Breadwinner Trial
By herostalker
Chapter 1
Traveling along the southern bridge highway inbound for Animation City were three busses filled with the inhabitance of Pondgea. Captain Goosington was placed in charge of driving the lead bus which had Rambamboo, Ketta, T-midi, Bread Maker, Jelly, SwaySway, and Buhdeuce.
Buhdeuce: Wow I can’t believe we’re going to go to Animation City!
SwaySway: You know it Buhdeuce. We’re going moving into the city while those space police guys look around our planet.
Rambamboo: You idiots that was Star Command and the United Federation of Planets telling us our planet was deemed uninhabitable due to geological defects.
SwaySway: What are those?
Rambamboo:
things that make it hard for us to live on Pondgea.
Buhdeuce: Hey if the space people can fix Pondgea can we go back home? And if so, would you go on a date with me?
Rambamboo: Due to all the bread and Dough scattered throughout the planets interior I doubt that will happen, and as for the date… I wouldn’t spend any time with you even if you were the last duck in the universe.
Buhdeuce: So is that a maybe?
As Rambamboo left their section of the bus to check on Captain Goosington to see how much longer they would be driving.
SwaySway: Hey Bread Maker weren’t you the one that made all the bread that is giving Pondgea its problems?
Bread Maker: I sure did. All the bread in Pondgea came from me at my home in the center of Pondgea. After a while of making bread for so long some of the bread must have gotten squeezed through the planets layers.
SwaySway: So you could tell them that Pondgea is OK right?
Bread Maker: Afraid not my bread head ducks. You see what happens when someone steps on bread it goes flat? Well what should happen if a city was built on top of several dozen loafs of bread?
SwaySway: Flat bread?
Buhdeuce: Flat City?
Bread Maker: Bread goes flat and the city sinks down. This would be uncool if it got traced back to you two.
SwaySway: Well will just have to avoid doing that when we start up Breadwinners in Animation City.
Buhdeuce: Yep yep!
Just then the bridge in front of busses burst in a large explosion cutting off the road. Captain Goosington slammed on the brakes just before they fell of the edge. As the other two busses pulled to a stop behind them.
Rambamboo: What happened!?
Captain Goosington: The bridge be gone and the road with it.
Just then another explosion erupted behind the third bus leaving the convoy of Pondgea travelers stranded on a length of road between two columns.
Rambamboo: Once is coincidence but twice says something is going on here. Ketta how long would it take you to make these busses capable of flight?
Ketta: Well if I had my tools… or any parts for a rocket I would be no time at all. But all of Pondgea’s rockets were shipped ahead to Animation City before we arrived at El Navero.
SwaySway: Hey Rambamboo! If the rocket van is in Animation City why don’t we just call somebody to have it brought here and then we can fly everybody into town.
Rambamboo: I’d sooner trust you to rebuild the bridge then on your flying.
SwaySway: Come on I’m a great pilot. I can fly it… and crash it.
Rambamboo: I said no to your flying, but calling Animation City authorities sounds like a good idea.
Rambamboo grabbed the bus radio and proceeded to contact Animation City.
Rambamboo: May day, May day. This is chief Rambamboo of tadpolice. The bus convoy of Pondgea refugees is stranded on the south highway of Animation City does anyone copy?
Rosemary: (through radio) Hallo, hallo, this is Rosemary the telephone operator, the lovely lassie with the classy chassis. You’ve reached Animation City Police what can I do for you?
Rambamboo: Listen Rosemary this is Rambamboo chief of tadpolice and were stranded with the Pondgea refugees on Animation City south highway. Can you help us?
Rosemary: Dispatch has been informed of your situation they should have you out of there within the hour.
Rambamboo: Within an hour? This isn’t something like a flat tire or something! The bridge is out and we have nowhere to go! The bridge was fine until we came up to our location and it blew up! Now either you send immediate help our direction or were-
Rambamboo trailed off when she spotted several black helicopters flying in their direction. The black helicopters circled around the busses like vultures around a dying animal. Then one of the helicopters flew down toward the bridge section the bus was on and several ropes descended from the carrier doors. Dozens of weasels repelled down the ropes and surrounded the busses aiming automatic weaponry at them. The weasels then made a path as a yellow and green robot in the shape of a female beetle walked through. The robot (Vexus) walked along the length of the buses keeping her eyes on the windows until she came to a stop by the front bus where SwaySway and Buhdeuce were located. Vexus turned to the circling helicopters and pointed at the second and third bus then ran a finger across her neck.
Instantly missiles were fired from the helicopters at the busses which burst into flames. The sound of screaming ducks sounded out from the flaming hulks of the busses as the Pondgea citizens burned alive. Some of the ducks tried to escape the burning vehicles and run away but were met by a rain of automatic weapons fire. SwaySway starred helplessly as Jenny Quackles was lifted by her throat by Vexus before having her head slammed into the pavement cracking the street at the impact.
Rambamboo: MAY DAY! MAY DAY! WERE UNDER ATTACK!
Just then the front of the first bus exploded sending Rambamboo flying back badly burned and Captain Goosington being incinerated. A large man wearing a black shirt, combat pants and boots, and a cross belt of explosives walked through the large hole in the front of the bus.
Mad Stan: YOU AND YOUR SHOW ARE NOTHING BUT A DISEASE! A MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL VACUUM CREATED BY THE CORPORATE SYSTEM TO STUPEFY THE MASSES AT A YOUNG AGE SO THEY ARE MORE EASILY CONTROLLED IN THE FUTURE! BUT THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANYMORE! THE LEAD CONSPIRATORS OF THIS MADNESS COME WITH US! AS FOR THE REST OF YOU YOU’RE ALL GOING TO BE BLOWN UP!
Rambamboo: Don’t count on it!
Rambamboo charges Mad Stan with her bobby club in hand. Mad Stan just grabbed her arm holding the club and lifted her to his face.
Mad Stan: YOU’RE ONLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM MAN! BUT I KNOW THE SOLUTION! (Places explosive on the side of Rambamboo’s dead) BLOW IT UP!
Mad Stan then threw Rambamboo out the front of the bus before she exploded.
T-midi: Now see here we have done nothing against you either through direct or indirect action so I demand that you leave us at once or we shall be forced to press charges against you.
Just then T-midi was shot in the side of his head and he dropped dead from a shot fired by a man in a half black and half bronze mask.
Deathstroke: Stan, hurry up and retrieve the targets. Firefly get in there and eliminate anyone distracting Stan from his objective.
A man wearing a grey body suit, a jetpack, and carrying a flamethrower went over to the rear of the bus and kicked in the emergency exit.
Firefly: Deathstroke’s orders grab the bread-boozes I’ll fry the rest!
Firefly then let loose a stream of fire that set Bread Maker on fire. Bread maker screamed and rolled around on the floor of the bus until at last he lay still being consumed by the flames.
Bread Maker: Toasty.
Mad Stan: ALL OF YOU OFF THE BUS!
SwaySway, Buhdeuce, Jelly (in Buhdeuce’s arms), and Ketta were slowly marched off the bus and brought before Deathstroke.
Deathstroke: Vexus which of these is the targets?
Vexus: The tall male is known a “SwaySway” and the short male is called “Buhdeuce”. As for the female she is unimportant.
Deathstroke: Fair enough.
Deathstroke pulls out his gun and aims it at Ketta.
Ketta: No wait please! I’m a mechanic I could help you!
Deathstroke: Hmm… we have been considering giving Motor Ed an assistant… work with Motor Ed and you can live.
Ketta: Thank you! Thank you sir!
Then Deathstroke fired at Ketta’s right leg. As Ketta ley on the ground holding her wounded leg.
SwaySway + Buhdeuce: Ketta!
Deathstroke: She’ll live. I only shot her leg in a way that will make her running off difficult for her. Vexus take that one to Motor Ed. As for you boys, its time you saw the Villain district.
SwaySway and Buhdeuce were lead onto one of the helicopters at gunpoint from the weasels then the helicopter took off towards the west side of the city made up of darker buildings. As they got closer they could see several fires were burning various buildings and complexes until they come to the one white building among the surrounding black structures. Once they landed the weasels shoved them with their guns and marched them down several flights of stairs.
Buhdeuce: Where are you taking us?
Weasel One: No talking or will have to rough you up before your trial!
SwaySway: Trial?
Weasel Two: Shut it you dork! You’ll learn more about it when you’re summoned.
They were lead deeper into the building until they came to a cell cage and force inside. Just then one of the weasels spotted Jelly in Buhdeuce’s arms.
Weasel Two: Hey what’s this?
The weasel snatches jelly and dangles him from one of his legs.
Buhdeuce: Hey give him back that’s my pet frog Jelly!
Weasel Two: Nice name for him. Wonder if he can be spread over toast?
The weasel shoves Buhdeuce into the cell before the other weasel pushes SwaySway on falling on top of Buhdeuce.
Weasel Two: Hey ever had frog legs before?
Weasel One: No, but I hear they’re pretty fancy eating.
The weasels laughed as they leave carrying helpless Jelly by his leg.
Buhdeuce: Jelly! Give him back you meanies!
As Buhdeuce began to cry SwaySway tried to do his best to comfort him but couldn’t think of anything to tell him to stop his crying. Just then they heard a voice.
Voice: Thirty days has November. April, June, and September. Of twenty eight is but one. And all the rest are thirty one. Of course leap year comes and slays. Every four years got it right, and twenty eight is twenty nine.
In another part of the room was a glass door leading to a cell with someone wearing an orange jumpsuit and a leg brace. The figure got up and limped toward the door of his cell showing a scar of letters across his forehead.
Calendar Man: Hello new company, welcome to the court house. It’s a little worse for wear due to villains never liking a legal system. It was renovated during the term of Mayor Hans, but that didn’t make people like it any better. Once he was gone the villains started an “independence Day” celebration, fireworks, shopping, and plenty of Barbeque. But for me it’s still advent before Christmas which reminds me of a story.
SwaySway: Um, excuse me sir. Could you tell us why we’re here?
Calendar Man: Oh I know why I’m here. I have a habit of celebrating holidays a little too intensely. Why during one occasion, Even though the state had ruled me insane, Harkness Gotham’s hanging judge swore he'd send me to the gallows. So you see, it was all a simple act of self-preservation. I could hardly be held responsible for strangling that street corner Santa Claus for his suit. I needed the disguise to sneak into the judge's Chrsitmas Eve party. Harkness thought it was all in fun until "St. Nick" caught him around the neck with a string of Christmas lights. The cops found him later, hanging from the elaborate light display of his own roof. Judgie almost looked like a cartoon himself alongside the comical reindeer, elves, and snowmen. I called that murder my "Christmas special."
SwaySway: (whispering) Buhdeuce this guy might be Quazy.
Just then an electrical current ran through SwaySway sending him to the floor.
Elmer Fudd: Qwit you mangy duck. I’m supposed to shock you if you make any duck, or quack puns.
SwaySway: Can you just tell us why where here?
Elmer Fudd: Your twial will be in the mowning. Get some sleep, the pwosecution loves to heaw himself speak.
