Kingdom Officer Apricot Fox walked down the musical cobblestone street of Spring Lane towards The Sweet Dandelion Tavern with his twin tails swishing behind him and his his partner Buttercup Goldward flying by his side. They were quite a pair. Apricot was a tall and lean foxman with the adorable features one would expect from an AnimalMan and Buttercup was the very picture of cuteness with her wide innocent shining blue eyes, cutesy fun sized features and shining shimmering fairy wings that beat like a Mockingbird's. She chewed bubblegum while she flew in circles around her smiling humming partner who was currently dancing on the musical cobblestones. Every step produced a different musical note like you were walking on a piano or a xylophone and they even lit up at night for a fantastical display of music and lights.
"Awe wu suwe dat it was ffem, appy?" Buttercup asked him in her sing song super cute voice. Every word was followed by the echoes of wind chimes, as was common with fairies, only added to her cuteness factor. "Wewe ffey weawwy hewe?"
"That's what I heard. They're long gone by now of course but we still need to investigate this. There's no telling how much trouble they left in their wake this time."
"I know. I've heawd da stowies. I've heawd ffey'we quite da handfuw but I don't undewstand why. Da pwincess invited ffem to Fantasywand hewsewf! Why awe ffey goin' awound causin' aww ffis mischief?"
"Who knows? Maybe they're under an Evil Spell. We can figure that out later. After we've brought them to justice."
"Hmmmmm, Hey, Appy? Do wu ffink da pwincess maybe, possibwy, accidentiawwy, made a teensy wittwe misss-"
"Woah, woah, woah, be careful now. The Royal Family doesn't make mistakes remember?"
"But-"
"
They. Don't. Make. Mistakes." He reminded her quietly and carefully.
Buttercup gasped and covered her mouth. "Oh buttewscotch! Dat was cwose! Ffanks, Appy!"
"Anytime, partner. I'll always have your back. Always."
"Awwww! Wu'we da best pawtnew in da whowe wide Fantasywand!" She exclaimed and flew in to hug him. He laughed and spun her around with his feet expertly dancing across the musical cobblestones.
"And you're my bestest best friend in the whole of Fantasyland, Butters!" They laughed and spun around together some more before she flew away and back down to him and he jumped up and they high-fived. "You ready for this, Partner?"
"Wu betcha! Da Twinity awe twoubwesome but nuffin' is stwongew ffan da bonds of ouw fwiendship!"
"That's the spirit, partner! Lets go and crack this case!" He turned back around and marched right up to the tavern. "...Strange. This place is always filled with laughter and singing and the occasional roughhousing but it's never quiet. Not even at night. What could've happened?" He pushed on the door and stepped inside.
It was a horror show inside. Technicolor blood covered everything. The candy coated guts of the patrons were strewn about the tavern like so much Prukkeomber Cake. The furniture was broken and littered the floor. Broken drinks and plates and silverware were everywhere. The bar was cracked in half. The drinks behind it lay broken, their contents spilled onto the floor and broken bar. The remaining food was covered in the remains of the patrons. The entire bar looked like a small war had just been fought inside and the Dandelion Patrons were on the losing end! Everything was destroyed! Could three Otherworlders really have done all of this? What spoiled goshdang double hockey sticks had the Royal Family summoned to Fantasyland?
Faced with such a gruesome horrifying site, there was nothing else for the two officers to say than "
Spewws and cuwses!"
