Zakko

The Zakko building.

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## General Information

Zakko is a warehouse store that Zack created using Hacks. While it was just meant as a trap for Amber, it's actually a fully-fledged store packed with everything one could ever need at bargain prices. A membership card is required to gain entry.

## Description

The Zakko building is quite large, befitting its status as a warehouse store. The exterior is blue and the upper half with the name in big black letters is red. There's a bit of an overhang above the sliding glass entry doors that is held up by gray columns.

The interior, consisting of light beige tile and baby-blue walls, is quite massive with dozens of aisles containing all sorts of goods. Groceries, toys, clothes, and more can be found here. In the back is a gardening department with various tools and patio furniture. A sliding glass door can be found here that leads to an outdoor area with plants, flowers, and other gardening supplies for sale. Zakko prides itself on both its fully-automated self-checkout lanes and its diligent Little Bang patrol force.

## Appearances

#### Season 3

* *The Sarah Show: World Premiere* (mentioned)
* *Wedding Pains: The Sequel* (card cameo)

#### Season 5

* *Night of the FBI*

Zakko appears as part of a B-story during the Rex-cue Arc in Season 2. While everyone else is hallucinating within the Treestump Bar, *The Sideshow* cuts in with a new show called *Raw Planz*. Here, Zack uses his Hacks to conjure up a store known as "Zakko" so he can lure Amber inside and take her out. The moment the store materializes, Amber rushes over and attempts to head inside, only to be stopped by one of the various AI-generated NPCs that work there. Fortunately, she somehow already had the highest-level membership card available and was able to get inside without any trouble. She immediately fainted upon walking in and seeing all the store had to offer, forcing Zack to revive her just so he could carry out his plan. Alive again, Amber sped up and down the aisles tossing anything and everything into the cart because of how affordable the prices were. This led to a scene where several employees cheered for her and a hot guy pushed her as she rode around in the cart. This was revealed to just be a fantasy sequence and she was actually twirling around on top of a patio table in the back of the store while several customers stared at her.

Trouble didn't arise until she attempted to use the self-checkout. When she couldn't get one of the plastic bags open in a timely manner, the machine started yelling at her to put her items into the bagging area. After growing frustrated, she selected the "I brought my own bag" option in the hopes of putting an end to the monotonous nagging. This only made matters worse as the machine required her to have security come verify that she did in fact have her own bag with her. It refused to let her swipe her credit card to pay, making it so she was unable to leave. She attempted to just rush off with her cart full of groceries, but a large Little Bang near the exit made her turn back around. Eventually, a special Little Bang known as a Bag-Check Bang came over to verify her personal bags, only to see that she did not have any. Ultimately, Amber was arrested for bag fraud and was thrown in jail for her crimes. Zack, meanwhile, had apparently forgotten all about what he had been doing with the store and instead sat on the grass outside eating an apple. This was the original source of the "bag fraud" incident that has been referenced a few times over the years.

It had two small cameo mentions in Season 3. During the world premiere of *The Sarah Show*, a Zakko commercial aired between segments. Some chapters later, Zack used a Zakko card to undo the latch on a window during *Wedding Pains: The Sequel.* In Season 5, it made a brief appearance as the store Amber visited during *Night of the FBI* when she went out for some midnight shopping, marking the only other time it was actually visited in the novel.

## Trivia

* The infamous "bag fraud" incident is a reference to something that actually happened in real life. One day while shopping with my mother, she was unable to get a plastic bag open at the self-checkout and selected the "I brought my own bag" option to quiet the machine. It then said her bags would need to be verified and we started laughing about what might happen if security came over and saw that she didn't actually have her own bags.
* Despite being part of one of Zack's schemes, the store was left intact after Amber's bag fraud incident and became quite popular with the locals. So popular, in fact, that this became the primary source of Zack's income for Zinventions and other things.

## Gallery

Zack using Hacks to create Zakko.Amber speeding in mere moments after Zakko is created.An NPC asking Amber for her membership card.Amber flaunting her Zakko executive membership card.Amber entering Zakko and fainting upon seeing all it has to offer.Amber browsing the aisles of Zakko.Amber riding a cart up and down the aisles.Amber twirling on a table at Zakko.Amber heading over to the self-checkout.Amber returning to the self-checkout at Zakko.Amber scanning groceries at the self-checkout.Amber selecting the "I brought my own bag" option at the self-checkout.A large Little Bang stopping Amber from leaving Zakko without paying.A bag check alarm goes off, alerting everyone to Amber's presence in the store.A Bag-Check Bang telling Amber she has committed bag fraud.