Patches’ Nightmare, part 4

We set up our Wild Hooves’ Popsicle and Ice Cream Sandwich stand after a week and a half of creating business plans, marketing, and coming up with 250+ popsicle/ice cream/burger/hot dog/sandwich recipes.

We also went thousands of years into the future by jumping into the portal at the bottom of the mountain.

In the midst of time travel, let’s just say we saw Scooby Doo in 3D, and he was uglier and healthier than ever before. But he was a great marketer, so he was now part of the think tank behind Wild Hooves’ Sandwich Shoppe.

King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear recommended that we don’t advertise all of our flavors and convince people to come with only our most delicious flavors. He didn’t want other people stealing our ideas for a popsicle stand/sandwich shop.

Scooby Doo then suggested a graham cracker gingerbread ice cream sicle as our marketing flavor. He then giggled his trademark giggle.

King White Chocolate Strawberry Gummy Bear suggested that we have a Scooby Doo flavor that is gluten-free.

Jaybird then materialized in the middle of the drawing board and came up with Gluten-free Scooby Doo Snack flavor – ginger buckwheat, skim milk ice cream flavor with stevia.

King Napoleon-covered Cherry Gummy Bear then suggested macadamia nut flavored popsicles.

I suggested they make oatmeal raisin-flavored popsicles.

“Wouldn’t that just be oatmeal mixed in with grape flavor?” the stankass wild wolf asked.

Patches growled at him.

“I’M JUST SAYING!” the stankass wild wolf shouted.

“For marketing purposes, it should be oatmeal raisin cremesicles,” Scooby Doo said in his goofy ass voice.

Patches started to growl.

“Patches, please! And yes, that is the more marketable way to sell grape popsicles with oatmeal on them,” Lindsay said.

“IS IT GRAPE OATMEAL or OATMEAL RAISIN CREMESICLE?!” Jaybird asked in alarm.

“Yes,” I said.

Jaybird’s head exploded.

“That’s the second head explosion in the last epoch,” King White Chocolate Strawberry Gummy Bear pointed out.

“Shucks! I guess we’re doing both,” Scooby Doo said in his goofy ass voice.

“Carrington’s head exploded back in 723 A.D. It would have exploded again hearing those two flavors being sold at the same popsicle stand. Fuck it. Let’s do it!” Nugget said.

“Yep,” the stankass wild wolf said.

Patches growled.

“You never know! Some people might like grapes in their oatmeal!” Cody exclaimed.

King Milk Chocolate Peach Gummy Bear burst out in laughter.

“Even the preposterous makes sense this year,” Lindsay said with a smile. “Thank God Nugget contributed to the group discussion for once.”

“We have to consider all diets,” Chocolat said.

“Yes we do. Thank you, Lindsay. You are making progress with me. I appreciate it,” Nugget said with a small bark.

Patches growled in song.

“Yes. It’s becoming a headache,” Fresa said as she rubbed her head.

She was giving ME a headache.

“Okay! Stay focused. We need flavors,” King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear said.

“Mixed Berry,” I said.

“No. Fuck adding raspberry and blackberry. Those are separate,” King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear said.

“How about Very Berry – blueberry, strawberry, grape, cranberry, gooseberry and Blackabee Berry – blackberry, cranberry, currant, and raspberry?” I countered.

“We’ll do that,” King Napoleon-covered Cherry Gummy Bear said with a nod.

Patches sang in approval.

“Are 24 popsicle flavors good enough for this stand? I mean, it’s a bitch to get good flavors,” I said.

“Yes!” King White Chocolate Strawberry Gummy Bear answered.

“It’s exciting!” King Milk Chocolate Peach Gummy Bear exclaimed.

“They have spoken,” Kings Dark Chocolate Blueberry and Napoleon-covered Cherry Gummy Bears said in unison.

“Thus the Wild Hooves Popsicle Stand With Sandwiches has been borne!” Cody announced with a bark.


Patches meowed loudly and yawned as she awakened in February 2024. Then she looked at Lindsay calmly and wondered in her head what the hell just happened in that nightmare.

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I am a graduate of the University of Mount Union. I work for myself as a Door Dash driver, contracted. I was a psychology major. I am still interested in English and theatre. Writing stories that defy the English language and troll Peter W. Parker (and others) is my passion. I used to draw comics, but I had a comic artist block, so now I troll Peter W. Parker (and others) with my stories. I also love animals. I also love to listen to all kinds of music, such as The Birthday Massacre, Emilie Autumn, The Cruxshadows, The Cranberries, Celldweller, Emperor, R.E.M., Future Funk Squad, Symphony X, Einherjer, Borknagar, and Nightwish. And I'm married to the King Chocolate-Covered Gummy Bears. But don't tell the government. They suck the fun out of it.

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