The one Monster he can’t defeat!
This takes place while Sal and Ash are hanging out at the lake after they graduated high school during the summer.
“So when is Larry getting here?” Ash asked parking her bike.
“He should be here soon, he said he just had something he needed to finish up first.” Sally Face answered as he and Ash walked to the lake.
“Man, it’s been a while since we hung out at the lake like this.” Ashley said sitting down on the grass.
“Yeah, I can’t believe we’re already done high school.” Sal replied leaning against the tree.
“Heh, feels like only yesterday we met huh?” Sally asked.
“Yeah, we met in Todd’s room didn’t we?” Ashley asked.
“We did, lots has changed since then huh?” Sal said sitting next to his friend.
“Yeah, but I like that, life gets too boring without change.” Ashley commented.
“Yeah I guess so...” Sal said
“So how have you been Sally Face?” Ash asked
“I’m doing alright, just out of it.”
Some time passed and the friends just watched the water in silence.
“Hey Sal, you’re really quite, everything ok?” Ash asked.
“Oh It’s nothing, just nightmares...” Sal replied.
“Maybe you should go to a doctor.” Ash suggests.
“Don’t you think I’ve tried that? They can’t fix anything...” Sal sighed flopping down on the grass.
“Are they as bad as they were last time?” Ash asked
“No, just- different.”
Silence once again overtook the two.
“Have you seen any more ghosts?” Ash suddenly asked.
“A few here and there, I’ve seen Megan a few times but, they are all seeming to be a lot more skittish...” Sal replied as he put his hands under his head.
“Ha you probably scared them all away without your pigtails!” Ash joked. Sal laughed at that.
“You’re one to talk, you’re pretty scary yourself now! If I didn’t know you, I would think you were a monster!” Sal fought back jokingly.
“Oh you wanna go Sal?!” Ash challenged playfully smacking his head.
“You better watch out Ash! We kill monsters like you ‘round these parts!” Sal threatened and when he was about to smack her head she grabbed his arm and pulled him back down to the grass so he was again laying on his back in the grass.
“No YOU better watch out! This ain’t a monster y’all wanna be messin with!” Ash teased pinning his arm to the ground.
“Oh yeah?! And what’re y’all gonna do?! You’s don’t scare me in the least!” Sally Face challenged.
“Oh you should be very scared! I’m the monster that haunts every child’s dreams!” Ash threatand keeping a good grip on Sal’s arm.
“Ha! And who’s that!?” Sal asked with a chuckle.
“Y’alls be facin the tickle monster! Grrrr!Aaaah!” Ash teased making her hand into a claw tickling Sal’s stomach.
“Ah! HEY! Cuhuhut ihit ouhout!” Sally face giggled in surprise attempting to roll away but was stopped by Ashley having his arm.
“Grrrr! Haha! I’ve got you now!” Ash laughed.
“No! I’VE got you now!” Sal said before rolling back over latching his hand onto her side.
“Ah! Nohoho fahair!”
Ash giggled grabbing at his hand.
“Um yes fair! If you’re gonna fight me you should be prepared for retaliation!” Sal laughed.
“Sahahahahal! stop ihit!” Ashley screeched when his fingers found her neck.
Ash then shoved her hands into Sal’s armpits making him pull his hands away from her.
“Ahahaha! Ahahash nohohoho!” Sal laughed as he fell back onto his side but Ashley followed.
“Ashleyhyhyhy!”
“Haha! The tickle monster never forgets where you are ticklish!”
“Ahahaha G-Gehehet ohohoutta thehehehere!” Sally Face laughed curling up on his side.
“The tickle monster shows mercy for no man! Raaaaaawr!!” Ash claimed beginning to dig into his sides.
“AH! Ahahahahaha! Nohohoho Wahahahahait!” Sally Face screeched out.
Sally face tried grabbing at her hands but it wasn’t very effective. At that point Ashley decided to pin him down on his back with one arm and use the other to tickle him. With Ash’s weight holding him down there wasn’t really much he could do but laugh and take it. What the two of them didn’t remember was that Larry was going to meet up with them later and that later was now. Larry had just parked his car and got out and started walking towards where his friends said they’d be. What Larry saw next though was not what he was expecting. He saw two legs kicking about from behind the tree.
“Oh God no! Stop! Stohop!!”
That was Sal’s voice! Larry ran over to Sal in a panic worried someone or something was hurting him. But what he found was not at all what he thought he would see. He found Sal and Ash on the ground and Ash was tickling the crap out of his best friend.
“A-Ash! Stohop! IhIhI’m reheheally tihicklish! aha!” Sal screeched as her fingers poked at his sides.
“I knohow thahat!” Ash teased continuing to spider up his sides.
“Knohohohock ihihit ohohoff! AH!” Sal laughed squirming around on the grass.
“I thought you said you ‘Kill’ creatures like me ‘round these parts! So go on! Do it!” Ash taunted.
“I-I I cahahan’t! Yohohou’re tihiHICKLING mehe! AHAHAHA!” Sal threw his head back when Ash went back to his tummy.
“Haha! The one monster Sal Fisher cannot defeat!” Ash called out in victory.
“Nohoho! WAHAHAHAIT!” Sal screeched as Ash squeezed his flanks.
“I Gihihihive uhup! I gihihive uhup! Ahaha!” Sal surrendered and Ashley ceased her attack. She sat back and Sal propped himself up with his arms. That his when he noticed Larry.
“Oh! Uh- H-Hey Larry! We were just uh...” Sal stuttered sitting upright.
“Hey Larry, what took you so long?” Ash butted in.
“I just needed to finish my painting.” Larry replied putting his hands in his pockets.
“What were you two dudes up to?”
“Just goofing around.” Ash answered poking Sal in the rib making him jolt a light blush rising on his cheeks behind his mask.
Fin~
