a very belated ozzy birthday

 Corey and Oats in…

A Very Belated Ozzy Birthday

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Corey and Oats and all their friends always knew about the best kind of adventures and what kind of adventures to get involved in and of course Mel helped with that both in the online world and in the world around them,  Mel and her best koala friend Eukie were part of a group of heroes known as the Defenders and their latest member was the ghost of Ozzy Osbourne, who joined a couple of days after his passing.

While it did take a bit of a while for him to join the group he found himself joining and fitting in in no less than a couple of days,  in fact Mel had intended on him actually joining the group on the day of his passing where he first became a ghost,  but due to a lot of hiccups along the way including that one picnic which turned out to be one of the worst days she ever experienced,  everything about that day that could go wrong did go wrong -  from Mel not being able to find a pad to put on after her shower,  to not being told of the picnic,  to Mel’s mood not being the best that day to Natasha releasing her ‘inner self’  on the grass, nothing about that day went well.

Of course what made Ozzy joining the gang even better was that they could have him scare the Alanastiums, of course Mel knew that she just had to do a birthday adventure for him but she had been quite busy due to the Dark Names saga ending and of course this meant she no longer had anything to worry about as she had a great start up for December and the trip to Kelly Tarlton’s was a major highlight.

And now several days after Ozzy’s birthday they all decided to throw the late prince of darkness a special birthday party,  using some magic from the bedbox Mel used some magic to convert the lounge they were all hanging out into a gothic monster party area with monster squishmallows in attendance, she then used some magic to summon Ozzy. ‘Hey Mel, how is it going?’  ‘Great, we’re glad that you’re here Ozzy.’  ‘What can I help you with?’  ‘Well, Mel wanted to throw a party for you on your birthday but because she was busy she had to put that aside but…we’re throwing it for you now.’

‘And it’s also to celebrate you joining the Defenders as well.’  Aiyvan the monster added.  ‘Yeah, you joining the team was the best part of July for me.’  ‘And it was about fucking time that I join your team, especially after you guys attended my final concert and met me and my family last October!’  Ozzy responded in his trademark.  ‘Yeah, and i’m glad you joined us. Plus I think you definitely love hanging out with us.’  ‘Of course I do,  you guys throw the best parties and go on the best adventures.  And as I said before it was about fucking time that I join your adventures.’

The monster squishmallows started the party with a concert and Ozzy performed a medley of his best songs and even some Black Sabbath hits as they all gathered together for lunch and after lunch Mel told Ozzy of the costume she wore, of course this was no ordinary costume -  this was her Ozzy costume she had worn for the ball -  and for halloween.  She explained that she didn’t think she would have liked to go to the ball at first because she thought she’d have to either obey the dress code and/or stick to the theme but she discovered she could be anyone she liked, and so chose to become Ozzy.

This costume that she put together allowed her to turn into him and also gave her supernatural powers that she could use as him,  and she explained what happened with her halloween adventure -  how she originally intended on using a spell from her spellbook to conjure up a Halloween Horror Nights style maze only to get possessed by a spirit that turned her into a dark version (or rather Darker) version of him that summoned horror movie monsters to cause havoc,  and that it was quite the halloween special.

She went into detail describing how she turned into him including switching from female to male, and how the tattoos burned themselves into her skin - and she initially thought it was weird at first but eventually she had fully grown to like it the more she practiced, as they all  played games and had fun before having some snacks and afternoon tea…’You know Ozzy, you’re right. I realized that we both have a history of being mistaken for being evil when we’re not.  And I know that Aimee, Kelly and Jack must have not taken your passing well.  I know because when James died, I felt the same way.’   ‘Your father sounds like a wonderful man.’  ‘That’s because he was.’

Mel hugged Ozzy as she told him about James and how James would take her out shopping to various places to get toys and video games, and how he’d make her laugh with his jokes and funny nicknames like nicknaming the Chad valley fish that was her very first plush the ‘Dribbly Fish’  or ‘Dribbler’  and taking part in sock-throwing fights every day when Mel returned home from school,  the infamous ‘sticky stuff, sticky stuff’ gag involving the sticky stuff in packaging,  to name just a few of his funny gags.

‘I have to say you definitely are taking being a ghost well.’  ‘Even though i’ve been a ghost for at this point 11 months I actually think this is a bloody amazing thing.’  ‘I am glad you feel good about it.’   ‘Sorry about your passing by the way,  I tried all I could to help you and bring you back but even my mighty elder god powers weren’t strong enough.’  Herbert the cthulhu squishmallow added.

‘That is alright,  being a ghost has given me chances to have all sorts of fun and I can visit my family now.  Of course I was already a friendly humanoid werewolf when you met me when I was alive,  now i’ve got ghost powers.’   ‘Yeah, and they’re perfect for scaring villains.’   ‘And the halloween squishmallows love you.’

They all partied for a couple of hours before having some snacks and getting ready for dinner,  Ozzy the bat squishmallow flew in and hugged him.  ‘Aaaw, you named this bat after me.’  ‘Yeah I did.’  Piff made some Japanese food for them all to eat for dinner which was followed by a monster dance party.

‘The staff here don’t seem at all scared of me.’  ‘That’s because this place has been visited by ghosts before.’  Just then Jables Jr,  the fictional son of Jack Black had come in hearing some heavy metal music playing from the television.  ‘Wow, you guys are having a party?  Can I play some rocking tunes at this party?’  ‘Sure, join in.’  ‘Oh this is going to rock and hey…woah, is that…no way,  is that Ozzy?’  ‘Yeah Jables,  it is.’  ‘That is awesome.’

Jables Jr eagerly raced towards Ozzy…’Dude, I cannot believe i’m meeting the real Ozzy Osbourne! My dad told me so much about you.  My dad told me that you were in one of my favorite games which is Brutal Legend, and he was in that game too!  You were amazing in that!  And also dude, I saw my dad singing to you at the Back at The Beginning show,  you must have been really proud of him.’  ‘Oh yes, your father is rather talented.’   ‘My friends never told me that you were part of their hero team.’  ‘I joined a couple of days after my passing.’  ‘Okay that is killer.  So it must be pretty cool being a ghost, right?  I definitely know that you definitely think so.’

Mel chuckled as Jables Jr sang a rendition of Iron Man with some monster squishmallows and asked Ozzy for an an autograph, which he got,  this was followed by some fun games together. ‘Awesome, wait until Kage Jr sees this!’, there was a karaoke session and even a special Ozzy tribute that was performed by all the friends - the evening’s festivities only increased with Mel emailing Jill about the party and about their adventure.

Piff and Tangie went fishing and caught a lot of fish together which was followed by another karaoke session and a relaxation session afterwards as the fish couple did all their favorite relaxation activities including the bathbomb guessing game as Corey put on his bat pajamas and Oats put on his princess nightgown.  As Jables Jr decided to say goodbye and to return home to Earnoch Avenue,  he knew Jill was probably worried about him and likely so was his buddy Kage,  he grew a pair of magnificent dragon-like wings and flew out  of the window and through the sky and all the way back to Earnoch Avenue, where he flew into Mel’s bedroom at that place and laid down on the bed with Kage, he couldn’t wait to tell him about his adventure and  about meeting Ozzy.

They all brushed their teeth as Piff initiated the closedown sequence which was depicted as a heavy metal album cover depicting the animated pufferfish in a mythical landscape themed around music battling demons and monsters and performing a song to make the sky go from day to night as his clothes morphed into pajamas and he floated into a temple up in the sky, which took him into a fish themed bedroom as he jumped onto the bed and yawned as he brushed his teeth, and the goodnight message appeared on screen.

Piff floated into bed as he kissed Tangie and gave the goodnight speech which was: ‘Today we not only paid tribute to one of the best dads ever but two of them as we paid tribute to both James and to Ozzy as well. This was supposed to be out last week but this got delayed so here it is for you, and we hope you enjoyed it all,  goodnight to you all, sweet dreams.’

Anglo turned off the light as they all drifted off to sleep and had sweet dreams including Piff, who dreamed of future adventures he and the gang would get up to,  back at Earnoch Avenue,  Jables Jr and Kage were dreaming a shared dream of being in an epic heavy metal fantasy quest with Ozzy as their wise mentor,  and thus ends another adventure but more are coming up.

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Thank you very much for reading this very special story that pays tribute to both Ozzy Osbourne and my beloved dad,  this story was supposed to come out on Ozzy’s birthday but it got held back a couple of weeks but here it is now,  so enjoy this tribute to two of the best dads ever in one amazing story.

Dedicated to: Ozzy Osbourne,  1948-2025.  To the prince of darkness, may you forever keep haunting the dreams of both your enemies and your admirers and I wish the very best for your family including Kelly, Jack, Aimee, and Sharon (or as you so eloquently called her…’SHAAAAARON!’),  and I hope that you are rocking with Bowie, Meat Loaf, Lemmy and even Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson, in the great beyond.

And to my dad, thanks dad for bringing joy into my life and bringing your unique sense of humor as well,  I would not be me without your unique sense of humor so to speak, so thank you.