbo. I do wonder where everyone is and why you thought I was laughing at you” Mumbo said. Before Twumbo could answer, the Plushie Palace store owner, a female Yellow Cybunny appeared smiling at the two.

     “Hello and Welcome to the Plushie Palace, nice to meet you” The Yellow Cybunny smiled as she put out her paw to shake Twumbo’s. Twumbo smiled and shook her paw, at the same time getting zapped.

     “H-h-ee-lll-oo, i-its n-n-nice, t-to, m-meet y-ouuu” Twumbo said as he got zapped. He unaware that the Yellow Cybunny had a Hand Buzzer Gag in the paw she shook his paw with.

     The Cybunny giggled and let go of his paw. Just as she did, a string hung down from the ceiling in front of Twumbo with a note attached to it.

     Twumbo took hold of the note. “Chet Flash Wuz Here! APRIL FOOLS!” Twumbo read aloud on the note in confusion. “Chet Flash? Who is Chet Flash?” The Xweetok had never heard of them until now.

     Laughter filled the store as many Neopets came from out their hiding spots, the Yellow Cybunny was too busy giggling to answer.

     Twumbo looked around the Plushie Palace from where he was standing wondering which Neopet could be Chet Flash, if he was in the shop that is. “Chet Flash? Where are you?!” he asked aloud curious to meet the prankster.

     THUD! HAHA!

     Twumbo turned around after hearing the thud only to see the Yellow Cybunny rolling on the floor laughing after he said that. Twumbo looked at Mumbo in confusion.

     “Um, do you know who Chet Flash is?” Twumbo asked looking at the Yellow Cybunny who stopped laughing and got up.

     “He is only the best prankster in Neopia! Nobody knows what he looks like, he actually set up this trap when I got inside the Plushie Palace this morning” the Yellow Cybunny answered. “He then quickly set it up when I went to the storage room and somehow manages to do it without being seen” she answered. “You two were his hundredth victim and it was so funny watching you both! You can keep the buckets. Chet seems to have an unlimited supply of them as others took the buckets with them too. How may I help you?” she said.

     “Maybe he’s an invisible Neopet which would make him harder to find? He sounds like he does a lot of pranks. Wow, I can’t believe he tricked you and others too! Do you have any of the Plushie versions of the paint brushes in stock? And thanks for the buckets” Twumbo said.

     “It's possible he could be invisible and I’m sorry we’re sold out of everything and don’t get stocked until tomorrow” The Yellow Cybunny said. Twumbo believed she was lying about being sold out of everything.

     “Ha-ha, very funny let me guess another April Fools about being sold out of everything?” Twumbo said feeling annoyed. He folded his arms and looked at the Yellow Cybunny.

     “I wish it were an April Fools trick but everything got sold out yesterday and stock won’t be due until tomorrow” The Cybunny replied.

     Twumbo looked at her in disappointment. He still wasn’t sure if she was telling the truth or not with it being April Fools. “Well, um, thank you. Let’s go home and clean ourselves up, Mumbo and go to the next shop to see if we can get other things and figure out who this Chet Flash Neopet is” he said. Twumbo and Mumbo then left.

     On their way back home, many Neopets screamed in fear when they saw them.

     “W-what are they?” one terrified Usul asked pointing at Twumbo and Mumbo unaware what had happened to them. The Usul didn't know that Twumbo and Mumbo were covered in sand, feathers, slime and confetti.

     “I-I’m not sure, but I’m outta here!” a Skeith said and flew off.

     Twumbo looked around wondering why Neopets were suddenly avoiding him. He expected a Mutant Neopet of some kind or at least a Ghost one to be near him but none were.

     “I don’t get it. Why are Neopets running away from us, Mumbo?” Twumbo asked.

     “Maybe it’s because we’re covered in this stuff, Twumbo?” Mumbo suggested.

     “That’s most likely the reason. I think we should go to the Toy Shop after we get cleaned up and see if they have any good items for future pranks” Twumbo said.

     After going home, putting the buckets away and cleaning up after themselves, Twumbo and Mumbo made their way to the Toy Shop, however, much to their dismay, when they got to the Toy Shop, they saw red writing on the shop’s door.

     “Chet Flash Wuz Here Too and everything is sold out!” Twumbo read then groaned in frustration.

     “Well then, I’ll go the Food Shop, surely that’s not sold out!” Twumbo said, he and Mumbo headed over to the Food Shop. When they left the Toy Shop, a Green Chia walked up to the Toy Shop’s door and laughed at the note then opened the door and went inside, closing it behind him.

     When Twumbo and Mumbo arrived at the Food Shop, the same sign appeared on the door, this time with a picture of a sad face.

     “You’ve got to be kidding me!” Twumbo complained in frustration.

     “Chet Flash is sure quick” Mumbo commented. “He must be rich too by the sounds of things” he said.

     “Or he could be a thief” Twumbo said. He and Mumbo tried other shops in Neopia only to find the same sign in all of them.

     “That’s true, he could be a thief. We don’t know who he is or what he looks like” Mumbo said.

     “Let’s try the Shop Wizard and Super Shop Wizard, surely he hasn’t gone to them” Twumbo said at last. The two first went to the Shop Wizard only noticing a sign again on the Shop Wizard’s door.

     “Chet Flash Wuz here and the Shop Wizard is closed for the day. ARGH! I wish I knew who Chet is. It sounds like I have competition when it comes to pranks” Twumbo said feeling frustrated that his plans weren’t working. He went to the Super Shop Wizard and the same sign was on the door except it said Super Shop Wizard instead.

     “Well, I guess we might as well go home now, Mumbo. We didn’t get to do any tricks this year” Twumbo said in disappointment.

     “Aww, cheer up, Twumbo. We’ve got to find out who this Chet is so we can defeat him in pranks” Mumbo said. “We have next year to plan ahead” he added.

     That cheered Twumbo up.

     “How do we find out who he is though? Should we ask through posters or ask other Neopets?” Twumbo asked eager to find out Chet’s identity.

     “We’ll figure that out another time, Twumbo. Right now, I’m hungry” Mumbo said.

     “Me too, lets have lunch and figure this out afterwards” Twumbo said. He and Mumbo made their way to the Neolodge Restaurant and a delicious meal there, then went back to their Neolodge Room afterwards. When Twumbo and Mumbo got to their Neolodge room door, they read a notice on it.

     “Chet Flash Wuz Here, Twumbo, your room is now mine” Twumbo read aloud and saw that there was a smiley face on the notice. “How did Chet Flash know my name when I don’t know who he is?” he said in confusion. Mumbo shrugged but he too was curious about the mystery.

     Worried that was true about Chet Flash taking over their room, Twumbo quickly reached for the door handle to open it, only to find that his door handle was sticky and covered in green stuff. “Huh?” He blinked looking at the stuff on his handle. The Xweetok tried again to open the handle only to find it was too slippery. He wondered if it was the Space Slime from when they were in their room earlier covered in it.

     “Oh no! Mumbo, we can’t get in!” Twumbo panicked. Part of him wondered if this was another trick of Chet Flash.

     “Have you got anything to wipe the Space Slime up with?” Mumbo asked.

     “I’ve got a few unused tissues in my pocket. I’ll see if that will be enough” Twumbo said and pulled a few of them out. He then wiped the handle and wiped his paws with them. He put his paw on the door handle, smiled in relief and was able to open the door.

     “Twumbo, what are these green blobby footsteps doing in our room?” Mumbo asked forgetting that he and Twumbo didn’t clean up the footsteps earlier, they only cleaned themselves.

     “I’m not sure. But now, I’m worried” Twumbo said expecting a random Neopet to appear in his room to trick him. The anxious Xweetok walked around, doing his best to avoid stepping in the green blobby footsteps. He then screamed in alarm when he saw a pile of green slime leaning against the wall. “I’m really scared now, Mumbo” he said and gulped. Like Mumbo, he had forgotten that they only cleaned themselves earlier and didn’t worry about cleaning up the slime.

     “M-m-maybe t-t-this i-i-is a-aa-a s-s-sign t-t-that C-C-Chet w-was in our room?” Mumbo said sounding scared.

     Twumbo gulped at what he said. “That could be possible, Mumbo. Maybe Chet is hiding somewhere in our room wanting to trick us” Twumbo said and with that, the Xweetok decided to search for Chet Flash in his room. He looked under his bed, in the closet, under the desk and every other place he could think of. He noticed a lot of the green blob was here and there too.

     “You still have your wings on, Twumbo” Mumbo said watching Twumbo as he looked for a Neopet.

     “To be honest, I don’t really want to take them off, Mumbo. If I could get someone to teach me to fly, that would be great. But first I need to figure out how this green stuff got in our room” Twumbo said imagining himself flying around Neopia with Mumbo in his arms.

     Mumbo looked at the green blobby footprint. “Twumbo, could this be from us?” He asked after a while of thinking.

     “From us? Oh yes! We didn’t clean up after ourselves we only washed the stuff off us but not the floor. Chet Flash, if you’re in my room I’m sorry I blamed you for this” Twumbo answered remembering earlier that they quickly cleaned themselves up and forgot to tidy up their mess.

     Mumbo smiled and looked at Twumbo then bust into laughter after realizing that.

     “I…. can’t…. believe…we…...thought…. someone…was….in…our…room!” Mumbo said between laughs.

     Twumbo laughed too. “I guess the fools on us this year, huh Mumbo! We got tricked by the shops which I’m not even sure if it's true or not about them being closed for the day because usually they’re open” he said.

     Mumbo nodded in agreement. “Let’s tidy up and plan how to find who Chet Flash is and I’m not sure if they were open or not either” he said.

     The two spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning and figuring out how to find out more information about Chet Flash and where to find him.

     APRIL FOOLS!

     The End.