Title: The Thousand Reptilians

Once, in a town shrouded in darkness, there stood an eerie seafood place known as "Michael's Seafood World." Unbeknownst to the world, this place held a horrifying secret after nightfall. Inside, a quartet of animatronic dragons, known as "The Thousand Reptilians," came to life, mirroring the twisted band of friends from the YouTube series Eddsworld.

Katherine, the sensible protagonist of her group, had heard unsettling rumors about the place and warned her friends, Zoey, Charles, and Harold. She pleaded with them to avoid the abandoned parlor with its dead atmosphere, but her words fell on deaf ears. Their curiosity outweighed their fear, and they decided to venture into the ominous seafood establishment.

Reluctantly, Katherine followed her friends into the dimly lit parlor of mysteries. Charles, always the goofball, couldn't resist playing with the animatronic dragons' dangling jaws. Despite Katherine's warnings, he stuck his entire hand inside the gaping maw of the Pine animatronic.

Without warning, the Pine animatronic sprang to life, its mechanical jaws clamping down on Charles' hand with brutal force. Charles shrieked in pain as his friends rushed to his aid. But as suddenly as it started, Charles fell silent, his lifeless body sprawled on the floor.

In that chilling moment, the entire Seafood World burst into life. Bright lights flooded the space, an unsettling mix of fun and fear emanated from the speakers, and the animatronics commenced their performance. The quartet of dragons began singing "Shout" by The Isley Brothers, their mechanical voices a twisted rendition of the joyful tune.

Filled with terror and grief, the remaining friends hastily lifted Charles and fled from the now-alive seafood parlor. The haunting echoes of the animatronics' song followed them into the night, forever etched in their minds.

As they stumbled out onto the street, Katherine and her traumatized friends vowed never to speak of that night again. They carried the weight of their loss, haunted by the memory of their ill-fated encounter with The Thousand Reptilians.

And so, Michael's Seafood World remained a dark secret, its sinister animatronics waiting in the shadows, ready to awaken once more and claim the unsuspecting souls drawn to its abandoned allure.