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Skeleton was getting ready for bed, but he couldn't sleep a wink. Deep down, he was a little worried, what if he lost this contest?... Although, maybe it wouldn't be so bad?... The main thing is that the other winner is cute. He'd even be happy if Uncle Wander also took part and if he won. Having collected these thoughts, he finally closed his eyes and slept. Scorchar and Zorphen had already gone to bed before Skully.***
The next morning, Skully brushed his teeth and took a shower as usual. He was in a very good mood and nothing could spoil it, he was very sure of it. For breakfast, the local cook patrols were preparing enchiladas. Skully, along with Scorchar and Zorphen, also had breakfast. After that, the son of Lord Hater took his 100% charged phone and flew alone on jet boots to the planet Zeni. When he landed, he was shocked. In a good way. He saw many more guests and participants. Among them were the fists of Emperor Cool, Major Chaos, also known as Jeff, as well as space pirates, a race of fleas, insectoids, Mad Star, Turbo Rider, Sonic the Hedgehog with Tails the Fox, Black Cube, Something, Little Bits, robots and many others. And also Mossy and Sunny. Skully's pupils dilated with joy and his cheeks began to glow a brighter yellow. Especially when he saw an old acquaintance among the crowd of guests. โ LIME!!! โ he shouted. The girl with red cotton candy hair turned around questioningly. Suddenly seeing Skully, she smiled and they ran to meet each other, after which they hugged. They talked for some time and then went their separate ways. It turned out that Limepop was not going to participate in the contest, but simply came here to buy souvenirs and look at the winners. Skully also decided, since he still had plenty of time, to go and buy himself some souvenirs. Or at least just look at these souvenirs. There were not only things from the planet Zeni itself, but also other goods from other planets. There were even items from Earth, which Mad Star traded and tried to sell someone old items from Russia, which were previously from the Soviet Union. Matryoshka dolls, which are never made or sold in Russia. But besides these things, he also tried to sell an old flag of the Third Reich, which was tattered and barely preserved to this day. And he also tried to sell a white cowboy hat from the Wild West, which existed in the American colony before it became the United States of America, which many people sometimes call the Trash Can. And all the passers-by did not want to buy these souvenirs. They were more interested in listening to the stories of these things. Mad Star, fortunately, did not care whether he sold these things or not. He was even happy to share the stories of each item. Even Skully was glad to learn more about the objects from the planet where Mad Star himself comes from. It was nice that he talked about objects not only from his home country of Germany, but also about objects from other countries on his planet. This is what everyone liked to listen to him about and considered it a miracle, because most aliens in this galaxy on each planet are all equal and live the same, without different countries. The only one who didnโt care about all these stories was one capricious girl with white hair. โ Oh, who cares? โ Skully heard this familiar voice and turned to his right side. He saw an old acquaintance who stretched out her lip and folded her arms across her chest. โ My dad will soon find your dirty planet and destroy it. โ Lily! โ Skully said sternly, his cheeks turning red. He looked at her menacingly. She also paid attention to him. โ Skully! โ she answered sternly. They came closer and looked angrily into each other's eyes, holding their hands down and clenched into fists. โ What are you doing here, white-eyed hybrid? โ I'm a white-eyed hybrid? Speak for yourself! โ Lilith snapped. โ Did you come here as usual just to show off and brag about your stupid guardian father? That's all you're capable of. โ Nothing of the sort! My father is my own and I'm not bragging at all. โ Yeah. Lie more. โ Skully grinned, thereby angering Lilith. โ Who are you calling a liar? Me? โ Well, it's obvious! โ the skeleton grinned, folding his arms over his chest. โ And who invited you here anyway? I came here for a drawing contest, and you're ruining my whole mood with your appearance. โ By the way, I also came here to take part in this stupid contest. โ she explained to him, also smirking and folding her arms across her chest. โ Ha! You? Have you seen your crooked hands that are stuck in childhood? You can't even draw properly. โ Skully said, to which all the curious people who were watching them and listening to their quarrel were shocked by what they heard. โ Ha! You're just jealous of me! โ You're lying and not blushing, idiot. โ Skully answers her and takes out her phone, showing her high-quality drawing. โ Here! Look! โ he said and immediately put his phone away so that she wouldn't ruin his drawing. โ My art is much better than yours, while you are a pathetic nobody, all you can do is draw children's drawings. Who of us is jealous now? It's definitely not me! โ How dare you?... My daddy ki... โ she didn't have time to finish, when Skully interrupted her, mimicking: โ My daddy! My daddy! โ he mimicked her, moving the fingers of his right palm. - All you can do is brag about your stupid parents, and you yourself are just a pathetic weakling who is not capable of anything. Lilith was angry at such an insult. She stretched out both her hands and, breathing through her teeth, was preparing to attack the skeleton in order to strangle him. However, the jade tiger judge stood between Skully and Lily and said: โ Boys, girls, no need to quarrel and fight! Our planet Zeni is a planet of peace and communication, not quarrels and fights. Therefore, treat each other more calmly, as rivals, otherwise you will both be disqualified and you will both not participate in our competition. Skully and Lily looked at each other angrily, but still decided to listen to the judge. They both calmed down and smiled. โ As you say, Mr. Judge. โ the skeleton answered smiling, and behind his back he made a cross with his right hand. โ I won't do that again either. โ Lily lied, also smiling and also hiding her fingers behind her back in a cross. All the curious citizens and passersby returned to their business. The judge went about his business, and Skully and Lily went their separate ways, promising to do each other harm. โ "You're going to lose, Skully!" she thought of him. โ "You're going to lose, Lilith!" he thought of her.***
Skully continued to have fun on the planet and admire various things. He even played a little in the shop, where you had to throw a ball into the neck of one of the canisters lying sideways. However, for some reason he was unlucky and missed, never hitting any of them. โ That's it! I've had enough! โ said the skeleton and was about to leave. Mossy appeared behind him. He looked like Wander, only all green, rough and with a flower on his head. โ What a blockhead! You can't throw properly. Watch how it's done! โ he said to the skeleton, paid the owner two dollars, picked up one of the balls, squeezed it well in his hand and swung. Mossy just wanted to throw the ball, but he forgot to unclench his hand and as a result he jumped up, somersaulted forward and flew sharply with the ball in his hand into the shop. He flew and screamed shrilly, his eyes wide and not understanding. โ Mossy! โ the skeleton was scared for Mossy, stretching his right hand forward. The swamp weirdo flew with the ball and crashed into one canister together with it, after which they fell off the shelf together. The canister landed on the floor, shook and stood up perfectly with the neck up. Mossy was stuck inside, hanging with his legs sticking up. โ Your winnings, sir. โ the owner of the shop answered smiling and handed Mossy a toy pony of Queen Chrysalis on his feet. โ Help!... I'm stuck! โ he screamed from the canister, twitching his legs. All the others who wanted to play, as they saw and heard this, began to laugh at Mossy. One of them, Lemonpop, went and rudely said: โ You're an blockhead yourself! You don't know how to unclench your fingers and let go of what you throw. Look, that's how it's done! โ he said and also paid two dollars. Lemon took the ball in his right hand, aimed at the canister with Mossy inside and threw it so that the ball hit the canister and it fell. Mossy rolled out of the canister, curled up into a ball and was free. โ I'm free? I'm free! I'm free! โ Mossy was happy, but leaving the shop with the prize, he accidentally fell into an open sewer hatch and fell. He even cursed. โ Well... (Censored). โ No swearing! We have children here! โ the judge's voice was heard. โ Go to flell! โ Mossy waved his hand in the sewer.***
The skeleton resembled a couple of other gaming shops and even broke the record for points in the arcade video game about Mad Star. The results of the competition and the winner were about to be announced. Suddenly, passing by the stage, Skully accidentally heard conversations behind the scenes of the stage. He became curious and leaned the side of his skull against the wall. Behind the wall, the judge himself and Lord Wander, who was also on this planet, were talking. Apparently, it was he who brought Lilith here. โ No, please. This planet is very dear to us and means everything to us. We can't do this. We have always been honest. โ You have always been honest, so be honest with me! I clearly warned you that if you do not choose my daughter as the winner, then I will destroy your planet and all of you on it. โ But your daughter draws poorly. She has no talent and quality. โ I don't care. My daughter is just pathetic and a surrogate motherfucker that I just want to get off my back. She won't leave me alone if she loses and it's your fault. โ Lord Wander, please! Have mercy! โ No way! I've said it all and you understand. If my daughter loses, I'll kill you all and your planet will join my list of destroyed planets. This conversation is over. โ No! Please! โ Are you deaf? Should I stab you so you can finally understand? - Judging by the sound of metal on metal, the villain had sharpened his claws or something sharper. The judge then despaired and replied: โ I understand. Lady Lilith will be the winner! Skully was outraged by this news. His eyes widened, his lips pouted, and his cheeks glowed purple, and at the same time they changed from red to purple. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Suddenly, Lord Wander himself came out from behind the door. He saw the skeleton and realized that he had heard everything. โ You?... โ he asked, narrowing his red eyes. Skully chose to run away, but the villain grabbed him by the shoulders and lifted him above himself. โ Not only are you pestering my daughter and insulting her creativity, but you're also stalking me? โ he turned Skully upside down and, holding him by the legs, began to shake him to get a video camera or phone from him. He thought that Skully had recorded his conversation on video or audio to frame him and reveal that he and Lilith were trying to cheat. Only the phone fell out of his pocket onto the ground. โ Aha! Come on, don't hide it! Don't hide it! Come on! Let's delete my evidence!" He threw the skeleton aside. Then Lord Wander took Skully's phone and examined it, but he did not find a single video or audio recording anywhere. Apparently he hadn't managed to write anything down yet. Smiling, the orange villain was only happy with it. He threw the phone at the skeleton's feet. โ Consider yourself lucky, brat! But I will kill you, as well as your family, if you dare to get in the way of me and Lily. Got it? Having said this, he leaves. Skully picks up his phone and wipes it, looking sternly at the back of the villainous underlord. โ Psycho! โ whispered the skeleton. โ I hear everything! โ Wander and Dominator's double plagiarism answers him as he waves his right hand, leaving. Despite the threats of this villain, the skeleton was already going to go to the people and wait for the start of the competition with the results of the victory, where, in addition to him and Lily, other participants will be presented, who will also show their drawings. Lily came last and she showed a disgusting and horrible drawing that looked like it was drawn by a two-year-old with crayons, without coloring it completely. In her drawing, she was small in the middle, and on the sides were Dominator and the orange villain himself. Moreover, the bodies were drawn carelessly in the form of sticks, and the heads were round in shape. Lily and Skully looked at each other menacingly and intended to defeat each other. The skeleton hoped that the judge would come to his senses, since he was so honest and would choose his drawing instead of Lily's. If anything happened, Skully and his father could then protect the judge and his planet from Lord Wander.***
The time has come when the judge himself came out and began to look at the drawings, paintings and art of each participant. Including the most beautiful from Skully and the most terrible from Lilith. Skully and Lily were very worried, each of them thought only that he or she would win. Skully really hoped that the judge would come to his senses and honestly choose him, not giving in to the threats of the underlord from another universe. โ So. The competition for the title of the best artist of the planet Zeni is ready to name the winner. I have looked at the drawings of each artist and in my honest opinion and determination of who did it better, I choose as the winner ... โ the jade tiger pauses. Skully and Lily are sweating and very worried. Skully's cheeks even turned purple. Among the people in the crowd was Lord Wander and he looked menacingly at the judge. Jade Tiger swallowed in fear and for the first time in his life he decided to dishonestly go to the post of the swindler under his threats. โ Lady Lilith! Skully and everyone else gasped and widened their eyes, not understanding "How is this possible?" Lord Wander grinned, and Lady Lilith smiled and raised her hands up, began to jump in place and scream: โ YE-E-EA-A-AH!!! HOORAY!!! I WON!!! โ she bragged. Everyone was shocked. Even Mossy came out of the crowd and screamed: โ WHAT IS THIS??? HOW DARE THE JUDGE CHOOSE THIS DISGUSTING DRAWING OF THIS WHORE??? I DRAW BETTER!!! THAT'S NOT FAIR!!! Lord Wander himself came to his daughter's defense and grabbed Mossy by the throat. โ Don't you dare talk about my daughter like that, you swamp freak! My daughter won fair and square! โ No! โ Skully said and pointed his finger at Lord Wander. โ They cheated! I was passing by the stage wings and heard him talking to the judge. That orange plagiarist of Wander and Dominator was threatening the judge that he would destroy his planet if he dared not choose his adopted daughter as the winner. โ Shut up! โ the villain hissed and wanted to approach the skeleton to hit him. But the jade tiger stood between them and smiled fearfully. โ Please, no need to quarrel and fight! We have a peaceful planet. โ He said, holding out his hands in both directions, holding them both back. Then the judge turned to Skully. โ Kid, these are very serious accusations! Where is your evidence? โ He doesn't have any. โ Lily smirked. โ He's just jealous that I won fairly. That's why he's lying to slander my daddy. โ You're right! โ the red-haired villain agrees with her, in order to defend and justify himself. โ Accordingly, we cannot reconsider my opinion and disqualify Lilith, because she did not cheat. โ the judge lied in his own defense. Although he also repented from shame in front of the skeleton. โ Forgive me, Skully. The main thing is not winning, but participating. Maybe next time you'll be lucky? Skully was very angry and furious. His cheeks turned red, and fangs appeared on his teeth. He looked menacingly at Lily. โ I'VE ENOUGH!!! โ he screamed and jumped on Lilith like a bullet. He pounced on her, knocked her to the floor and began to cruelly hit her in the face with his bone fists. โ TAKE IT, WHORE!!! HERE YOU ARE, YOU DISGUSTING CHEAT!!! HERE!!! TAKE IT!!! AND AGAIN!!! โ OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-IT-HURT-OUCH-OUCH-DADDY-OUCH-OUCH-OUCH-HELP-OUCH-OUCH!!! โ she screamed in pain with each blow and couldn't fight back. Everyone else looked at this, raised their fists up and shouted: โ FIGHT-FIGHT-FIGHT... Lord Wander decided not to interfere and watch how his adopted daughter could fight back on her own. After all, part of him didn't care about her, even though he pretended to love her. So he just stood silently and watched. Only the jade tiger tried to intervene in the fight and calm both participants. โ SCULLY, LILITH, STOP IT NOW!!! โ he screamed, grabbed Skully by the shoulders and dragged her away from Lily. โ LET ME GO!!! I'LL KILL HER!!! I'LL KILL THIS CHEAT!!! THE PRIZE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN TO ME!!! I SHOULD HAVE WON!!! THIS IS MY BEST DRAWING, AND HERS IS TERRIBLE!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN ME!!! WHY DID YOU CHOOSE HER??? WHY DID YOU GIVE IN TO THIS BASTARD'S INTIMIDATION??? MY FAMILY, DADDY HATER, DADDY PEEPERS, AUNT DOMINATOR, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND AUNT SYLVIA AND UNCLE WANDER WOULD HAVE PROTECTED YOU AND YOUR PLANET FROM THIS DOUBLE PLAGIATOR!!! - First he screamed at the judge who was holding him back, and then he screamed at Lily and Lord Wander himself. โ WHAT ARE YOU SMILLING ABOUT, YOU MORON AND WHORE??? I'M GOING TO TEAR YOU BOTH LIKE AN OLD NEWSPAPER!!! โ Why are you so restless and stubborn, like your father in the past? - the jade tiger hissed through his teeth to the skeleton. Then he smiled stupidly and began to make excuses in front of everyone, so as not to embarrass himself: โ Don't pay attention to him! He apparently overheated on the star, got a star strike and that... You continue to have fun and enjoy yourself here, and in the meantime I'll take him to the doctor for a medical examination. โ the judge lied and dragged Skully along with him, and he tried to break free with his physical strength. They both left and disappeared around the corner of one house. Everyone began to look at each other questioningly and think: "What was that?" Lily stood up and rubbed her sore spots. โ What a whiny and cruel envious man he is! Now I'll have scars and bruises because of him. โ she grumbled, but then calmed down and grinned maliciously. โ Now you see how jealous he is of me. Let's all assume that I am right and won fairly. โ I am against it. I think Skully is right. โ Mossy grumbled. โ Me too. โ Sunny supported her swamp friend. They both looked menacingly at Lilith and Lord Wander. โ If so, then I also take his word for it. You and your father cheated. - said Lemonpop. โ Yes. And me too. โ Limepop boldly declared. โ Where is the proof that we allegedly cheated? Where is the evidence? โ Lily asked, waving her hands and also grinning. โ You want proof? We will get it. โ Lemon declared. โ We swear that for Skully's sake we will sooner or later lead you both to clean lava! โ Lime supported her older brother Lemon. โ We must help Skully too. โ Sunny said to the green grumbler. โ A wise decision! โ Mossy thought and answered out loud to his white friend, after which they walked away together through the crowd of humanoids and disappeared from sight.***
At this time, the jade tiger took Skully around the corners of the buildings, where there was no one. Only now did the skeleton realize to shoot green lightning, hitting the tiger with electricity and thus freeing himself. The judge was a little hurt from the electric shock and he let go of the skeleton. โ WHY DID YOU DO THIS??? I THOUGHT YOU WERE REALLY HONEST!!! โ he shouted at the judge. His cheeks periodically changed color from red to blue and from blue to red. Inside the unfortunate skeleton, both anger and resentment were simultaneously shifting. The judge sighed heavily and lowered his head. โ Forgive me, Skully. I am truly very sorry and very ashamed. I didnโt know that you were telling the truth about your family and that you would protect us. I was afraid for my home and for my people. I was scared and I didnโt want this villain to destroy our planet and kill us all. I had no other choice. You really have a very good drawing and I really like it. I really wanted to choose you, but that mean Lord Wander... โ having said everything out of despair, the jade tiger sighed heavily once more and went back. โ I hope you will understand me correctly and forgive me, Skully? But Skully was not going to forgive the judge for acting so meanly. The skeleton's cheeks turned blue. He held back his tears of despair, grabbed his skull, clenched his teeth and ran away from the city into the large and open desert, shedding tears and crying all the way. He ran far, far away from the city, did not even see where he was running, when suddenly he tripped over a cobblestone and fell skull first into the sand. He did not get up and continue running. He only beat his fists and feet on the sand from anger and resentment. Inside the skull were thoughts: โ "Why?... For what?... How could he do this?..." At that very moment, Sylvia and the usual Wander flew past. They saw Skully lying on the sand and crying. They felt sorry for him and at the same time wondered what happened here. They landed nearby. โ Hey, Skully, hi. โ the weirdo in the hat said, smiling at first. Then he changed his smile to worry. โ What happened to you? โ Why are you crying? โ asks Sylvia. โ Who hurt you? The skeleton picked up his skull and looked around. Seeing Wander and Sylvia, he was very happy to see them, but he couldn't stop crying. His cheeks periodically changed color from blue to yellow, then from yellow to blue. Wiping away his tears and still crying, he answers them: โ Your evil twin, Uncle... He... And... Lily... They... Cheated... I... Lost... It's... Not fair!... โ he explained a little inaudibly. โ Well, hush-hush! All this can be easily fixed. I'm sure we can fix everything. โ Sylvia said, sitting down next to him, spreading her legs and placing the skeleton on her lap. She even hugged him. Next to Skully, Wander sat down on his lap and also hugged him, calming him down. โ Everything will be fine, Skully. โ he assured him. โ So... Tell me everything from the very beginning and in order!***
Lily and Lord Wander both smirked evilly and hung a diploma with a certificate of the winner of the contest of the planet Zeni on their ship in Lilith's bedroom. โ That was a great idea of โโyours, intimidating that stupid judge so that I would win. โ said the bad girl. โ Yeah. But that skinny boy almost gave me away and our plan almost failed because of him. โ the red-haired plagiarist rolled his eyes angrily. โ And there were four freaks who took Skully's word for it. They can sniff something out and reveal that we cheated to get the prize. โ You're right, Dad. We have to catch those witnesses and kill them on the spot so that they don't find out anything from us and don't give us away and our insidious plan. Fortunately, no one except the judge and that moron knows about it. There are four of them for now. But soon there will be only two. And one of those two is me, and the other is you. โ You're right. We must first eliminate all witnesses, including Skully himself. We will catch him and personally chop his vile skull off his trachea. โ I will deal with this myself. I have known Skully for a long time, like the back of my hand. โ Lilith smirked. โ Daddy's girl! โ Lord Wander answers angrily, takes her by the shoulders and hugs her. โ I will do everything so that you are always one step ahead and the winner. After the hug, they parted. Lily remained in her bedroom, and her father went to the prison cell, where Nori and Abbit were sitting hugging each other behind one of the bars. They sat together and cried. They were even a little afraid. Lord Wander, smiling maliciously, comes up to their bars and asks. โ Where is your mother?... Tell me now where she is... And maybe I'll spare you... Maybe I'll even let you go home. โ Of course he was lying and hid his fingers behind his back in a cross. Abbit took a mouthful of saliva and spat right in the villain's face, causing him to turn away in disgust. โ Go to flell, freak! โ Abbit snapped. โ Do you want to know where our mother is?... Then kiss our asses! - Nori was rude. โ I tried not to torture you both in vain, but my patience is running out! โ the redhead hisses through his teeth and takes out his lava hand. He opens the cage and grabs Abbit by the neck. The cage closed again. Nori runs to the bars in fear and grabs them. โ Don't touch him! โ Tell me where she is, or my sister might say goodbye to her brother once and for all. โ he threatened. โ Don't tell him anything! โ Abbit demanded in a panic. Nori was very afraid for her brother and stuck her hand out. โ STOP!!! OUR MOTHER IS IN THE FIFTH SECTOR OF THE NEIGHBORING GALAXY FROM THE ANDROMEDA NEBULA!!! โ she couldn't help but blurt out. โ Thank you, and now say goodbye to your lives, both of you. โ Lord Wander summons a lava hand with claws and prepares to plunge it into Abbit's chest. However, an alarm stops him. โ What? Are we under attack? โ He rolled his eyes and put Abbit back in the cage with Nori and locked them both. โ I'll deal with you later. He walks down a long corridor and enters the cockpit. However, everything was in order and someone turned on the alarm just to play. The villain rolled his eyes. โ Flirt! I told Lily not to play with the alarm! It's not a toy, it's a serious tool.At the same time!
Nori was ashamed of herself for letting it slip, and Abbit was angry with her and scolded her: โ Why did you do that? He would have killed me anyway. You should never trust villains and tell them your secrets. At that moment, Lily ran into the cell, breathing nervously. She opened the bars and freed Abbit and Nori. โ Run from here to the escape pods and warn our mother as soon as possible that daddy is coming for her! โ she told them. Abbit and Nori looked at her questioningly, leaving the cell. โ But... โ they wanted to ask her, but she interrupted them: โ There is no time to explain! I said run! There was no use arguing with her, and they had to run. When they ran away, Lily changed her excitement to a sly smile, went to the lever and pulled it, turning on another alarm. Then she made an angry face and ran to the exit, shouting: โ DAD, OUR PRISONERS HAVE ESCAPED!!!