Chapter Text
Georgia, Atlanta, 1900s
"ACCELERATOR, ACCELERATOR!!" Yatta screamed at the top of her lungs, placing her hands in Looey's shoulders while they drove the vehicle, as if guiding them as gunshots were heard in the distance of the road. Blot was searching through all the junk they accumulated in the car, as if digging for gold. Finally, his fingers laid in something solid, similar to a box.
".ti dnuoF" He announced "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR THEN?!" Looey shouted, before Blot could even react or answer, the sound of glass breaking pierced their ears like a blade. Blot chuckled and shot back to the vehicle behind him, breaking their windshield instead. ".nrut a ekaM .detcartsid meht peek dluohs tahT" Blot commanded.
The car did a violent turn, the speed making it messier, making Blot hit his head against a window, threatening to break due to the impact. He rubbed his cheek while grunting, in an attemp to soothe the pain, even just a little bit. Yatta quickly noticed and looked around for any healing equipment, realizing there was none left. "A-ah... D-DON'T WORRY! W-WHEN WE ARRIVE TO THE CLUB I-I WILL TELL SPROUT, COSMO OR EVEN GINGER T-TO CHECK YO-!" "!ENIF M' ,EM TUOBA YRROW T'NOD" Blot shot back.
Yatta's face went from worry to surprise, same for Looey. They rarely heard Blot yell. She waved her hands and looked in all directions for any signal of the delinquents that were following them. "O-okay... Okay." "Are they still behind us?" Looey asked, looking back at them "EYES ON THE ROAD, EYES ON THE ROAD!!!" "Wha-?" Looey looked at the road infront of him one time, looked back at Yatta and Blot, then repeated that progress for about 2 times until the three of them heard the constant honking of a car.
Blot shutted his eyes tight and Yatta curved into a fetal position, hoping for Sprout to be here to solve all their problems, if they hadn't chosen to sneak out behind his and all the club's workers. The car did a violent turn again, making Yatta be pushed forwards, Kicking her head against Blot's. "OW!!" both of them yelped. Fantastic. Now they had to explain every single part to Sprout and Ms. T along with Astro who would probably brutally scold them for damaging his car.
Teagan sighed, looking at herself in the mirror of her green room, Shelly and Tisha in the background. Shelly decided to break the silence and speak, her tone nervous. "U-uhm, y'know Ms. T? We have been getting a... big decrease of costumers these past weeks. What do can we do about it?" Shelly taped her thumbs together and bit her lip, regretting what she just said instantly. Tisha placed her hand on her shoulder to comfort her. "Shells is right."
Finally, after a painful minute of absolute silence, she looked at both of them, her eyes were hollow and her brows furrowed, clearly not a good sign, considering her carefree personality. "If we don't have enough costumers by the end of this month, we'll have to close the club. That means everyone will get fired, including myself." Tisha looked down at the floor and Shelly's expression twisted awfully. "B-BUT IF WE MAKE AN EFFORT-!"
"We have put enough effort into this business, Shelly." Teagan said coldly, but it was the truth, which was colder and crueler than any words or actions could express.
Shelly buried her face into her hands, sobbing silently while Tisha rubbed her back in circles. Teagan's expression softened and shaked her head in disapprovement. "I am sory my dears... But there is nothing I can do about it. We are running out of budget, soon, I won't have enough money to pay all of you."
After a few seconds, Shelly cleaned her tears and looked at Ms. T with determination. "You don't have to Ms. T. I know a way to make our club feel alove again." Teagan and Tisha looked at Shelly like she just had grew 3 heads. "And that is...?"
"Hello, Hello! What's goin' on?" Looey exclaimed, Yatta and Blot by his side, still grunting from the accident they had earlier. Sprout was serving Astro a drink while Cosmo was talking to Boxten about something that did not had importance for the moment. Everyone stared at them. "Where were you." Sprout asked, placing his hand in his hip, not seeming to be happy with either of the 3.
"Hahaa... We were doing important stuff, y'know! Like... Uh... And... Yeah! We had a few accidents in the way, though." Astro took a sip from his whiskey and looked at them indifferently. "And that includes?" Yatta, Looey and Blot looked at each other like it was the end of the world and they were the remaining humans. "So uh... We MIGHT'VE broke your car's windshie-"
"YOU DID WHAT?!" Sprout yelled, his eyes widening and his expression becoming more bitter. The fact that Sprout not only was acting like a strict paternal figure towards them but also being more mad than Astro was surprising, considering the fact that it was Astro's car, not his. "ARE YOU CONCIOUS WITH WHO'S CAR YOU JUST BROKE? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO OWNS FIVE BUSINESS. FIVE. WHY DO YOU GUYS ALWAYS HAVE TO BE THE ONES THAT CAUSE MORE TROUBLE AROUND HERE???"
As Sprout continued scolding them, Astro eyed him, his eyes slipping where they were not supposed to, he had great hips. Astro immediately popped out of his bubble when Sprout turned towards him, his expression concerned. "I am so sorry. I'll pay for the damages." "... No, there's no need. I don't care about this." "I insist." "You need the money more than I do." Astro's voice was demanding, leaving no room for further argument. Sprout rolled his eyes playfully and wasn't able to hide the smile tugging at his lips. "You worry too much."
Astro nodded and Sprout turned to the trio, whom was basically whispering to each other. "You three are grounded." Blot raised his eyebrow and pointed at Sprout ".yug siht fo daol a teG" Yatta just kicked him in response. "You're not our dad!" "I quiet literally raised you."Sprout crossed his arms. a moment of silence went by and Cosmo was trying his best to hold his laughter, covering his mouth with his hand.
"Oh." Yatta cooed. Standing frozen in place. "!aedi eht detseggus ohw eno eht saw yeooL ?su gnidulcni uoy era yhW .tiaW" "Because you followed his idea." Boxten checked the clock and noticed it was 10:03PM, they all should've got off work 3 minutes ago. "See you guys tomorrow." He muttered, getting up and stretching. Cosmo did too and started gathering his stuff. After most of them got out the bar, Astro placed his hand in Sprout's shoulder. "Tomorrow, same hour, right?" He joked, drunk from the shots of alcohol he had taken before. "I'll ride you home." This time, Astro didn't oppose.
Extra scene. ¿What was Shelly's idea?
(1, 2, 3, I WANT YURI. 1, 2, 3, I WANT YURI., 1, 2, 3, I WANT YURI.)
Shelly hummed a song while eating the dinner she prepared, Vee watching her with fondness, reaching out to pat her head, messing her hair up a bit. She just giggled in response and smiled at the gesture, slightly leaning her head to the touch. "Vee. There's a favor I'vebeen meaning to ask you." Shelly murmured, looking away from her, her expression twisting into a indecisive one."What is it?" Vee asked with curiosity.
"Haha... So, you know the club I work at, right?" Vee sighed and removed her hand from Shelly's head, earning an 'awh.' In return, which was adorable to her. "Get straight to the point, Shells."
"So uhh... I basically need you to start attending there, atleast once a week to my job so you can light up the mood and maybe bring Glisten too..." Vee raised an eyebrow "Please?" Her answer was a chuckle and pointed at Shelly "What do I earn in return?" Shelly looked away, blushing slightly and laughing nervously. "Fine. Just because you insist. Razzle and Dazzle too?" "Yes!" Her tail wagged aggressively while beaming.