Since everyone is doing it...
Aug. 16th, 2005 11:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raefinlayI had thought "The Truth of Her Beauty" was the second short story I ever wrote. (The first was a Three Investigators rip-off in the 2nd grade.) I was wrong. In my quest to jump on the Early Effort Bandwagon, I found a dusty, yellowed file containing "The Threat of Gravy." I wrote it in the 7th grade.
The assignment was to take something from pop culture and rewrite it using turkeys.
(all typos preserved)
Prolouge
Turkitron was a turkey-made, turkey-shaped planet orbiting a blood red sun in the Turkey Way. On this planet, there dwelt two kinds of Turkies. The Gobblebots, with their leader, Turkimus Prime, and the Deturkticons, with their leader, Megacluck. All the turkies are involved in a never-ending battle for priority on Turkitron.
Before this story is read, the reader must know that both parties have been working on secret weapons. The Deturkticons are ready to launch their new weapon, yet the Gobblebots' weapon remains untested. How will they face this evil, new menace? Will they take a chance on releasing their untested weapon? Here is a small account of the exciting battle known as the Gravy/Cream War.
The Threat of Gravy
"Help!" cried a voice.
Turkimus Prime recognized it as that of his girlfriend, Turkcee. He didn't know what to do. All around him, his fellow Gobblebots were in combat with the Evil Deturkticons, and some were in terrible predicaments. No time to think, he must save Turkcee.
Prime launched himself over to where Turkcee was bravely battling Starmeat, Megacluck's second-in-command. She was losing ground rapidly.
"You good-for-nothing, gobbling, *#@%!" he cried as he transformed into an oven, stashing Starmeat inside. After a fierce struggle, Starmeat managed to escape, but he was cooked enough to learn his lesson.
"Gaddangit," said Prime. "I didn't have enough time to Preheat!"
Oh well. At least Turkcee was safe; for the moment for suddenly, out of nowhere, six new Deturkticons that he had never seen before began to turn the tide of events in favor of the Deturkticons.
After about an hour of desperate fighting, luck was again in favor of the Gobblebots. The new Deturkticons seemed to have a predictable pattern of attacking. Prime, however, did not trust their patterns and his premonition was proved correct when a loud cry suddenly rang up.
"Concluckticons!" someone cried. "Transform and merge into Gravystator!"
Suddenly, instead of six strange turkies, there stood one giant, mean-looking turkey with flaming read eyes, flaring nostrils and a huge, sharp, orange beak that he kept opening and closing.
Gravystator immediately began to devastate the Gobblebots. Discarding their lifeless, metal corpses here and there like junk parts, his eyes showed the madness that must have possessed him.
Steelback, a faithful Gobblebot, frantically pulled Turkimus Prime aside. Wires dangling from his feathers and a dent in his left wing plainly showed that he'd been through the works.
He uttered four words: "We must get Cream!" and then he fainted.
Of course! How could he have been so stupid!
Prime turned his back on the battle and faced the giant Gobblebot Baking Factory.
"Gobblebots!" he yelled as loud as he could. "Transform and cook-out!"
Hearing the password the baking factory gave a mechanical convulsion and began to transform slowly. Soon it had become a giant turkey; even bigger than Gravystator.
"Who challenges O'Feathers 'N Cream?" the giant robot asked in a loud, deep voice. Turkimus promptly pointed to Gravystator and soon, there wasn't any Gravystator left.
The Deturkticons retreated. From that day on, the Deturkticons ceased the manufacturing of Turkies and made humanoid robots instead because they fought better. The Gobblebots did so also. They are now Autobots and Decepticons. Although they fight better, Turkimus Prime and Steelbeak are forever remembered as the brave Gobblebots who saved the day and decided the fate of the Universe.
The Beginning
Sooo...did you recognize the pop culture element? You did?? You're SUCH A NERD.
The assignment was to take something from pop culture and rewrite it using turkeys.
(all typos preserved)
Prolouge
Turkitron was a turkey-made, turkey-shaped planet orbiting a blood red sun in the Turkey Way. On this planet, there dwelt two kinds of Turkies. The Gobblebots, with their leader, Turkimus Prime, and the Deturkticons, with their leader, Megacluck. All the turkies are involved in a never-ending battle for priority on Turkitron.
Before this story is read, the reader must know that both parties have been working on secret weapons. The Deturkticons are ready to launch their new weapon, yet the Gobblebots' weapon remains untested. How will they face this evil, new menace? Will they take a chance on releasing their untested weapon? Here is a small account of the exciting battle known as the Gravy/Cream War.
The Threat of Gravy
"Help!" cried a voice.
Turkimus Prime recognized it as that of his girlfriend, Turkcee. He didn't know what to do. All around him, his fellow Gobblebots were in combat with the Evil Deturkticons, and some were in terrible predicaments. No time to think, he must save Turkcee.
Prime launched himself over to where Turkcee was bravely battling Starmeat, Megacluck's second-in-command. She was losing ground rapidly.
"You good-for-nothing, gobbling, *#@%!" he cried as he transformed into an oven, stashing Starmeat inside. After a fierce struggle, Starmeat managed to escape, but he was cooked enough to learn his lesson.
"Gaddangit," said Prime. "I didn't have enough time to Preheat!"
Oh well. At least Turkcee was safe; for the moment for suddenly, out of nowhere, six new Deturkticons that he had never seen before began to turn the tide of events in favor of the Deturkticons.
After about an hour of desperate fighting, luck was again in favor of the Gobblebots. The new Deturkticons seemed to have a predictable pattern of attacking. Prime, however, did not trust their patterns and his premonition was proved correct when a loud cry suddenly rang up.
"Concluckticons!" someone cried. "Transform and merge into Gravystator!"
Suddenly, instead of six strange turkies, there stood one giant, mean-looking turkey with flaming read eyes, flaring nostrils and a huge, sharp, orange beak that he kept opening and closing.
Gravystator immediately began to devastate the Gobblebots. Discarding their lifeless, metal corpses here and there like junk parts, his eyes showed the madness that must have possessed him.
Steelback, a faithful Gobblebot, frantically pulled Turkimus Prime aside. Wires dangling from his feathers and a dent in his left wing plainly showed that he'd been through the works.
He uttered four words: "We must get Cream!" and then he fainted.
Of course! How could he have been so stupid!
Prime turned his back on the battle and faced the giant Gobblebot Baking Factory.
"Gobblebots!" he yelled as loud as he could. "Transform and cook-out!"
Hearing the password the baking factory gave a mechanical convulsion and began to transform slowly. Soon it had become a giant turkey; even bigger than Gravystator.
"Who challenges O'Feathers 'N Cream?" the giant robot asked in a loud, deep voice. Turkimus promptly pointed to Gravystator and soon, there wasn't any Gravystator left.
The Deturkticons retreated. From that day on, the Deturkticons ceased the manufacturing of Turkies and made humanoid robots instead because they fought better. The Gobblebots did so also. They are now Autobots and Decepticons. Although they fight better, Turkimus Prime and Steelbeak are forever remembered as the brave Gobblebots who saved the day and decided the fate of the Universe.
The Beginning
Sooo...did you recognize the pop culture element? You did?? You're SUCH A NERD.
