Sub-Reality Cafe: Aahg!  Too Many Of Each Character!
by Ben Church b_church@yahoo.com

It was couples night at the Sub-Reality Cafe.  The manager, knowing 
trouble was on the horizon had called the bouncer inside, mainstream 
characters were allowed in tonight anyway.  Any single characters that 
came in would likely get depressed and leave on their own.
Up on the stage, the X-Tremes were just finishing their set.  Hotshot 
was on lead guitar as usual, and Blink, this Hotshot's girlfriend was 
in good voice.
The band finished to thunderous applause and they left the main room to
change.
Then Hotshot and Jubilee entered, arm in arm.
The Manager sighed.  It would start soon.
"Drinks all around!" Hotshot cried happily.
"Jeez Willie," Chase Matthews said.  "What's got you in such a great 
mood.  Last I heard you were drowning your sorrows."  Beside him, Shea 
O'Reilly nodded in agreement.
"It's very simple my human friend." Hotshot grinned.  "Ladies and 
Gentlemen and others, I am back!"
The many couples in the room stopped and stared.
"Officially?"
"That's right, not a prequal, not a dream or a flashback, or an 
Elseworlds, I am back!"
Hotshot was soon surrounded by well wishers.  And a good thing too 
because at that moment, in walked Sharp Shot and Jubilee.  No sooner 
had they gotten lost in the crowd, then Tornado and Jubilee entered.
The Manager could only assume that in the confusion, the couples got 
separated.  He/She couldn't think of any other way to account for what 
happened next.
"Jubilee?  What are you doing with Will?" Aaron's voice was heard from 
the crowd.
"What?  Who are you?"
"Will?"
"Aren't you dead?"
"Hey get your hands off my boyfriend!"
"What do you think you're doing with my girlfriend?"
"YOUR boyfriend?  Will's MY boyfriend!"
"Who the heck do you think you are?"
No one was quite sure who had thrown the first punch, but the next 
thing they knew, Jubilee, Hotshot, Blink, Hotshot, Tornado, Jubilee, 
Sharp Shot and Jubilee were all immersed in the most confusing bar 
fight anybody'd ever seen.
The manager shook his/her head and gestured helplessly to the bouncer.
Sighing, the bouncer (who tonight conveniently had many arms) snatched 
up the combatants and sorted them out.
"All right, now listen up." the bouncer said.  "Who here is Sharp 
Shot's girlfriend?"  One Jubilee raised her hand.  "Fine." he/she 
placed the couple on one side of the room.  "Now who's Tornado's 
girlfriend?"  The couples were soon separated and once their mistake 
was realized, suitably embarrassed.
"Now you folks enjoy yourselves, but try to stay away from each other. 
We don't want this confusion happening again."
"Well," the manager thought.  "Never a dull moment around here."

The End!
Credit where Credit is due:
The Sub-Reality Cafe was created by Kielle.  Everyone say thank you.  
"THANK YOU KIELLE!"
The Manager and bouncer don't really belong to anybody.
Hotshot belongs to me.  He and Jubilee are a couple in most of my 
stories.  Except the ones with Tornado, that's where the Blink 
connection is.  The X-Tremes are mine.
Shea and Chase belong to Perri Smith.
Tornado belongs to Aaron Thall.  Tornado and Jubilee have pretty much 
always been a couple.
Sharp Shot belongs to Sharp Shot (duh).  He and Jubilee have also 
always been a couple I believe.
Blink and Jubilee belong to Marvel Comics.