Check it out, Todd and Wildfall get their own solo.

This one lives up to the title.... in more ways than one.

 
"I tell ya man, I didn't like the looks he was givin' her!"

Todd had told him. Repeatedly. Ad nauseum. All the way to where they were. Wildfall bet that the vulpin didn't even know where they were- being so busy worrying!

"Well gosh, I hadn't thought of that!" Wildfall paused. "They made eye contact! Let us gather our crew, board our ship that totally exists outside of our imaginations, and arrest this man for the high crimes against the Wildfall empire! Or, ya know, we could focus on the job at hand? Mary can take care of herself. Trust me on that one."

"Real ball buster, huh?" Todd snirked.

"You should know!" Wildfall responded with a grin. "You saw her Ireacan temper already, as I recall. And I recall it pretty well."

"Yeah, but I think she understands me more than some of you guys have." He looked around, getting his bearings. "Why are we in this dump again?"

Wildfall shrugged. "Cause we're walking through this dump to get to another dump, so we can buy supplies for that dump of a forest.. or is that the next dump after?"

"And here I could be getting my candle waxed…" Todd grumbled with a roll of his eyes. "At least say there's a sweet tavern close."

"You've been in the Kingdom longer than me!"

"Yeah, but the last time I was in this neck of the woods, booze was the last thing on my mind." He then went on to regale Wildfall with his tale, despite Wildfall's best attempts to remind him Todd had already told this tale.

"Try to find her again," Wildfall suggested, playfully nudging Todd as they walked. "Maybe she'll know a few good rumors."

Todd growled. "Why don't you bug… do you even have one?"

"Thought we were talking bout your goddess," Wildfall answered with a tease. "Besides, we're in the Kingdom, not Ireaca."

"We're not in Aldera, either, but you can bet your skinny Ireacan ass both the cats and I know our Goddesses are with us!" Todd growled in a strangely emotional way.

"I guess." Wildfall shrugged. "Haven't really thought about it much, I guess."

"Can't help thinkin' when she's standin' right there helpin' ya sing!"

"Well yeah. Did ya think about her much before you met her?"

Todd shrugged. "Never had time in my life to think about it before."

Wildfall shrugged. "We might need divine help to find this bird. It's been missing a while right?"

"No idea, mate. He ain't the kind of bird I'm interested in." Todd chuckled. "Last time, I heard, it was some Penguin plot, or something...:"

Wildfall shrugged. "Maybe they kidnapped it again, but if there's Penguins on the Council and th' Council's asking for them back..."

"Wouldn't put it past 'em to try havin' it both ways." The vulpin bard chuckled.

Wildfall stretched his arms as they walked. "I hope the girls are making better progress on the ship."

Todd chuckled. "Didn't we come in on this discussion?"

"Well yeah," Wildfall admitted. "I always did like to start and leave a piece on the same topic. Gives it a sense of closure, ya know?"

"Closure with who, mate?" Todd asked bewildered.

"Ummm..." Wildfall started. Instead of answering, he took off. "Hey look! I see huts ahead!"

"Wait a minute… HEY! What did you mean by that?" Todd chased after him to a series of four or six huts, sitting in the middle of the woods. Or was it eight? Anyway, there were a few of them.

Wildfall turned to Todd to ask, "What the bloody blood?"

Todd chuckled. "Well, there's the mall. Now to find the strip."

"Oohh.. like strip of steak right?"

Todd gave a knowing smirk. "Sure, mate. Whatever you want."

"What?!" Wildfall asked defensively. "I'm hungry, been a long walk! Come on, let's check out a store. Do ya wanna start with 'Tea Mobile' or 'Stick it to 'em' Loans?'"

Todd smirked at the loan place. "Who knew you'd find sharks this far from the sea?"

"I wonder if you can pay them in starfish bucks?"

"You want them hopped on caffeine, mate?"

Wildfall laughed. "So where do you wanna start?"

Todd was busy scanning signs looking for… well, signs. Something to clue him on what treasure awaited him inside, since usually they couldn't come right out and say it. "Nothing offered, Not even a Dairy Queen, with their bouncing…"

He shook his head, then cocked it. Did he just hear someone?

"Wasn't me," Wildfall commented, but Todd waved him off, hot on the trail of the voice he heard. Wildfall rushed to follow. "Wait for me!"

Todd did only because he'd found what he was looking for. He tried to step back into the woods, but Wildfall crashed into him and sent both sprawling into the hot spring with a splash- that caused the two girls enjoying the… scenery to jump and squeal.

Wildfall tried to push Todd off of him. "Watch it, Todd! You're gonna drown me here!"

Todd did not reply, instead scrambling to his feet and bowing, fully clothed in knee deep water. "Ladies! Pardon my friend for the intrusion for if we had known that such beauty was in existence, we would have been more … discreet in our passing."

Wildfall just scampered out of the water, shaking it like a cat. Meanwhile, the two girls looked on, horrified.

"Wilma!"

"What?!"

"Wilma!"

What do ya want?!" The other asked, still watching the strangers.

"Get our robes, what do you think?!"

"Oh right sorry!" The blond girl grabbed the robes and tossed one to the brunette before trying to wiggle in it.. while still sitting in the hotspring.

"Not while we're in the water!!"

"Oh, right! Sorry!"

The two naked girls quickly scuttered out of the water pool, trying to slip their robes on without falling over each other, while Todd and Wildfall watched, amused, if a little confused.

As soon as they finished, the brunette turned to them. "Okay.. turn your backs."

Wildfall blinked. "Um.. what?"

"Turn your backs," she explained, "so we can close our robes. Come on now."

"But you're already..." Wildfall started.

"Don't try to figure 'em, mate." Todd chuckled, turning his back. "I gave up long ago."

"Okay," Wildfall said. "Don't try anything. I'll be watching you.. er.. listening to you."

"Did they turn their backs?" asked the blond girl.

"Ahhh.. yup."

"Good," the blond said. "I can open my eyes now."

"Why'd you.." the other started to ask.

"Um.. duh. I didn't want them to see me dress!"

"Oh, brother." Todd chuckled, his tail flicking about. Frustration? Or maybe the fox being foxy?

"Alright," Wildfall said, holding his hands up. "Let's make small talk."

"Is there any other kind?" Todd smirked.

"I used to know a guy that had a really small.."

"Gina!"

".. collection of fine wines."

"So," Wildfall asked. "Would you like to take that one, Todd?"

"We could just skip by that and get to introducing ourselves, Gina," Wilma suggested.

"Agreed," Todd smiled as he was let off the oh so well baited hook. "As my friend here just said my name's Todd- Todd Blackpaws."

"Excellent!" the blond said. "Okay, remember, don't tell them we're from the future."

"Right, good point!" the brunette answered. "I'm totally Wilma, and this is totally my best bud, Gina. Why are you turning your backs to us again?"

"Um..." you told us to?" Wildfall answered. "Remember?"

"Ohh yeah," Wilma answered. "Good times.. good times.. you can turn around now. I forget why we asked, to be honest."

"Okay," Wildfall said, turning around.

"Okay," Gina said, getting confused and also turning around. Todd really couldn't find a problem with that. Wilma yanked her robe shut as they turned.

"So, hi," she said. "Hi there. You're probably wondering what we're doing in this time period huh?"

"Um.." Wildfall shrugged. "Sure."

"We're not from the future or anything like that," Gina repeated. Wildfall tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around, asking "Huh? Oh. cool. Thanks."

"We were just doing our homework, and we heard this is where the golden newbie first showed up," Gina explained.

"Wha.." Wildfall started.

"Oh, right, I forgot we're in the past." Gina smiled a dopey smile. "I mean.. 'We wereth just valiantly doing.. ith.. our homework, as thee calls it.. and we didith hear there was a golden newbie, first seen yonder round.. here."

Wilma stared at her. "I don't think that's how people from this time period talk."

"Why not?" Gina asked.

Wilma answered, "Because that's not how these people from the time period are talking."

"Oh, right," Gina answered. "Okay, we're going to be straight with you. Ready to have your mind a'blown?"

She made a "ka-boosh" motion with her hands.

Todd cocked an eyebrow. "Let me guess. You're from the future?"

Wilma just stared, her eyes nervously darting from one of the guys to the other. "Um... no?"

"We time travelled here from.." Gina started. Wilma jabbed an elbow into her ribs. "Ow! From the present."

"Right," Wilma said. "We could use a couple of guides."

"You know," Gina said. "To guide us."

"That's sort of what guides do," Wildfall pointed out.

"So," Wilma said. "Since you two are looking for the birds, would it be cool if we tagged along?"

"Like tagalongs," Gina added. "Except we don't need to tag in."

"You lost me on that one," Wilma admitted. "But okay."

"You know, like wrastlin."

"Oooh, I know that one!" Wildfall chimed in.

"So, we'll just tag along if that's okay," Wilma said, putting her hand over Gina's mouth.

Todd's ears laid back as he listened to them.

"You guys don't have an ancestor named Becky by any chance, do you?"

"Who is Becky?" one whispered to the other.

"I don't know, I didn't study," the other answered.

So the two of them just looked at Todd and smiled. "Um.. the bird?"

Todd shook his head. "Nevermind. It's just you both really remind me of her."

"Cool," Wilma said. "Sounds like a gnarly chick. Hey, this is totally just a hunch and not something I learned in the future, but let's go this way."

Todd rubbed his temples, trying to stall the headache he felt coming on, but followed. What else could he do?

Mitch (Todd) wrote the title early in the piece, which is actually how I got the idea to introduce the girls - my attempt at a female Wayne & Garth / Bill & Tedd combo.. from the future!

How did I do? Did ya catch what I was going for?

Ichiro called it classic humor, but solid. It's a lot of good, stupid fun, but I think it worked out pretty well.

Finally, we're at the end of the record setting roleplaying, so you know what that means, faithful readers. It's time for the AIL mission Finale!! It's up next.