Pilot
My roommate Miranda and I were chilling in her room, I sat on her bed and she sat at her computer browsing YouTube to find something for us to watch. I had my laptop on my lap,
"Hey Kacy, wanna binge Inanimate Insanity 2 again? I hear Adam is coming out with a new episode today and I want us to refresh our memories"
"Sure thing, I'll probably be writing a story about our characters in the background but, I'll still listen." I said
She pushed her pink glasses against her face and stared typing in the search bar *clack clack clack*
I pushed my ponytail over my shoulder and booted up my laptop. She pulled up the first episode of I.I.2, and turned the volume up.
"Hey sis? Can you make us some hot chocolate? The rain outside is making me cold. Brrr" Miranda chuckled.
"Of course I can. Milk or water?"
"Ooo! Milk please! And if we have some, some whipped cream too please!"
"Alrighty! I'll be back." I set my laptop off to the side and pushed myself off the bed and made my way to the kitchen. I grabbed a pink and white striped mug and a teal and black speckled mug and opened the fridge. I poured milk into both mugs and microwaved them, one at a time. I could hear some music pouring from Mirandas room, it was The Pac-Man show intro; loud and proud to hype up the mood.
Once the cocoa was done I pulled a can of whipped cream from the fridge. *Frrrrsh! Frrrrsh!* I even found some chocolate syrup and gave each cup a light drizzle and walked back into the room. She was bobbing up and down jamming to the intro.
"Cocoa is ready-smedy!" I said handing her the pink mug.
"Oo yummy! Thanks!"
"No prob-lemo"
I sat back on the bed and set my mug on her computer desk and she pulled up the tab for Inanimate Insanity 2. *Click!* The intro was ready and playing. I put my laptop on my lap and dragged my finger across the touch pad and the screen turned on.
"So, what story are you working on?" Miranda asked.
"Maybe on our villainous Ocs, The Spooks."
"Ooooo! Exciting! You should do one thats Evil Miranda vs Blaze! Mwhahahah" she laughed evilly.
I cackled along with my evil laugh impression and ended up choking on my own spit. "Ack" she laughed and I did too.
For a good minute we binged most of season two, until we heard a strange noise. Our apartment shook a little bit *Zshoom* Miranda immediately paused the video, "What on Earth was that!?"
"It sounded like it came from the living room!"
We both sprung from our seats and ran into the living room. There was a circular formation on the floor, like a hole that buzzed and hummed, the sound growing loud and quiet than loud again, wavering. We leaned over and looked into the hole, there was a different world right beneath our feet. It was bright and cartoonish.
"What the 'ell?" I said. I than crouched down at the edge to get a closer look. "Should I stick my hand in there?"
"What!? No!" She exclaimed.
I than stood up and went into my room and put my shoes on, tall almost knee-high teal and white ones.
"Why did you put your shoes on?"
"I donno' just in case I guess." I shrugged.
"I guess I'll put mine on too." She trotted to her room an came back out with her pink ones and threw them on. "I am curious" she said.
"Me too sis. I wonder if anything will happen if we keep staring... Bro, I am so tempted to put my hand in there" I looked at Miranda than back at the hole in the floor.
"Dont you dare- "
I slowly stretched my arm out, lowering it closer.
"Oh mah gawd. What if it chops your arm off!?"
I stopped and hesitated, pulling my arm back a little. "What if it doesn't?" I thought to myself.
I tilted my head. " Do we have a stick or something?"
"I can get a piece of paper and toss it in?"
"Yeah let's do that!" I sat on the floor and Miranda grabbed a piece of paper and crumpled it into a ball. She stood next to me.
"Uhh. Can you throw it in? I'm kinda scared" she nervously laughed and handed me the paper. I lowered my arm and tossed it in.
Right before our eyes, the paper went from realistic to cartoonish immediately. And it fell with a faint tap. I looked up at Miranda and she was looking down at me, both of our eyes were wide with shock. We looked back at the hole.
"Well... thats weird" She said.
"Yeah it is. Should we?"
"I don't like this one bit. Just because the paper wasn't harmed, doesn't mean that we won't get harmed neither."
"True" I stood up and stretched. "Do you think it will it go away?"
"I donno' it didn't leave when we threw the paper in. So it might not."
"Hey! What's going on?" A voice called out from below.
We looked down and saw a life sized object walking and stopping below.
"Golly!" they called out.
"Is that-"
"Test Tube!" Miranda exclaimed.
I was speechless. I didn't know what to say, I was baffled, dumbfounded. Was this some trippy dream? What the 'ell is going on? Both of our jaws dropped in awe.
"My portal gun worked! Hey uh! Can you help us out?" Test Tube said, she waved at us. "Lightbulb! Over here" she called out.
Another pair of footsteps shuffled quickly. It was an actual lightbulb.
Miranda laughed confused and excited, "Are you seeing what I'm seeing Kacy?" she asked.
Two of the Bright Lights, Lightbulb and Test Tube, right below us. Right from the show we were just watching.
"Uh-huh. Oh my lawd" I whispered.
"Jaw dropping ain't it?" Test Tube smiled.
Miranda laughed, "Literally!"
"Omga! Testy, it worked!" Lightbulb exclaimed. "You guys can jump down here!" she waved her hand, gesturing for us to jump down.
"I'll go first!" Miranda smiled. "Wait, does it hurt?"
"Uhh. I don't know?" Test Tube answered hesitantly.
Miranda looked at me. "Wanna jump in together?"
"I guess-" I stood up and looked at Miranda. "Count of 3?"
"You count" she chuckled nervously.
"Okay. 1...2...3!"
We jumped inside together. As we fell through, a weird tingling sensation shot up through our bodies briefly and we landed in the grass and pushed ourselves up.
"Golly gee-wizz! You guys changed!"
Lightbulb smiled brightly, "Hi!" waving excitedly.
I looked at Miranda and jumped "Holy moly! Your a book! A pink book!"
"And your a bottle! A Dr. Fizz bottle! You got the red label and everything! Does my cover say anything?"
"Your cover says: History Notebook" I had just noticed our limbs, black and stick-like.
"I'm glad my portal gun worked. We need help with something."
"Wait what?" I asked.
"Oh my goodness Lightbulb! Hi!" Miranda said bouncing up and down approaching Lightbulb. "Your one of my favorites!" She chimed happily.
There was another sound above us, *frrroomm* when we looked up we saw the portal had closed.
"Shoot, no way home now " Miranda said.
"Dont worry Booky- we'll find a way home for ya! Did you want a cookie?"
"Oh sure!"
"This way to the hotel friends!" Lightbulb smiled and began walking, Miranda following behind.
"What are your guy's names, like actual names?" Test Tube asked.
"I'm Kacy, and that's my good friend Miranda. When you said you needed help, what is it? Or like, what do you need help with?"
"I'll explain more at Hotel OJ, it's seriously important! Impractical! Impossible even!"
"Could you at least explain a little bit on the way than?"
"Yea. Golly its a lot honestly." Test Tube began walking and I followed, "To put it simply- something powerful and magical ripped a hole in the omniverse. Things from other universes fell in. A bus."
"A what?"
"I know, I know. I probably sound crazy, but you'll see. Not only that, but a lion fell in too, he calls himself Braveheart Lion"
"Huh?"
In front of us I heard Lightbulb telling Miranda similar things that Test Tube had just told me. We finally approached the hotel and saw the bus that they talked about. Bight and yellow, a school bus. Its headlights looked like eyes and it was kind of weird, kinda cool; and I swear it looked at us!
"Is that bus alive!?" I exclaimed.
"Yeah" Test Tube said.
"Omga! Its a magic school bus!" Miranda exclaimed giggling.
*Beep beep!*
We all walked inside the hotel but I couldn't help but stare at the bus in shock. Not to mention my brain was trying to sort out and comprehend what Test Tube had said about dimensions and what not. When we walked in we saw the other 2 Bright Lights, Fan and Paintbrush, than a few of another team called, The Grand Slams; Nickle, Baseball and Yin-Yang. They were all in the lobby, chattering and chaotic but as soon they noticed us they grew quiet. The lion that Test Tube mentioned was also in the lobby, he wasn't an object though, he was himself.
"Hey guys we're back! Me and Testy found some help!"
"Oh hey guys! While you guys were away, Braveheart taught us something really cool. A special 'stare', a beam that shoots a bright light!" Fan said.
"OOO." Lightbulb smiled.
"Lemme show ya" Fan laughs. He holds onto his phone and straightened his posture, arching his back a bit. He took a deep breath in and OJ came out yelling,
"Stop doing that in my hotel! How many times have I told you to practice outside! The first few times, sure- pretty dang cool, but my hotel!!"Go! Go outside!"
Some of us snickered and giggled.
"Right! Sorry" Fan and Paintbrush walked outside and we followed. Braveheart trailed behind us to,
"That beam is called our 'Care Bear-Stare'. It works against our words nemesis, No-heart, his niece Shrikey and Beastly. He actually sent me here through a portal. I must get back to Care-A- Lot! I'm worried about the others. There was another one though" Braveheart said.
"What do you mean?" Miranda asked.
"Another being, not from my home world. It was tall, dark and orange. My stare barely worked. It worked just long enough to let my friends escape."
"I'm sorry. I'm sure they're okay "I said.
"Yeah, gotta think positive!" Miranda chimed in. "Kacy and I, we don't know how this stuff works, let alone what's goin on; but we will be more than happy to help you get back home! Your Braveheart, right Kacy?"
"Heck ya!" I said, we bumped elbows.
"Thank you!" He said smiling bigger, "The more we care, the more powerful the stare"
"Can ya tell us more about that orange being?" Miranda said.
"Couldn't tell you much unfortunately, they hit me too hard and I don't quiet remember what they looked like."
"Aye Test Tube, couldn't you just use your portal gun thingy and zap us all there?" Paintbrush asked.
"It's uh... solar charge. I can use it once a day and I need to work on it more. You see opening a portal to the human world where these two came from, which was an accident... no offense- glad you're helping us out"
"Aww-"
"Ye" *thumbs up*
Paintbrush spoke slowly, gradually getting more irritated, "What? Once a day? Seriously!? Don't you know how serious- Mm nope- it's, it's fine... it's okay. Once a day is great" They clasped their hands together, breathing slowly.
"You have that bus right?" Braveheart Lion asked.
"Its a magic school bus! In the show you can take that sucker anywhere! In the future, the past! I'm sure it'll work! It can even go to outer space!" Miranda said.
“What show?” Paintbrush asked.
