Don't Touch that Remote!

By Lolitafreak88

Starring: Handy and Lumpy.

Featuring: Flippy, Nutty, Petunia, Cuddles, Giggles, Disco Bear, Sniffles, Lammy, and Mr. Pickles

It was a sunny, bright day in Happy Tree Friend land and so far no one had died so it was one of the best days yet. Of course then again you can't count your chickens before they hatch. Everyone was either at their job or hanging out. One diligent Tree Friend, Handy, was ready to get something. Not any construction tools or anything like that, but a video he wanted to watch. The amputee beaver approached the video store. It was a big brown building with a DVD sign over the door and posters advertising movies such as a new Buddhist Monkey movie. But Buddhist Monkey was not on his mind, a much different video was on his mind. Taking a deep breath he was about to step in when Lammy walked out with a baby stroller.

Lammy was the new girl in Tree Friend land and no one really knew much about her. There was a rumor going around she was a cold-blooded killer who had killed Petunia (which caught Handy's attention), Handy himself, and Flaky and also wounded Cuddles though maybe that was just Lumpy. Lumpy had apprehended her but she was released a few days later for being very sweet and not causing a ruckus. But of course the biggest piece of evidence that proved this rumor was the potential she had for being mentally insane. Her best friend… was a pickle. A PICKLE. She called it "Mr. Pickles" and thought "he" was a real person. When she was imprisoned she claimed he did all the murders but no one knew for sure. But she hadn't done anything else since then so the rumor was quickly forgotten. Present time, the pickle was in the stroller with a blanket comforting. Handy rolled his eyes, thinking how childish it looked and that it was a vegetable that couldn't feel anything. It was like having a pet rock. A lot of Tree Friends were insane but Handy was one of the ones who wasn't and he was sane enough to recognize how silly this was. Plus he still felt a bit tense that Lammy potentially killed Petunia and himself.

Lammy though waved hello, eager to make a new friend. Handy waved back with his nub which probably looked really silly. Lammy laughed happily and walked away strolling the pickle along. Handy bit his lip in embarrassment; he had no arms and couldn't do normal stuff like wave hello. He didn't want to be an amputee, not one bit and regretted it. Handy noticed that the pickle did not even make a facial expression or moved so it was obvious that "Mr. Pickles" was just Lammy's imaginary friend. Sighing, he entered the video store that happened to have open close doors. He was quickly dazzled by the sheer size.

Aisles of DVDs, DVD players, , and other electronics could be seen. At the back of the store was an old-fashioned jukebox and there was an area with comfy couches and sofas for people to watch movies if they wanted. Handy's mood instantly cheered up and he was about to take another step forward when… Cuddles and Giggles rushed in. They were in such a rush they did not see Handy and knocked him to the ground as they accidentally bumped into him. Thankfully, due to his hard helmet and the rug that the store had, he did not end up losing his brains or something. But Handy groaned and was also sad when Giggles and Cuddles didn't even apologize. They were in too much of a hurry.

Handy knew he would not be able to get up easily no thanks to his useless bandaged nubs. Luckily he spotted a magazine rack and got an idea. He could use his teeth to "hold" on to the rack and he could pick himself up and be back on his feet in no time. Handy pulled himself and slid toward the rack with his teeth like a snake. It took a lot of strength and stamina but Handy had been a construction worker and knew he could do this. Using his teeth he bit on the rack but not too hard as to possibly break his teeth and using all his strength he pulled… and pulled… and pulled… and soon he was back on his feet. He leaned against the rack and took a deep sigh of relief. Unfortunately, he was leaning on it too much and the rack fell forward and to the ground and Handy lost his balance and fell on top of it but fortunately was not hurt. But he gave a signature frustrated glare that was his trademark at having to start over AGAIN. But fortunately he was right on it so all he had to do was shift his position so that he'd be sitting on it and… voila! He soon was on his feet again and this time nothing would get in his way.

He came to the counter where Lumpy was there. Lumpy was the manager and owner of the video store. How he got the job nobody knows. He had a reputation for magically getting jobs that CLEARLY did not suit him. Though so far nothing bad had happened at the store since Lumpy got the job (fired from police duty for his brutal or at least uncalled for attack on Lammy) so why not? Handy came to the counter which was a bit taller for him since Lumpy built the counter so he could look over and see the customers though he was the tallest Tree Friend and forgot to take into account the other Tree Friend's sizes. Handy moved back a little so Lumpy could spot him. Lumpy was playing with the service bell which was to be played when a customer came to the counter. It was Lumpy's favorite thing to do at the store. He was ringing it multiple times… a lot of times…thousands of times… Handy quickly grew agitated. Handy cleared his throat and luckily it got through to Lumpy. Lumpy saw him and smiled and rang the bell for its real purpose and in the unique language of Tree Friends asked him,

"What can I do for you?"

"I need a DVD; can you take me to the documentary section please?" Replied Handy. Lumpy nodded and took Handy by the… nub and led him to the section. Handy had made a mental bet Lumpy would lead him to a different section but low and behold, he was at the documentary section. Lumpy actually was good at a job? I must be dreaming, thought Handy. Handy ran over to find his DVD and he also noticed that at the end of the aisle Disco Bear was flirting with Giggles. Disco Bear was a poor attempt at wooing girls and Giggles was with Cuddles so she was just not into him. Giggles gave an exasperated sigh and walked off in annoyance and Disco Bear just gave up and went off somewhere. Handy then spotted the DVD on the top shelf. It was… the History of Flying.

Handy had developed a recent love for flying from helicopters to planes to anything aerial and had even made a bit of a career out of it. So he wanted to learn more about flight and when he found out the DVD was available he just had to get it. It was also only $5 as part of a DVD special sale so he had to get it. Tragically for our beaver, it was on the top shelf. Handy reached but he knew he would not get it, not without hands anyway. Lumpy saw his plight though and surprisingly, he walked over and grabbed the DVD off the shelf and handed it to Handy. It was about the smartest and most selfless thing that he had ever done for Handy. Handy smiled and managed to pull out a $5 bill and handed it to Lumpy via teeth. Lumpy put the DVD in a plastic bag which Handy was able to carry with his nubs and took the dollar and wished him a good day. Handy, remembering that there was a magazine on planes on the rack he had toppled over, he decided to relax and get and read one.

Meanwhile over by the comfortable sofas where it was almost like a theater was Cuddles taking a sigh of comfort as he snuggled into the comfy couch and watched the G-rated movie that the T.V was showing. He didn't know he had bumped into Handy earlier so he didn't know he had sinned. Next to him was none other than… Flippy. Flippy had also decided to go to the video store and was sitting in luxury on the couch also watching a very interesting video. He was not quite sure what it was but it was sure to be good. Flippy had been cured of his PTSD… at least he thought he did. He had gotten run over afterward but it couldn't be that bad right? Too bad Flippy should've known better to go to a video store where potentially PTSD activating movies were playing. The sound of gunfire and bombs bursting soon resonated throughout the area. The T.V was showing a scene from a war fight. Wars and Flippy don't mix at all and so Flippy gasped and a familiar urge possessed him. His normally cute Tree Friend eyes assumed a deadly, permanently menacing appearance and his teeth became sharp and instead of Flippy, Fliqpy was now sitting in the couch… and he was hungry for murder.

Cuddles had been unaware of this, no one was aware that Fliqpy had been unleashed so when Cuddles found his sofa being lifted up he was confused. He looked around but didn't see anyone or anything lifting up his sofa. But then gulping with a bit of nervousness he looked under and saw the face of a homicidal, murderous maniac, Fliqpy to be exact. Cuddles screamed in horror and was about to get off but Fliqpy hurled the sofa with incredible strength and it crashed through the T.V with Cuddles still on it. There was the sound of an electrical shock and another wail from Cuddles and then some heavy breathing and of course the T.V was broken. Fliqpy grabbed a nearby DVD and pulled out the disc from the case. Of course it likely was not going to be used for it's original purpose. A fairly injured Cuddles came out of the T.V with glass shards embedded and cuts that were bleeding breathing heavily. But before he could even get a grip, a disk flew right towards him hurled by Fliqpy. The disk imbedded itself through Cuddle's brain and with one last shriek, he fell forward dead. Karma for knocking down Handy and not apologizing had got to him. Fliqpy laughed, he had turned disks into blades that could cut and slice. He knew there were at least 5 more people in the video store: Handy, Lumpy, Giggles, Disco Bear, and someone else. He laughed to himself and looked for his next target.

To be Continued…

Will Fliqpy kill everyone again? Will Handy get a chance to see the movie? Who's the "someone else" that Fliqpy mentioned? Has Lumpy really gotten some brain power? Find out on part 2!

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