After graduating High School, Tony Carson wins the all-new Inherit a Business contest and heads to CAMP World to claim his new business where he arrives in the British Isles to associate with deer and foxes in a small medieval community. When the sheriff requires his aid in local commerce, he assists in helping the economy of the animated animal zone.
Farthing Wood, Animated England, circa 600 A.D.; Tony's Arts and Crafts Keep; CAMP World
[CAMP-04] ABC-07 Easter in Farthing Wood.
By Darrel Vanwinkle (Lord Pouchlaw)
06/19/2021
Chapter 01
Farthing Wood, Animated England, circa 600 A.D., CAMP World
Tony's Arts and Crafts Keep
From the other side of the coach emerged Jason Argo as well as a tall female with long blond hair with blue eyes and dark skin. "And this is Craftsman Keep. My paper goods shop is over here. I was making village bibles for the locals. I am glad Tony vouched for my coming back, Sister Patrice." Sister Patrice gathered her carpet bag and said, "Remember, I am only to be here for a month to evaluate your second chance in Mysteries Inc. Cathleen Crane upon hearing of how you were almost made into a Kangaroo Zombie decided to reopen and review your case file. I will help you with the bibles but I will need my own room." Together with Jason, they approached Tony. "Looks like someone commissioned you to make a new strength tester," said Jason with a smile.
Tony shook hands with Sister Patrice. "There are nunneries locally, ma'am, but we do have rooms for a female in the keep. And the rooms are sound proof if you need to pray to the good lord in solitude. I am Tony Carson. I just earned the payment to buy this keep. As soon as I sign the paperwork with Purzo, it is mine, all mine. And for fair warning, Sister, there is a Devil Mouse in the keep whom is working on computer games and that is all he is interested in. Purzo is aware of him."
Sister Patrice said, "Big Z? I was told that he believes in God. It is good to know he is helping Founder Core."
Giving the two a brief tour of the shops and the personal quarters, Sister Patrice was left at a door to a bedroom. "Feel free to redecorate it however you like."
Tony escorted Jason back downstairs and into the forge where the male Tigrotaur was working on the new strength tester. "This is Double-T or as he has been calling himself, T-Bone." And then they went into the paint shop. "And that is Yeo, our painter replacement. You surely remember Cavan, whom is doing leather goods as well as teaching the local boys how to play football. After I deal with Purzo and the paperwork, I will escort Billy up to Rowan's place. I guess you saw how empty my shelves were. I had to sell everything in order to raise the money to buy the keep. It wasn't easy but I managed to do it without powers. But I miss having the extra powers. The Druidic Unicorns made themselves scarce after you were taken back to the present day time, as if they thought your departure was my fault. I haven't seen them around the keep since."
Jason said, "I got to meet the Scooby Doo Detective Agency finally when they came to visit me during my hospital visit in Modern Camp World. I was pitiful and even Scooby petted on me."
Tony said, "We live, we learn. I need to go speak with Purzo and get the paperwork signed, I am sure he is a busy kitty cat."
Tony left Jason with Yeo as he went and found Purzo and Zecma. "Let's get the paperwork signed, Purzo."
Purzo said, "About that, Tony. Someone misquoted a figure when naming the price for the keep and my records show that you haven't raised the full amount yet. I know you were excited at first, but you have only raised one tenth of the purchase price." Tony sighed and sat down. "I don't know if you have noticed, Purzo, but we have nothing left to sell in our possession at all. All of my back stock inventory is gone, all of T-Bone's forge goods were sold, all of Yeo's paintings went very quickly; and Jason's bibles got the attention of a few nobles just last night. We're wiped out, Purzo; we have nothing left. I hate to be a whiner, but there is nothing left except our personal favors. I wouldn't give in to Barbra and I won't bow down to that now."
He then turned to Zecma. "Thank you for cheering me up when I felt like giving up, but I am at a dead end. Like the Lemmings, I need to find a cliff." And he started to walk off.
Zecma looked angry at the Cat Lord. "Don't be an Atticus, Purzo! He's done everything he could do! He's broke and has nothing left to sell!"
Purzo said, "As a prize, the keep's cost was waived. But when he became ineligible to be a prize winner, it was either buy the business or go home. We gave him a chance to show off his skills and raise the money to buy the business."
Zecma growled, "You forced him to surrender the skills which would have allowed him to restock his shelves and now you are screwing him over?! Show off non-existent skills that he had been gifted with and now you expect him to pull miracles out of his ass?! I remember when you quoted the 50 Platinum coin price because I recorded it while the Scribe was still here!"
Purzo said, "I'm sorry, he still owes 450 Platinum coins."
Zecma smirked as the payment acquisition jar suddenly received over five thousand Platinum coins. CLINK! "Since I never discussed his wages as being my Beta Tester, two people can play this game, Purzo. 450 Platinum Coins more, you said?" Tony glanced over his shoulder at the payment jar. "I predict another delay, Zecma. But I have an alternate suggestion just in case he pulls another Atticus Cat Lord trick out of his ass."
Purzo growled, "I am not pulling tricks out of my ass! The price was misquoted as 50 Platinum! It was meant to be 500 Platinum! And the terms were specific, Zecma, he has to earn the money from selling his crafts; I cannot accept your goodwill gift!"
Tony said, "What did I tell you, Zecma; I am detecting Cat Lord greed here! Lets gather everyone up and move out of the keep! Anything that was in the keep before we arrived stays, otherwise, it get taken with us! I've always thought this was a shitty location for a workshop that just happens to look like a royal keep!"
Purzo said, "If you are not buying the business, then you will be returned to Earth. That was also part of the deal."
Tony then turned so Purzo couldn't see his face as he mouthed, 'Call the Scribe and Amaterasu in here; Purzo is acting super fishy.'
End of Chapter 01
Farthing Wood, Animated England, circa 600 A.D.; Tony's Arts and Crafts Keep; CAMP World
[CAMP-04] ABC-07 Easter in Farthing Wood.
By Darrel Vanwinkle (Lord Pouchlaw)
06/19/2021
Chapter 01
Farthing Wood, Animated England, circa 600 A.D., CAMP World
Tony's Arts and Crafts Keep
From the other side of the coach emerged Jason Argo as well as a tall female with long blond hair with blue eyes and dark skin. "And this is Craftsman Keep. My paper goods shop is over here. I was making village bibles for the locals. I am glad Tony vouched for my coming back, Sister Patrice." Sister Patrice gathered her carpet bag and said, "Remember, I am only to be here for a month to evaluate your second chance in Mysteries Inc. Cathleen Crane upon hearing of how you were almost made into a Kangaroo Zombie decided to reopen and review your case file. I will help you with the bibles but I will need my own room." Together with Jason, they approached Tony. "Looks like someone commissioned you to make a new strength tester," said Jason with a smile.
Tony shook hands with Sister Patrice. "There are nunneries locally, ma'am, but we do have rooms for a female in the keep. And the rooms are sound proof if you need to pray to the good lord in solitude. I am Tony Carson. I just earned the payment to buy this keep. As soon as I sign the paperwork with Purzo, it is mine, all mine. And for fair warning, Sister, there is a Devil Mouse in the keep whom is working on computer games and that is all he is interested in. Purzo is aware of him."
Sister Patrice said, "Big Z? I was told that he believes in God. It is good to know he is helping Founder Core."
Giving the two a brief tour of the shops and the personal quarters, Sister Patrice was left at a door to a bedroom. "Feel free to redecorate it however you like."
Tony escorted Jason back downstairs and into the forge where the male Tigrotaur was working on the new strength tester. "This is Double-T or as he has been calling himself, T-Bone." And then they went into the paint shop. "And that is Yeo, our painter replacement. You surely remember Cavan, whom is doing leather goods as well as teaching the local boys how to play football. After I deal with Purzo and the paperwork, I will escort Billy up to Rowan's place. I guess you saw how empty my shelves were. I had to sell everything in order to raise the money to buy the keep. It wasn't easy but I managed to do it without powers. But I miss having the extra powers. The Druidic Unicorns made themselves scarce after you were taken back to the present day time, as if they thought your departure was my fault. I haven't seen them around the keep since."
Jason said, "I got to meet the Scooby Doo Detective Agency finally when they came to visit me during my hospital visit in Modern Camp World. I was pitiful and even Scooby petted on me."
Tony said, "We live, we learn. I need to go speak with Purzo and get the paperwork signed, I am sure he is a busy kitty cat."
Tony left Jason with Yeo as he went and found Purzo and Zecma. "Let's get the paperwork signed, Purzo."
Purzo said, "About that, Tony. Someone misquoted a figure when naming the price for the keep and my records show that you haven't raised the full amount yet. I know you were excited at first, but you have only raised one tenth of the purchase price." Tony sighed and sat down. "I don't know if you have noticed, Purzo, but we have nothing left to sell in our possession at all. All of my back stock inventory is gone, all of T-Bone's forge goods were sold, all of Yeo's paintings went very quickly; and Jason's bibles got the attention of a few nobles just last night. We're wiped out, Purzo; we have nothing left. I hate to be a whiner, but there is nothing left except our personal favors. I wouldn't give in to Barbra and I won't bow down to that now."
He then turned to Zecma. "Thank you for cheering me up when I felt like giving up, but I am at a dead end. Like the Lemmings, I need to find a cliff." And he started to walk off.
Zecma looked angry at the Cat Lord. "Don't be an Atticus, Purzo! He's done everything he could do! He's broke and has nothing left to sell!"
Purzo said, "As a prize, the keep's cost was waived. But when he became ineligible to be a prize winner, it was either buy the business or go home. We gave him a chance to show off his skills and raise the money to buy the business."
Zecma growled, "You forced him to surrender the skills which would have allowed him to restock his shelves and now you are screwing him over?! Show off non-existent skills that he had been gifted with and now you expect him to pull miracles out of his ass?! I remember when you quoted the 50 Platinum coin price because I recorded it while the Scribe was still here!"
Purzo said, "I'm sorry, he still owes 450 Platinum coins."
Zecma smirked as the payment acquisition jar suddenly received over five thousand Platinum coins. CLINK! "Since I never discussed his wages as being my Beta Tester, two people can play this game, Purzo. 450 Platinum Coins more, you said?" Tony glanced over his shoulder at the payment jar. "I predict another delay, Zecma. But I have an alternate suggestion just in case he pulls another Atticus Cat Lord trick out of his ass."
Purzo growled, "I am not pulling tricks out of my ass! The price was misquoted as 50 Platinum! It was meant to be 500 Platinum! And the terms were specific, Zecma, he has to earn the money from selling his crafts; I cannot accept your goodwill gift!"
Tony said, "What did I tell you, Zecma; I am detecting Cat Lord greed here! Lets gather everyone up and move out of the keep! Anything that was in the keep before we arrived stays, otherwise, it get taken with us! I've always thought this was a shitty location for a workshop that just happens to look like a royal keep!"
Purzo said, "If you are not buying the business, then you will be returned to Earth. That was also part of the deal."
Tony then turned so Purzo couldn't see his face as he mouthed, 'Call the Scribe and Amaterasu in here; Purzo is acting super fishy.'
End of Chapter 01
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