FOURTH OF JULY
By Nichelle

Chocobo Racing (Final Fantasy VII)

CID: YUFFIE!GIMME MY MATERIA BACK!!*chases Yuffie around Beverly's back yard with his Venus Gospel*
YUFFIE: No way,old man!Heeheehee!!
CLOUD: Oh,brother...-_-'
TIFA: I swear!Those two are always at each others throats!Barret,break 'em up!*no reply*Barret?
RED: He isn't here.He's looking around the neighborhood,remember?
(Beverly walks in carrying grocery bags)
BEVERLY: Wassup!Got the food and fireworks!
(Cid stops chasing Yuffie)
YUFFIE: All RIGHT!PAAH-TAY!!
CID: *snorts*You moron.The party isn't until 7:00!So there!*gives her a raspberry*
YUFFIE: Who's a moron?!*gives him an even bigger raspberry*
CID: *Does it right back*
YUFFIE: *does it right back*
CID: *does it right back*
YUFFIE: *does it right back*
CID: THAT'S IT!!*chases her with the Venus Gospel*
(They both run around the yard,Cid behind Yuffie waving his Venus Gospel like a maniac,and Yuffie running like a pinhead)
YUFFIE: *stops running*YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!*kicks him*
CID: THAT'S IT!!*throws away theVenus Gospel and decks her in the gut*
(A big ,funny anime dust-cloud fight ensues,with the occasional limb sticking out,either belonging to Cid or Yuffie)
BEVERLY:.Vincent,Cloud,do something!
CLOUD&VINCENT: *sitting in recliners,eating popcorn and watching the fight*We are!
BEVERLY: Oooooooooooooo-kaaay...let's just set up lunch.
VINCENT: Okay.
BEVERLY: Can you at least TRY to talk like EVERYONE ELSE?!
VINCENT: How?
BEVERLY: I don't know!Try saying MORE THAN ONE WORD!Or better yet,WHOLE PARAGRAPHS!
VINCENT: Okay.
BEVERLY: Oh, brother!
CLOUD: Want me to chop the meat?
BEVERLY: What?Oh,the burgers!Nah.I bought them ready made.
CAIT: You should've bought them ready COOKED by the way you operate a grill!
BEVERLY: Say something like that again and I'll sic Sailor Rainbow on you.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sailor Rainbow is a Sailor Scout I made up.
CAIT: ^_^' Heheh...just kiddin'.
CID: *stops fighting Yuffie to examine to gocery bag with the fireworks*
YUFFIE: *still in the dust cloud,fighting herself*
CID: *whistles*Wow!These fireworks are the best brand!
BEVERLY: S-stay away from those,Smokey!
CLOUD: Back away from the fireworks!
TIFA: The cigarette...
CID: *spins around to face Beverly*WHAT DID YOU CALL ME,KID?!(cigarette falls into bag)
RED: Everyone,DUCK!
CAIT: It's gonna blow!!
(Fireworks fly and explode everywhere.Everyone desperately tries to seek refuge in the ditches surrounding the yard while Beverly tries to summon Sailor Rainbow.Barret walks in from finishing his tour.)
BARRET: Man,this neighborhood's small!*notices a runaway firework coming towards him*WHAT THE FREAK!?O_O*dodges the firework by inches*
BEVERLY: *finishes preparing for the summon and holds up a red materia*
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay,so I made up a summon materia!So sue me!
READER: (Yeah,you at the keyboard!):*Sues me for 200 gil*
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Aw,man!ANYWAY!Back to the story!
BEVERLY: RAINBOW FLAME!
(A Sailor Galaxia-looking woman with colorful armor appears.She looks at the situation and nods.)
SAILOR RAINBOW: *glows*Rainbow Flash Eliminate.(All the fireworks explode harmlessly,leaving only a huge mess as evidence they were ever there)
SAILOR RAINBOW: *turns to Beverly*Will that be all?
BEVERLY: Hmmmmm...Weeeeell,there is ONE assignment left for you...*looks wickedly at Cait and Cid*
CAIT&CID: Uh-ohhh...
BEVERLY: Well Cid, you ARE the one who started all this.
CAIT: What did I do?!
BEVERLY: YOU made fun of me!*turns to Sailor Rainbow and points at Cait and Cid*Sic 'em.
CAIT&CID: *gulp*
(Sailor Rainbow unsheithes her big sword and grins evilly)
CAIT&CID: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!RUN AWAY!!!
(Sailor Rainbow chases them both around the yard waving the sword)
CAIT: CID!!USE YOUR MATERIA!!
CID: Oh,right!*stops running and turns to face Sailor Rainbow.*BOLT3!!!*nothing*HEY!!WHERE'S MY MATERIA?!
YUFFIE: Looking for these,boys?*opens her palm to reveal materia*
CID: BEVERLY!!!!!
BEVERLY: Can't have our entertainment ruined,right Cloud?*leans on Cloud with big pink hearts replacing her eyes*
CLOUD: O_o'
TIFA: HEY!WHAT do you THINK you're DOING?!Cloud's MINE!!
BEVERLY: Nuh-uh!*pulls Cloud toward her by the arm*
TIFA: *pulls Cloud toward HER by the arm*
BEVERLY: *pulls him toward HER*
CLOUD: I think I'm getting sea sick...O_O
(Tifa pulls him toward HER.Beverly pulls him towad HER,vise-versa,vise-versa)
RED:........T_T'
VINCENT:.........T_T'
BARRET:....T_T'........Wanna get some pizza?
RED:Sure.
VINCENT:Okay.
(They walk away,leaving Sailor Rainbow to chase Cid and Cait,and Tifa and Beverly with their "Cloud- Tug-Of-War")

THE END


I still ache from the sparks...^_^

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