The Soup Sculpture - Chapter 4

After all festivities of Lindsey's birthday, the Bicycle and Floating Club needed some R&R and headed to the hot springs in St. Desert Palmville. The mud baths and colonics were heavenly and even Penny, Lindsey's oversized Bernese Mountain dog, got her nails and fur did. They returned to Seaside Town rejuvenated and ready for the upcoming Canary Celebration. Not only were the canaries helpful to the Bicycle and Floating Club, they were becoming a huge commodity and Seaside Town's economy was thriving from their greatest export.

Mayor Shubert announced that Main Street would be shut down and turned into a carnival for the celebration. Famed Seaside Town architect Mr. Duclos erected a sculpture out of soup cans in homage to the town's greatest architectural achievement - The Burrito Dome. It took Duclos eleven years to finish the sculpture. On the eve of the Canary Celebration, all the townspeople went to see the lighting of the soup sculpture. Even unknown businessmen in fine Italian suits showed up to view it. Meredith, the Canary Celebration Pageant Queen, was ready to plug in the lights.

"Isn't the soup can sculpture magnificient?" said Sarah.

"It sure is. And it consists of my favorite soup flavor." said Jessie.

"Cabbage soup, yummmm." said the girls in unison.

All of a sudden a loud engine roar was getting closer and closer to Main Street.

"What is that?" asked Cathy.

"I don't know. But it sounds like its coming from N. Main Street." added Lindsey.

The girls turned to look up the street and saw a white object zig zagging at rapid speed all over the road.

"Oh no!" screamed Jessie, "Is that who I think it is?"

"Let me get a better look." said Cathy, who floated up to the height of the lampost to get a better view.

The object was now identifiable as a vehicle and was still swerving all over the road.

Cathy yelled, "Its a golf cart. It looks as though its driving on the wrong side of the road. It must be - "

"Rockin' Koriakin!" they said in unison.

Rockin' Koriakin was the town troublemaker. Whenever she drank too many bottles of Dewar's an accident was bound to happen. For example, the time she entered the Seaside County Olympics in the track and field event and took out her own team by knocking over the hurdles. Or the time she accidently filled half of the Sea Doos with Dewar's instead of gasoline and they all sank.

"What do we do?" said Sarah.

"We have to tell the Mayor to call off the lighting quickl-" said Jessie.

But it was too late. Rockin' drove the cart straight through the soup sculpture, sending thousands of soup cans flying all over Main Street.

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" yelled Duclos.

All of the townsepeople gasped.

"Eleven years i've spent making this! Eleven years!" he cried.

"Oops. My bad." said Rockin.

"Now the Canary Celebration is ruined!" he said.

"It's cool. I can pick up all the cans and put it back together if you want. Whatevs." Rockin' added.

"And the town didn't even get to see it lit! And Meredith didn't get to fulfill her Pageant Queen duties! " said Duclos.

"She can still light it. And you'd feel better with a Dewar's." said Rockin'.

Jessie noticed that they hadn't seen Meredith since before the crash.

"Speaking of Meredith, where did she go? She was right here." asked Jessie.

"I don't know but she wouldn't leave her post in a time like this."said Lindsey.

"You guys! From up here I can see something very strange is happening." yelled Cathy.

"What do you see up there, Cathy?" asked Sarah.

"It looks like those men in Italian suits have her! I can see them taking her down the street! She needs our help!" said Cathy.

"To the bicycles!" they yelled in unison.

"Ah snarf!"said Cathy, who realized she still had to float because of her flat tire, "To the air!"

The girls rode furiously down the street with Cathy floating behind. The girls could see they were gaining on the men.

"We're almost there! Pedal faster!" yelled Lindsey.

"We have to save the Canary Celebration Pageant Queen!" said Sarah.

The girls caught up the men as they were getting into a limousine.

"Stop! Let Meredith go!" said Jessie.

"Hahaha. Only if you get us what we want!" said a businessman.

"Help!" screamed Meredith.

"What do you want, businessmen?" asked Cathy.

"We want your canaries! We are tired of Seaside Town monopolizing the canary market! The demand for canaries is off the charts in domestic and foriegn markets. It's time we get a piece of the action!" said a businessman.

"Never!" said Lindsey.

"Oh well, then I guess we are going to have to take your Canary Celebration Pageant Queen with us!" said another businessman.

"No you won't!" yelled Sarah.

"You can't get away with this!" screamed Jessie.

The girls tried to grab for Meredith but the men pushed her into the limo. As they got in, they rolled down the window to say, "Oh and good luck trying to catch us, crater face."

Just then they revved up their engine until the gusts from the exhaust turned into a tornado and drove off.

"Let's get them!"said Sarah.

"I can't seem to move." added Lindsey.

"That was no regular exhaust pipe!" said Cathy.

"You know what that is?" yelled Jessie.

" A wind manufactured tornado!" they screamed in unison.

Just then the girls realized Cathy had been blown blocks away.

"What do we do?!" asked Sarah.

"We can't call the canaries for help because they cannot withstand the tornando!" said Jessie.

"There's only one person in Seaside town who can outrun a tornado! Rockin' Koriakin!" said Lindsey.

The girls rode back to Main Street away from the direction of the tornado (and they found Cathy on their way back stuck in some electric lines). They arrived just in time to see the police putting Rockin' Koriakin into the back of a squad car.

"Stop! Don't arrest her!" yelled Lindsey.

"Seaside Town is in trouble and Rockin' is the only one who can save it! The businessmen created a wind manufactured tornado to stop us from saving Meredith. They are holding her ransom for all the town's canariess!" said Jessie.

The canaries gasped.

"Rockin' is the fastest person in town and can outrun the tornado to get to the limousine!" added Lindsey.

"But she is so drunk!" complained Duclos.

"No, she is three sheets to the wind. She is faster this way!" said Sarah.

The mayor ordered the police let Rockin' out of the car.

"Can you try and outrun that tornado, Rockin'?" asked Mayor Schubert.

"Ummmmmm yea. It's cool. I can do that. It's a tornado. They aren't that fast. Whatevs." replied Rockin'.

"Go!" yelled the town.

Rockin' Koriakin took off towards the tornado and the town people waited anxiously. Aunt Sassy arrived with hundreds of mintz pies to help alleviate the town's nervousness.

"I'm sorry canaries. This was a case you were gonna have to sit out. You aren't condors. Your little wings wouldn't have made it. " said Jessie to the loyal canaries.

The canaries did not appreciate Jessie's condescending comment in a time like this and flipped her the bird. Just then, Cathy noticed something making its way down Main Street.

"I see something!" she said.

As that something got closer the town began to cheer.

"It's Rockin' Koriakin and Meredith!" said Cathy.

"Thanks. We know. We can see for ourselves." said a still angry Duclos.

"You did it Rockin'! You saved the Canary Celebration!" said Lindsey.

"After ruining it." chimed Duclos.

"How did you stop them?" asked Jessie.

"Well, ummmmm. I just ran and saw the limo which was cool. And then grabbed Meredith or something. I dunno. I don't remember. It wasn't a big deal." said Rockin'

"But how did you stop the businessmen?" asked Cathy.

"Ummmm I dunno. I asked them if they wanted a Dewar's and they said they didn't drink Dewar's." she said.

The town gasped.

"Then I said 'Give me back our Pageant Queen!' And I don't remember the rest. I wasn't really paying attention. But they did say this war isn't over. I'm supposed to tell you all that." she added.

The canaries chirped in fear.

"Don't worry loyal canaries. Hush, hush keep it down now. Chirps carry." Said Jessie

Everyone was happy to get the Pageant Queen back and because of Rockin's bravery she was granted the honor of co-architect in the making of the next soup sculpture. Duclos was not very pleased. The Bicycle and Floating Club enjoyed the weekend's festivities but knew that the businessmen would soon be back.

And that's why you don't eat sushi when you're pregnant.

The End.