Whistling to himself, Houde finished cleaning the bar, and looked around. Doom was sitting innocently as Doom could, hitting on a girl, McCheese was doing what McCheese did best, making chili dogs, and customers were happily eating some Chili dogs.
Houde: Today is a good day.
Various costumers smiled at him, while eating their food. He began to tap his foot in a beat.
Houde: Chili dog, chili dog, oh chili chili chili, Chili dog.
Doom raised an eyebrow looking at Houde. He gets up from his table.
Doom: One moment Suzy.
Girl: It's Lucy.
Doom: Sure Stacy.
He walks over to a box, that has written on it
In case of spontaneous musical, and opens it up, taking out a hammer. By this point in time, Houde has jumped up on top of the counter, and was tapping out a beat with both feet, while singing at the top of his voice.
Houde: Chili Dog Chili Dog, oh chili chili chili, Chili Dog!
BAM!
Houde crumbles, as Doom stands on the bar behind him holding the hammer. Houde manages to look up at Doom.
Houde: Was I breaking out in musical again?
Doom: Yup.
Houde: Thanks for the save.
Doom: No problem.
Houde passes out, the customers look at Doom.
Doom: Don't look at me.
The customers look away from Doom.
Doom: Except for you, you can look at me.
Lucy looks back at Doom.
Doom: Oh yeah, time to make my own musical.
Scientifically Doomed
Season 2
Doppelganger
Houde's Chili Dog Shack was never really busy around the 2o'clock hour, people weren't looking for lunch anymore, and the after school crowd hadn't really shown up yet. McCheese, Houde and Doom usually filled up this downtime with some gentlemanly betting.
On how many people Joe Kalicki tried to get kicked out of the strip mall using extreme force.
Houde: Um guys, where's is Kalicki today? His booth is empty.
Doom: yeah…he undercover again?
Ever since Doom taught Kalicki how to go undercover, Joe would use it from time to time to bust people jaywalking through the parking lot. The point is though, Joe wouldn't dress up as a human, and he would dress up as a Squirrel or Raccoon, once a Mountain Lion. It was strange that he was more effective in these disguises than when he was in his security uniform.
McCheese: I don't see any oversized animals.
Doom: Did we check for platypus? He did do that one-day.
Houde: Someone should walk out there.
Doom: Yeah, someone should.
McCheese: Not it.
Doom: Not it.
Houde: OH COME ON! Why do we play his stupid game? I hate you two!
Houde left the picnic table, and walked back into the Shack.
McCheese: Fine, I'll go.
Doom: Wait for it.
Ten seconds later, Houde steps out of the Shack, mumbling about stupid idiotic games, and the stupid rules they inflict on people and walks into the middle of the parking lot. He cringes there for two seconds before looking around.
Houde: I don't see him or humorously large animals anywhere around here.
Doom: Nothing?
Houde: Nothing.
Houde walks back over to the picnic table and sits down. Looks around curiously.
Houde You think he has the day off?
McCheese: Maybe he's taking a nap?
Doom: No, something sinister is going on, I feel it.
Houde: You did just have a Thrice Deadly Pepper and Cheese Chili Dog.
Doom: Point.
McCheese: Speaking of naps.
Houde: Take ten.
McCheese: YEAH!
Houde settled into the picnic table.
Houde: I take it you are going to try to find Joe?
Doom: Yup, before chaos runs wild in this parking lot.
The parking lot was quite clear this time of day, only a few cars, and nothing else.
Doom: What's your plans?
Houde: Hopefully a quiet day dealing with customers, some robot repairs, work more on my device that will fix the ozone layer, and get to bed early.
Next door at Planet-Man's Authentic Chicken hut, the owner, Planet-Man, stepped out, and waved at the two of them.
Planet-Man: Howdy neighbors.
Doom and Houde waved back.
Houde: New plan.
Doom: New plan?
Houde: Gonna make him cry.
Doom: Looks like I'm rubbing off on you already.
Houde and Doom's apartment
Doom rushed into the apartment.
Doom: Okay. I need a plan.
Joe Kalicki casually walks out of the bathroom, wearing the same clothes as Doom.
Joe Kalicki: Yes we do.
Doom: So, I think he's obviously spending more time at the cell phone store, probably trying to get with that chick who likes to text a lot.
Joe Kalicki: That would be something Kalicki would do. So let's talk about disguises.
Doom: Good job white me. I think you should go as Tom Hanson, and I'll go as Captain Fuller.
Joe Kalicki: Whoa, why you making the black guy go as the white guy? I think I should go as Captain Fuller. Plus, I already got a mighty mustache in my costume suitcase..
Doom: Seriously?
Doom pauses as he looks over Joe Kalicki.
Doom: I'm all for the military pants and whatnot, but what the hell you doing in here?
Joe Kalicki: I live here, what the hell you doing here?
Doom: This is interesting.
Joe Kalicki: I have a couple girls coming over in about ten. They should be arriving at different intervals, but they should overlap every ten minutes. If they shoiw up toio early, mind stalling them?
Doom: Oh hells no.
Joe Kalicki: What? I'll wash the sheets and the ceiling afterwards.
Doom: You are pretending to be me. I think I read about this somewhere.
Joe Kalicki: Whatever, I'm going to go get ready. I need to put on three or four pairs of socks first.
Doom: It's a major thing in the army, if people stay undercover for too long, they begin to believe they are actually that person.
Joe Kalicki turns his back on Doom.
Doom: Knockout punch.
He punches, Kalicki catches the punch, and hip throws Doom over the couch.
Joe Kalicki: Remember, keep the girls coming every ten minutes. Later rookie.
Doom: Oh no he didn't.
Sometime later
It was dinner time, and business was picking up, which made it the perfect time to strike. Houde was talking to McCheese while he was working.
Houde: So, using the phasic stimulus of the lights within the Shack, I can make everyone hate the Hut to the point where they will actually tell other people they hate it.
McCheese: Beans, Pickles, French Fries, Spicy Chili, Hot dog, bun, ORDER UP!
One of the robotic waiters came by and picked up the Chili Dog, Houde continued talking to McCheese.
Houde: The sub harmonics of these lights are not even my forte, I can't believe I actually figured this out in less than three hours.
McCheese: Onions, Anise, Scallions, Okra, Beans, Tofu Chili, Veggie Dog, ORDER UP!
Houde: Are you even listening to me McCheese?
McCheese: Too busy building Chili Dogs. Don't care about your revenge.
Houde: Fine McCheese, be prepared to be dazzled!
Houde hit a button on the machine, causing the lights inside the Chili dog shack to flash in hypnotic colors.
Houde: SCIENCE!
Suddenly all the customers stopped eating and stood up at once, they all proceeded to walk out through the doors.
Houde: McCheese it's working!
McCheese: You sure boss? They seem to be going into the Chicken Hut.
Houde: Yes, burn it down!
McCheese: Um, they seem to be buying stuff.
Houde: To use it to vandalize the building?
McCheese: No…to eat.
Houde: NOOOO!
Back at the apartment
Doom sat on the couch, thinking this through outloud.
Doom: Okay, so I need to figure this out, how can I beat me? I mean, the only way someone could actually beat me is if they are me, so I must be the best way for anyone to beat me. Right? Right, I just need to outthink myself.
Joe Kalicki: Doom! Where's my women!
Doom: Wait, he's still in fledging mode. He can't handle the full Doom, not yet, I need to get him back to the parking lot somehow. Full on attack tactics won't work, no, something, more subtle will be needed. Which means I need a woman.
Doom eyed his costume case.
Doom: That be weird, no, I need another woman's touch here. There's not many I can choose from in short notice. Can't use Houde's sister, she really isn't that good at seducing, too absorbed in the latest books that one. I promised myself I wouldn't talk to one of these since that incident in Aruba, but the world can't handle two Dooms.
Doom opened the apartment door and knocked on the door on the other side.
Hibiki: One moment!
She opened the door. This late in the day Hibiki wasn't wearing a bath robe and wearing curlers in her hair, but she was now covered in makeup, eyeshadow, and shiny objects.
Hibiki: Oh, the scientist's roommate. Hello Papi, need something?
Doom: I need help.
Hibiki: Well, I charge ten dollars for that type of help darling.
Doom: Oh?
Hibiki: And I need to use your tools, mine cost extra..
Doom: Tools? Like a cup or something?
Hibiki: I'm a plumber papi, you didn't know that?
Doom, whose mind was going in various radical directions, was still spiraling that way, and automatically responded with.
Doom: Butterdog?
Hibiki: What now?
Doom: Nothing nothing, sorry, spaced out for a second there. I need you to seduce my friend to follow us to my place of business so he can get back to work.
Hibiki: Oh that type of help.
Doom: Yes.
Hibiki: Deal papi.
Doom: Stop calling me papi please.
Hibiki: Why?
Doom: You don't want to know.
Houde's Chili Dog Shack minimall's parking lot
People were spilling out of the Chicken Hut and into the parking lot. Houde and McCheese were joined by Planet-Man and Gothamite.
Houde: What have I done?
Gothamite: Looks like you subconsciously made them want our chicken. Just couldn't make it fast enough, so now they are rioting.
McCheese: Hey boss? Can I take a nap?
Houde: Not until we calm the horde.
Planet-Man: Guys, seriously, we need to stop them. They could hurt themselves.
Houde: I turned it off, but it doesn't stop them wanting your chicken burgers. If only we could do something, but they also tore the power lines out of the wall. So I can't reprogram them.
Planet-Man: I can't believe you wanted to ruin my business!
Houde: Oh get over yourself. I just hate Canadians.
Planet-Man: We've never done anything to you.
Houde: Yes you have.
McCheese: First, you are Canadian, that right there is pretty bad.
Houde: And you lied when you first made a business on this spot.
Over the roar, Houde heard Doom call out.
Doom: HOUDE!
Houde: Doom? Where you been?
Doom: Finding Joe Kalicki.
Houde: Where was he?
Doom: In our apartment.
Houde: Okay, seriously? How do these people keep getting in there?
Doom: Don't wonder about that now, what's going on here?
Planet-Man: He tried to hypnotize the people in the minimall to despise my food, it just backfired.
Gothamite: He used the wrong light frequency.
Doom: Like the plan though Houde.
Houde: Backfired, but now that Kalicki's here, we can start to clean up the mess.
Doom: Small problem.
Joe Kalicki, being led by Hibiki, wading through the crowd.
Joe Kalicki: Wow, what's going on here.
Hibiki: I got him here, but he's not reverting back to normal.
Houde: Why is he wearing your clothes?
Doom: He tried to disguise himself as me, and lost himself in the pleasure of being Doom. So I had to use Hibiki here to bring him back to the parking lot. I had hoped his presence in here would be enough. Guess I was wrong.
Gothamite: Oh, you probably need to trigger an episode that's ingrained in his head to break him out of his own personal hypnosis.
Houde: What the hell?
GothamiteL Oh, and Not it!
McCheese, Doom, Hibiki, and Planet-man: Not it!
Houde pauses.
Houde: I hate you all.
He proceeds to jaywalk across the parking lot.
Houde: Oh lordy, look at me, look at me jaywalking. Oh lordy lordy lordy. It's so much fun.
Joe Kalicki pauses as he looks at Houde. Muscles in his face start to twitch.
Doom: Five bucks on him knocking Houde into the Van.
McCheese: Ten on him knocking Houde out into the street.
Doom: Deal.
Joe Kalicki's brow starts to sweat, his hands clench and unclench, until finally he screams.
Joe Kalicki: GO GO KALICKI!
He dive tackles Houde straight into the van.
Doom: Five bucks.
McCheese: Damn it!
Houde: Owie…
Joe Kalicki: I'm back baby!
He looks over at the rioting mob.
Joe Kalicki: Time to restore law and order, and it looks like we are all out of order!
He charges straight into the crowd.
Doom: Ah, a job well done.
Hibiki: Oh, my fee?
Doom: Houde has the money, once he wakes up.
Ending Credits
It's the next morning in the Chili Dog Shack.
Houde is holding an ice pack on his head, while McCheese is making chili dogs. Doom is in the background, picking his fingernails with a knife. Joe Kalicki walks in, with a smile on his face.
Doom: Good work last night Joe.
Joe Kalicki: Thanks, oh and thanks you got me out of that jam I was in.
Doom: Feeling better?
Joe Kalicki: Kinda, but I still have an urge to punch people.
Doom: Take a while for that to go away.
McCheese: Eggs, hash browns, ham, bacon, chili, dog, bun, ORDER UP!
Joe Kalicki punches out the robot waiter, and grabs his chili dog.
Joe Kalicki: It's good to be back.