Chapter 440: Quadruple The Trouble

A heavy breath escaped Alexander's mouth.

From the release he just had... from the reality that Chaos was obviously still changing many things about him... and from the sight of Drew's mouth where he wanted to do it again.

It wasn't really the best blow and head he's gotten, despite his precocious girlfriend's apparent experiences. Nor is it as sensual as one expected it to be.

Yet for a re-living virgin, with high sensibilities and low tolerance... the roughness, the awkwardness, and the wet-humping stimulation from earlier was all staple and more than enough.

Enough for a motivation to do it again and be better. Hopefully, to the point of his previous sexual peak.

Fortunately, post-nut clarity has given him enough "clarity" to not cross the line any further. Even step back a bit more.

Which is why in a tamer return for the mouthful of pleasure, he just stimulated where he knew Drew was receptive enough... and left her to be in a tired but blissful sleep as Milla was.

Of course, with his cleared up from all those excess thoughts, along with the succession of other nightly activities he just had, exhaustion finally got the better of him.

So, after he tucked himself and his little member in, he dozed off and got the shut-eye he needed.

Into a dream of mental cloud nine and his little slice of physical heaven, with the girls subconsciously scooching closer to him.

It's in a state like this where he would prefer to savor the success and would rather forget the troubles he had, together with the trouble he just got into.

Then again, only days and nights later, in his own twisted sense of doubling it and giving it to the next person... he was set to quadruple those troubles... for a lot of other people...

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As for why and how he will do so...

Well... it's only fitting for the end of the first seasons to have enough spectacle for its proverbial send-off.

They are still very monumental milestones, after all.

But it shouldn't just be limited to the secret party that Creed Animations employees had drummed up.

Nor should it just be privatized to the private TMNT slash Dragonball-themed "party" that the girls had given him.

There was still the general public to pander to. Minus the generally outraged groups and associations and those that don't really give a care.

So, it's really just the nerd community and the cartoon-watching fandom that had to be in on the achievement as well.

It's as much of a celebration for them, as it is for those in Creed.

And as a show of appreciation for their support and avid watching that boosted viewership percentages and whatnot... Alexander actually just wanted to siphon more of their money.

Which sounds bad... because it is.

But it is what it is, when it comes to the business of pop culture and entertainment franchises.

One only needs to peddle some themed crap to the fans' direction... then there's already a chance to earn a crap ton of dough, dollars, and even moolah, or whatever denominations exist out there.

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As bad of a truth as that was, it really was the simple truth.

Whether unwitting or unwitting, the fans in their fandom will continue to do so. Unless they're fans no more.

Which wasn't happening anytime soon.

And from Fanboy's perspective, his peers were growing in numbers as time passed.

Or maybe they were just plentiful on this day, because of that major thing that Creed had just done.

He has some mixed feelings about this. Since, rather regretfully, he's no longer able to bypass the buy trains anymore.

The crowdier it got, the more he had to wait, and the more he missed his ability to always be first in line.

Oh, the conveniences of having the Creed Store so close to home. But everything changed... when the demolishers attacked...

Only the Creed Store, the master of that store block, has enough influence to sway them...

But when they were needed most, they vanished already.

Apparently, it was even their whole idea in the first place. Bringing in a whole load of contractors to build some building from the ground up.

Renovating the heck out of those stores and storefronts, in favor of a rumored pizza place!

Fanboy had a lot of qualms about this but Mr. Counterboy told him that it was all for the better.

Only that it wasn't, as the comic book store's operations had to relocate to quite some distance away. Leading to the no-longer-first conundrum he has.

Of course, it wasn't all downsides. It has upsides as well.

Because the new place was actually an old place. And by that, he meant that this new location was actually the old location of Creed's freaking headquarters!

It looked like the most warehouse of warehouses, but he could barely hold himself back after knowing the story of this two-storeyed property.

These halls, up and down, are literally witnesses to history in the making, witnesses to the Creed stories in the making.

From TMNT, Dragonball, and the like. And look at where those titles are now, with the heights they've achieved.

Arguably changing the cartooning landscape as they really showcased just how campy the competition was.

An awkward fact that everyone just noticed, only until these two new shows showed them how it was and how it should be done.

And even those were just beginning, as there's still a lot to unpack in the upcoming comic arcs that their next seasons are going to be based on.

Like the expansion of the TMNT Rogues Gallery, with many new fun characters to explore.

Fanboy's favorite was the new exploration of the character of Casey Jones, and his most memorable was the one-off meeting with some Battletoads.

It really felt as though there was something more to that.

Naturally, there's also great potential for Dragonball's next arcs, especially with how revolutionary that whole tournament arc was.

A feat not done before in comics, and he can't wait for it to be played out and translated into an animated motion picture.

Something he noticed to be really weird. That even though he already knew who won and what would happen, he and his fellows were still anticipating its adaptations.

A sentiment that extends to all Creed Comics titles they're reading and have read.

There's just so much that they had to offer.

ThunderCats, in particular, is part of the introductory three, making it such a shame that it still hadn't joined the ranks of the other two.

Doubling that shame is the circulating and unconfirmed rumors of Cybertronian Chronicles and JoJo's Bizarre Adventures being given the cartoon treatment.

A level above that would be the early snippets and promotions that the Predator movie is already campaigning for.

Although these are exciting developments, Fanboy still can't help but feel sorry for those that were left out.

For example was RoboCop, a simple and mature premise that actually got deeper, intricate, and intoxicating as its issues unfolded. Showcasing what law enforcement could be and exposing what it is.

Those technological possibilities like drones and whatnot aside, it really was just riveting stuff.

The same with Terminator Genesis, but it really was just starting out, alongside the Marvel-branded Deadpool.

Obviously, he could say a lot more for Watchmen, Ace Attorney, and A Mysterious Feeling Called Love... but they're either one-shots, limited series, and all that.

Anyways, before Fanboy knew it, as he roamed this space that Alexander Creed himself roamed, he moved on from animation-comic pandering into talking about video games.

After all, after all the heys, hellos and what's ups that he's done to the others here and there... he's bound to converse with them about their progress and the secrets they've found.

Which is another one of the upsides to not being the first in line. With enough time to kill, he could talk, make friends, and compare notes with them.

This is actually how he's making strides with expansive games such as Legend of Zelda and Metroid.

He'd be so lost without such support and such a clique that just clicks with him is really rare elsewhere.

Which all the more just highlights the environment that a comic book store like this is facilitating.

Perhaps it's not just Creed Store but every comic book stores out there.

And maybe that's why Alexander Creed has locked out most of his products to just these establishments.

It really is quite the move that Fanboy could only applaud.

Especially with the method that was used to draw in more like-minded people into this circle.

As evidenced by the new faces that are highly likely to be from the Saturday Morning cartoon crowd.

Who has most probably been smack-dabbed by that Creed Chaos System advertisement.

The very first, and one that felt as though it wanted to be more flamboyant but was held back perfectly to convey what it wanted to convey.

At least, it wasn't as embarrassing and as hapless as Nintendo's.

Unlike the NES's "Now You're Playing With Power"... the Creed Chaos System was simply neat and surprisingly orderly.

Directing a plethora of Creed cartoon fans to all the potential games that they could play... and towards the comic book stores that they could gain more access to a whole slew of other Creed contents.

Quite the move, truly.

Not without drawbacks as the trouble that plagued the cartoons also jumped to video games.

And it probably won't be long for them to stir up trouble with toys and comic books.

Something that he wanted to bring up to the trusty Mr. Counterboy but Fanboy also figured that it probably wasn't necessary.

Creed and Mr. Alexander will probably sort it all out, as usual.

As a matter of fact, they're even the ones that are actively troubling others.

As for how... well...

They've simply made it hard for people to make a choice.

Even now, after he's distracted himself with his thoughts and finally arrived at the first of the line, he still can't make a decision...

On what to buy.

His Chaos menu pinged three times, after all. Even reinforced by the advertisement.

With all of this, came three new video games to add to the mix!

At the 14th... was Dragon Quest! Most probably the sequel that Mystic Quest has alluded to.

And if a mystical adventure involving dragons wasn't enough of a draw for Dragonball lovers... the 15th literally housed Dragonball: Pre-Mystical Adventure!

Of course, with there being double the dragons... TMNT was not to be left out or be overshadowed.

As in the 16th... the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presents Quadruple Trouble!

Which is really fitting, when you count Castlevania in the 13th as well.

Making for a fourfold increase in the availability of new games for the month of March.

Ultimately quadrupling the trouble that people have to go through... raising the necessary funds or choosing which one to play with first.

Either way, whatever reasons that these fourfold releases may have, they were here for it!

Fanboy was even quadruply so...

So, he just decided, then and there, to buy all of them!

Or, at least, try to...