“Guilty, your honor,” Alexis Grace spoke on behalf of her and the Disaster Berries.
Jolene stared at Urgency, her gaze unwavering.
“Are you sure?” Urgency asked.
“Yes, your honor,” Alexis Grace whispered into the microphone.
There was a pause. The entire courtroom echoed the silence.
“Alright then,” Urgency said, sounding slightly disappointed. “I hereby sentence you all to 20 years in prison for your deeds last night. I'm sorry it came to this. Case cleared”
The hammer struck.
Jolene hung her head in defeat.
Logan, Lukas, and Shanaynay traveled to city hall for their final visit with Alexis Grace the next day. They were in a private room in the back.
“Lukas and Shanaynay,” she said. “You're both the leaders of the family now. Here's enough money for an apartment.”
She handed them a meager clip of money. Logan eyed it unimpressed.
“Logan... good luck with graduating the Academy.”
“Thanks...”
Alexis Grace stared at them. Then she did something that never happened before, and broke down in tears.
Shanaynay screamed in surprise.
“I never would of thunk,” she said to herself.
“Sorry, sorry,” Alexis Grace quickly apologized, furiously rubbing the tears from her eyes.
Logan, Lukas, and Shanaynay hugged her tightly, for a long time.
It was the first time they ever hugged.
“Well, this is it, then,” Alexis Grace said, pushing them away. “Oh yeah! One more thing...”
Jolene's daughter KFC walked up to them outside of city hall.
“Hi. My name's KFC. I'm Jolene's daughter. Since my mother was arrested, I live with you now,” she said.
And that was the last thing KFC said for the entire summer. After they moved into the apartment, she built a nest out of twigs, curled up, and went to sleep.
Sometimes, she wouldn't be there. The Grace children would try to find her, but to no avail. Days later she would reappear, with a new shiny object in her hands.
“Boqay, WEIRD,” Levi said.
KFC randomly joined them halfway through dinner one day.
“I brought corn husks,” she said.
“KFC, is everything boqay? You seem sort of... nonsensical at times,” Shanaynay said.
“Oh. You must be referring to the times where I rob museums for the ancient goods,” Tracy said.
The table fell silent. Shanaynay softly gasped to herself.
“Yeah, I rob a few from time to time. I inherit it from my mother. I hate her. She was mean to me. The only thing she ever taught me to do was steal things. Can someone pass the basketti?” KFC asked.
The problem was, they were eating tacos.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Chapter 9 - Battlefield
Maria, Logan, Conrad, Vicky, Sonya, Lukas, Shanaynay, Gubgub, and Levi backed against the Dumpster. The townspeople completely surrounded them.
“Just as the prophecy foretold,” Lukas whispered.
Shanaynay spat on them. The townspeople screamed.
“Look! The witches have accomplices! We're just going to capture the whole lot of them!” Lady Gaga screamed.
“NO!” a voice from the crowd yelled. Sara.
“THEY'RE INNOCENT! Cease and desist!” Dante's voice yelled.
“WOO YOU GO BABY!” Maria called back to him.
“THANKS BABY!”
“Lady Gaga listen to us,” Vicky said. “You're in grave danger as we speak, and gathering the entire city's population around you doesn't help at all. Alexis Grace - “
“Tell it to the judge!” Lady Gaga snapped.
The townspeople closed in. Lady Gaga raised her torch -
“NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHE!”
Alexis Grace and the Disaster Berries had arrived.
“TAKE COVER!” Logan screamed.
The town flung itself to the ground. Lady Gaga barely dodged a blast of explosive jelly thrown from Alexis Grace.
The Disaster Berries came racing into sight. Alexis Grace was in the sky, holding Sheba Fletcher.
“MY BABY!” Edna and Maria screamed at the same time, then glanced at each other awkwardly.
Soon, the entire area was covered in smoke from the blasting jelly. Maria blindly stumbled around, and bumped into Vicky and Sonya, who were holding hands singing.
“You guys go. You can escape in the midst of all the chaos and flee to Argentina,” Maria said.
“Come with us,” Sonya said. “We won't leave you.”
“Sorry, but I worked hard for my pay. I need to get that stupid baby back!” Maria said.
Vicky and Sonya nodded, wished her good luck, and fled.
As they ran, they witnessed various battles going on. Jolene battled her daughter KFC (sorry Katie but your name has already been used last book D: ), Dante jumped on Rough Kimmy, Sara sprinted as Noriega chased her randomly, Alex slapped George for some reason, Vito knocked over Dirty Diana with a boulder, and Ashley hungrily devoured Craig like a little Runescape meatball.
“We're almost there!” Vicky gasped, seeing the smoke clear.
“GOTCHA!”
Lady Gaga leaped out of the smoke and landed in front of them.
“Drat,” Sonya muttered.
“You girls are coming with me.” She grabbed them both, dragging them away from the fight.
“Let. Go. Of. My. Ponytail,” Vicky snarled.
Suddenly, Conrad leaped from the darkness, knocking Lady Gaga over. Vicky and Sonya rolled away.
“Sorry my idolization,” he whispered in her ear.
“Conrad! My biggest fan!” Lady Gaga gasped.
Logan sprinted into sight.
“Run you Apples! Run and don't look back,” he said.
“DON'T FORGET ME, SOOOOOONYAAAAAAAAAA!” Conrad screamed. Sonya nodded silently.
Lady Gaga lunged at his throat. He screamed. Logan was knocked over. Lady Gaga wrenched Conrad into the air. His lungs gasped for breath. Vicky and Sonya scratched at Lady Gaga, but to no avail.
“I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE A NICE CROSSGENDER!” Sonya yelled angrily before she was smacked away.
“Die,” Lady Gaga whispered to Conrad and tightened her grip, just before Alexis Grace nailed her right in the back with blasting jelly. Conrad flew back, slamming into Maria and Edna Fletcher.
The smoke gradually died down, clearing the battlefield.
A little boy stood on the outskirts of town, staring with huge eyes. He was holding a bag of meat.
“Oh I'm sorry I just forgot my sausages. I didn't mean to witness this,” he said, and scurried away.
Trenton was dead silent.
Pippy Urgency walked up to the battlefield silently.
“What?” he asked.
“I QUIT!” Edna Fletcher screamed. She stood up and lifted Sheba off the ground. Maria swore. “This town is barbaric! My baby was stolen by a FAIRY!!”
She stormed away.
“Aren't you going to pay me for my services?!” Maria called after her.
Edna flipped her off without turning around.
“Gubgub quits too,” Lukas said sadly.
“She's forced too. All of her propaganda burned up in a huff of despair,” Shanaynay sobbed.
“I quit as well,” Lady Gaga groaned from the ground. “Too... much... pain...”
“YES!” Freckles screamed happily.
“Then I believe that I become they mayor by default,” Pippy Urgency said. Freckles and the Disaster Berries screamed with celebration and merriment.
“As my first order of business,” Urgency continued, “I clear Vicky and Sonya's name as witches. That was just... stupid of you, Trenton. I shake my head at you. Thanks to Logan Grace and Conrad Teatea for making us all realize the error in our ways.”
Vicky and Sonya jumped up and down cheering.
“Next,” Urgency said. “Alexis Grace and the Disaster Berries must be arrested. Sorry but that was too evil to even pretend to ignore.”
The Disaster Berries screamed horrified.
“Just a little side announcement, but the construction on Supul Academy will be finished this winter holiday,” Urgency finished.
He gathered his things and left, leaving Trenton a changed town.
“Just as the prophecy foretold,” Lukas whispered.
Shanaynay spat on them. The townspeople screamed.
“Look! The witches have accomplices! We're just going to capture the whole lot of them!” Lady Gaga screamed.
“NO!” a voice from the crowd yelled. Sara.
“THEY'RE INNOCENT! Cease and desist!” Dante's voice yelled.
“WOO YOU GO BABY!” Maria called back to him.
“THANKS BABY!”
“Lady Gaga listen to us,” Vicky said. “You're in grave danger as we speak, and gathering the entire city's population around you doesn't help at all. Alexis Grace - “
“Tell it to the judge!” Lady Gaga snapped.
The townspeople closed in. Lady Gaga raised her torch -
“NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHE!”
Alexis Grace and the Disaster Berries had arrived.
“TAKE COVER!” Logan screamed.
The town flung itself to the ground. Lady Gaga barely dodged a blast of explosive jelly thrown from Alexis Grace.
The Disaster Berries came racing into sight. Alexis Grace was in the sky, holding Sheba Fletcher.
“MY BABY!” Edna and Maria screamed at the same time, then glanced at each other awkwardly.
Soon, the entire area was covered in smoke from the blasting jelly. Maria blindly stumbled around, and bumped into Vicky and Sonya, who were holding hands singing.
“You guys go. You can escape in the midst of all the chaos and flee to Argentina,” Maria said.
“Come with us,” Sonya said. “We won't leave you.”
“Sorry, but I worked hard for my pay. I need to get that stupid baby back!” Maria said.
Vicky and Sonya nodded, wished her good luck, and fled.
As they ran, they witnessed various battles going on. Jolene battled her daughter KFC (sorry Katie but your name has already been used last book D: ), Dante jumped on Rough Kimmy, Sara sprinted as Noriega chased her randomly, Alex slapped George for some reason, Vito knocked over Dirty Diana with a boulder, and Ashley hungrily devoured Craig like a little Runescape meatball.
“We're almost there!” Vicky gasped, seeing the smoke clear.
“GOTCHA!”
Lady Gaga leaped out of the smoke and landed in front of them.
“Drat,” Sonya muttered.
“You girls are coming with me.” She grabbed them both, dragging them away from the fight.
“Let. Go. Of. My. Ponytail,” Vicky snarled.
Suddenly, Conrad leaped from the darkness, knocking Lady Gaga over. Vicky and Sonya rolled away.
“Sorry my idolization,” he whispered in her ear.
“Conrad! My biggest fan!” Lady Gaga gasped.
Logan sprinted into sight.
“Run you Apples! Run and don't look back,” he said.
“DON'T FORGET ME, SOOOOOONYAAAAAAAAAA!” Conrad screamed. Sonya nodded silently.
Lady Gaga lunged at his throat. He screamed. Logan was knocked over. Lady Gaga wrenched Conrad into the air. His lungs gasped for breath. Vicky and Sonya scratched at Lady Gaga, but to no avail.
“I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE A NICE CROSSGENDER!” Sonya yelled angrily before she was smacked away.
“Die,” Lady Gaga whispered to Conrad and tightened her grip, just before Alexis Grace nailed her right in the back with blasting jelly. Conrad flew back, slamming into Maria and Edna Fletcher.
The smoke gradually died down, clearing the battlefield.
A little boy stood on the outskirts of town, staring with huge eyes. He was holding a bag of meat.
“Oh I'm sorry I just forgot my sausages. I didn't mean to witness this,” he said, and scurried away.
Trenton was dead silent.
Pippy Urgency walked up to the battlefield silently.
“What?” he asked.
“I QUIT!” Edna Fletcher screamed. She stood up and lifted Sheba off the ground. Maria swore. “This town is barbaric! My baby was stolen by a FAIRY!!”
She stormed away.
“Aren't you going to pay me for my services?!” Maria called after her.
Edna flipped her off without turning around.
“Gubgub quits too,” Lukas said sadly.
“She's forced too. All of her propaganda burned up in a huff of despair,” Shanaynay sobbed.
“I quit as well,” Lady Gaga groaned from the ground. “Too... much... pain...”
“YES!” Freckles screamed happily.
“Then I believe that I become they mayor by default,” Pippy Urgency said. Freckles and the Disaster Berries screamed with celebration and merriment.
“As my first order of business,” Urgency continued, “I clear Vicky and Sonya's name as witches. That was just... stupid of you, Trenton. I shake my head at you. Thanks to Logan Grace and Conrad Teatea for making us all realize the error in our ways.”
Vicky and Sonya jumped up and down cheering.
“Next,” Urgency said. “Alexis Grace and the Disaster Berries must be arrested. Sorry but that was too evil to even pretend to ignore.”
The Disaster Berries screamed horrified.
“Just a little side announcement, but the construction on Supul Academy will be finished this winter holiday,” Urgency finished.
He gathered his things and left, leaving Trenton a changed town.
CHapter 8 - Dumpster
Conrad sprinted through the rainy streets of Trenton, heading for Logan's house. In a couple of minutes, though, he discovered that his destination no longer existed.
“WHAT HAPPENED?!” he screamed, arriving at the scorching remains of the Grace household.
“Our mother told bad people to attack us,” Lukas replied solemnly.
“Why?!”
“They were probably after all of Gubgub's secret money that we never told people about,” Shanaynay said.
“Where's Logan?!”
Levi pointed to the back alley. The whole lot of them hurried over.
“Maria?!” Conrad gasped.
“Conrad?!” Maria gasped.
“Hay,” Shanaynay said.
The three separate parties quickly exchanged their individual back stories.
“With our three stories combined, it's fairly simple to deduce that Freckles hired the Disaster Berries to attack all of the mayor campaignees who aren't Pippy Urgency – Edna Fletcher, Gubgub, and Lady Gaga, that is,” Lukas said. “With those three out of the way, the campaign is his to lose, and Freckles proves Conrad wrong over their little spat.”
“They attacked Edna by kidnapping her daughter, Sheba,” Maria said.
“They attacked Gubgub by burning all of his propaganda,” Shanaynay noted.
“And they're heading out to attack Lady Gaga as we speak,” Conrad gasped.
“Then we have no time to waste,” Levi spoke. “We must save Lady Gaga from certain destruction.”
The small party hurried off.
Conrad noticed they were hurrying past Supul Academy. Half of the building still had a giant ponytail-shaped dent in the side from where Clovervicky had hit it. Major construction was being conducted.
“Psst!” a mysterious voice whispered.
Conrad stopped in his tracks.
“Yes?” he asked.
No one replied.
“Who spoke?!” Conrad snapped. “I demand to know the truth!”
“Conrad wtf come on please we have a legacy to preserve,” Maria said impatiently.
“But I thought I heard someone contact me.” He turned around, confused. “Was it Shanaynay?”
Shanaynay shrugged.
“PSST! OVER HERE! We are the garbage!!”
Conrad turned around again. He was facing the Dumpster of Supul Academy.
“Hello,” he said.
Vicky and Sonya emerged from underneath the garbage. Conrad gasped. Lukas screamed.
“The murderers from the 5:00 news!” Levi squealed, and ran away screaming.
“Nonsense,” Sonya called after him. He stopped running.
“Our mother just went to Argentina, and suddenly we're turned into witches,” Vicky grumbled.
“Oh,” Logan said.
“We need your help,” Sonya said. “The town is hunting us! For NO reason!! You need to tell them what really happened!”
“Um - “
Just then, the townspeople came running into sight, all bearing torches of hatred.
“THERE THEY ARE!” the fearless leader screamed.
Unfortunately, it was Lady Gaga.
“WHAT HAPPENED?!” he screamed, arriving at the scorching remains of the Grace household.
“Our mother told bad people to attack us,” Lukas replied solemnly.
“Why?!”
“They were probably after all of Gubgub's secret money that we never told people about,” Shanaynay said.
“Where's Logan?!”
Levi pointed to the back alley. The whole lot of them hurried over.
“Maria?!” Conrad gasped.
“Conrad?!” Maria gasped.
“Hay,” Shanaynay said.
The three separate parties quickly exchanged their individual back stories.
“With our three stories combined, it's fairly simple to deduce that Freckles hired the Disaster Berries to attack all of the mayor campaignees who aren't Pippy Urgency – Edna Fletcher, Gubgub, and Lady Gaga, that is,” Lukas said. “With those three out of the way, the campaign is his to lose, and Freckles proves Conrad wrong over their little spat.”
“They attacked Edna by kidnapping her daughter, Sheba,” Maria said.
“They attacked Gubgub by burning all of his propaganda,” Shanaynay noted.
“And they're heading out to attack Lady Gaga as we speak,” Conrad gasped.
“Then we have no time to waste,” Levi spoke. “We must save Lady Gaga from certain destruction.”
The small party hurried off.
Conrad noticed they were hurrying past Supul Academy. Half of the building still had a giant ponytail-shaped dent in the side from where Clovervicky had hit it. Major construction was being conducted.
“Psst!” a mysterious voice whispered.
Conrad stopped in his tracks.
“Yes?” he asked.
No one replied.
“Who spoke?!” Conrad snapped. “I demand to know the truth!”
“Conrad wtf come on please we have a legacy to preserve,” Maria said impatiently.
“But I thought I heard someone contact me.” He turned around, confused. “Was it Shanaynay?”
Shanaynay shrugged.
“PSST! OVER HERE! We are the garbage!!”
Conrad turned around again. He was facing the Dumpster of Supul Academy.
“Hello,” he said.
Vicky and Sonya emerged from underneath the garbage. Conrad gasped. Lukas screamed.
“The murderers from the 5:00 news!” Levi squealed, and ran away screaming.
“Nonsense,” Sonya called after him. He stopped running.
“Our mother just went to Argentina, and suddenly we're turned into witches,” Vicky grumbled.
“Oh,” Logan said.
“We need your help,” Sonya said. “The town is hunting us! For NO reason!! You need to tell them what really happened!”
“Um - “
Just then, the townspeople came running into sight, all bearing torches of hatred.
“THERE THEY ARE!” the fearless leader screamed.
Unfortunately, it was Lady Gaga.
Chapter 7 - FIRE!!!!!!!
Logan was awoken by a huge crash, smash, and fizzle. “AAAHHH!”
“GET GUBGUB IN HIS TRANSPORTATION UNIT!” Shanaynay's voice called from somewhere down the hallway.
“I HATE THIS FAMILY THIS IS WHY I RAN AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE!” Levi sobbed from his nest under the staircase.
“MAKE SURE MY HAIR STRAIGHTNERS DON'T EXPLODE IN THE HEAT OF THE FLAMES!”
“WHERE'S MOTHER?!” “FIRE!! AHH!”
Logan rolled out of his bed, plopping on the floor. AH! The floor was hot! He scrambled to his feet, tumbling into the hallway and down the stairs.
In the living room, Levi stood in the middle shaking. A second later, Lukas and Shanaynay plummeted down the stairs pushing a bathtub with wheels attached to the bottom. Hundreds of hair straighteners fell out of Lukas's arms behind them.
“Don't freak out,” Logan said as their refrigerator caught on fire and exploded behind him. “Alexis Grace is probably down at the tavern. Just remember the fire escape that she taught us!”
“Right,” Lukas said.
The entire ceiling above them groaned, shifting slightly. Sparks spewed everywhere. “GO!”
Logan, Lukas, Shanaynay, Gubgub, and Levi sprinted into the kitchen. Across the room, the door leading outside was blocked by charred wood. The group turned around to see the doorway they just ran in collapsing.
They searched around desperately. “THROUGH THE WALL!”
They charged at the wall. They smashed right through it, and collapsed in the dining room.
The house was crumbling down on them, fast. Remembering the route, they jumped up on the dining room table, checked to see if the coast was clear, jumped off, and sprinted away.
This led them back to the living room. The five simultaneously leaped on the TV and sprinted across it, and pranced up the stairs.
They pounded down the hallway, and into Logan's room. Everything was smoldering like a salted snail. A hole burned in the middle of the floor. “JUMP!”
Lukas and Shanaynay first threw Gubgub's bathtub down, then leaped after him. Logan chased after them, followed by Levi.
They landed back in the living room.
“So far, so good,” Shanaynay said.
“Now we just have to run through the wall and out the front door,” Logan said.
They sprinted at the wall, flew back, recovered, repeated the process five times, and finally crashed through the wall, leading them back into the dining room. They ran for the front door, racing out a couple of seconds later.
They ran to the wishing well.
“What has happened?” Lukas whispered, watching his house burn.
“Who would start a fire at our house we're soo innocent,” Shanaynay sobbed into her hankie.
“All 6 of my memories from this house, gone,” Levi said with little to no emotion.
“All of Gubgub's campaign propaganda!” Shanaynay gasped. “How will he ever compete in this campaign without his lovely propaganda?!”
“ALL OF MY BABY HAIR STRAIGHTENERS!” Lukas screamed into the wilderness.
Logan looked up to see a group of people carrying a torch rushing away into the shadows.
“The Disaster Berries!”
Logan stumbled forward once, then took off running after them. He picked up a brick from their destroyed house and threw it at Jolene. She spun around, caught the brick midair, and devoured it hungrily, mortar falling from her mouth.
Logan sprinted after her.
“FIGHT BACK!” he roared. “FIGHT BACK, YOUR COWARD!”
Jolene hissed.
“You DARE mouth off to... the HALF BLOOD PRINCE?!”
“... Huh?”
“Alexis Grace. Your mother assigned this role to us, the Disaster Berries. Go away, now that you know I'm an innocent. Good day to you all.”
Jolene tipped her hat and made to leave.
“Umm first of all it's night and - “
“I SAID good day.”
Jolene sprinted away to catch up with the rest of the Disaster Berries, leaving Logan quietly sobbing in the dirt.
Why did his own mother want them dead?! And how was next on the Disaster Berries' hit list?!
“Logan?!”
He looked up.
It was Maria.
“GET GUBGUB IN HIS TRANSPORTATION UNIT!” Shanaynay's voice called from somewhere down the hallway.
“I HATE THIS FAMILY THIS IS WHY I RAN AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE!” Levi sobbed from his nest under the staircase.
“MAKE SURE MY HAIR STRAIGHTNERS DON'T EXPLODE IN THE HEAT OF THE FLAMES!”
“WHERE'S MOTHER?!” “FIRE!! AHH!”
Logan rolled out of his bed, plopping on the floor. AH! The floor was hot! He scrambled to his feet, tumbling into the hallway and down the stairs.
In the living room, Levi stood in the middle shaking. A second later, Lukas and Shanaynay plummeted down the stairs pushing a bathtub with wheels attached to the bottom. Hundreds of hair straighteners fell out of Lukas's arms behind them.
“Don't freak out,” Logan said as their refrigerator caught on fire and exploded behind him. “Alexis Grace is probably down at the tavern. Just remember the fire escape that she taught us!”
“Right,” Lukas said.
The entire ceiling above them groaned, shifting slightly. Sparks spewed everywhere. “GO!”
Logan, Lukas, Shanaynay, Gubgub, and Levi sprinted into the kitchen. Across the room, the door leading outside was blocked by charred wood. The group turned around to see the doorway they just ran in collapsing.
They searched around desperately. “THROUGH THE WALL!”
They charged at the wall. They smashed right through it, and collapsed in the dining room.
The house was crumbling down on them, fast. Remembering the route, they jumped up on the dining room table, checked to see if the coast was clear, jumped off, and sprinted away.
This led them back to the living room. The five simultaneously leaped on the TV and sprinted across it, and pranced up the stairs.
They pounded down the hallway, and into Logan's room. Everything was smoldering like a salted snail. A hole burned in the middle of the floor. “JUMP!”
Lukas and Shanaynay first threw Gubgub's bathtub down, then leaped after him. Logan chased after them, followed by Levi.
They landed back in the living room.
“So far, so good,” Shanaynay said.
“Now we just have to run through the wall and out the front door,” Logan said.
They sprinted at the wall, flew back, recovered, repeated the process five times, and finally crashed through the wall, leading them back into the dining room. They ran for the front door, racing out a couple of seconds later.
They ran to the wishing well.
“What has happened?” Lukas whispered, watching his house burn.
“Who would start a fire at our house we're soo innocent,” Shanaynay sobbed into her hankie.
“All 6 of my memories from this house, gone,” Levi said with little to no emotion.
“All of Gubgub's campaign propaganda!” Shanaynay gasped. “How will he ever compete in this campaign without his lovely propaganda?!”
“ALL OF MY BABY HAIR STRAIGHTENERS!” Lukas screamed into the wilderness.
Logan looked up to see a group of people carrying a torch rushing away into the shadows.
“The Disaster Berries!”
Logan stumbled forward once, then took off running after them. He picked up a brick from their destroyed house and threw it at Jolene. She spun around, caught the brick midair, and devoured it hungrily, mortar falling from her mouth.
Logan sprinted after her.
“FIGHT BACK!” he roared. “FIGHT BACK, YOUR COWARD!”
Jolene hissed.
“You DARE mouth off to... the HALF BLOOD PRINCE?!”
“... Huh?”
“Alexis Grace. Your mother assigned this role to us, the Disaster Berries. Go away, now that you know I'm an innocent. Good day to you all.”
Jolene tipped her hat and made to leave.
“Umm first of all it's night and - “
“I SAID good day.”
Jolene sprinted away to catch up with the rest of the Disaster Berries, leaving Logan quietly sobbing in the dirt.
Why did his own mother want them dead?! And how was next on the Disaster Berries' hit list?!
“Logan?!”
He looked up.
It was Maria.
Chapter 6 - Also That Very Same Night...
“I miss you,” Dante's voice said over Maria's cell phone.
Maria's face turned red and she cackled proudly. “I miss you too.”
“Whatcha doin'?”
“EW OMG I HAVE A FREAKING JOB THAT I'M AT NOW! I KNOW RIGHT!”
“Huh?”
“I have to babysit Edna Fletcher's freaking 18 month old baby. It's name is like Sheba.”
“Wow.”
“OH MY GOD IT STOOD UP AND PUKED WTF!!!”
“Clean it!”
“Wtf why can't you?!” Maria demanded.
“Because it's your job.”
“Nah. I think I'm just gonna leave it there and pretend I didn't notice it.”
“Lol.”
“Haha listen. I have to go I'm hungry. I guess the baby is too, it must be puking to tell me that.”
“Okkk? Bai.”
“Baiiii.” Maria hung up.
“MILEY COME FEED THIS BABY!” Maria screamed, then remembered that while she was at her summer tour, Miley was shot in the left bossum and was rushed to the hospital. Maria swore.
“A tragedy beyond epic proportions,” she said to herself. “Looks like I have to feed Sheba by myself.”
Maria went to the kitchen, got a can of tuna, and dropped it in Sheba's crib.
“There. Don't ask for more.”
Half an hour later, the baby started to cry, and a horrible smell reached Maria's nose.
“OH MY GOD!” she roared. “THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST NIGHT OF MY FREAKIN LIFE! FFFFFRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAKKKKIIIIIINNN - “ she passed out on the couch because she screamed too much and forgot to breathe.
Later she was awoken by a huge crash and the baby's sobs.
“OH. MY. GOD. SOMEONE COME HERE AND FIX IT CAUSE I QUIT!”
She opened her eyes.
Gasp!
Across the living room... there was no longer a wall. She could clearly see the dark street outside.
Stupefied, she raced over to the baby's crib. Someone dressed entirely in black was standing over it. She was holding Sheba.
“OK!” Maria snapped. “What the @!^!@#$^# are you doing here I would like to know!”
“Saving the town!” a familiar voice replied.
Maria gasped.
“Alexis Grace?!”
The person smiled.
“I can't let you take the baby though,” Maria said. “I need ta babysit it for money.”
Maria reached out for the baby. Alexis Grace moved it out of her reach.
“OH MY GOD I HATE YOU!” Maria screamed.
“Sorry hon,” Alexis Grace replied. Pink fairy wings extracted from her back. She cackled maniacally and flew out of the gaping hole where the wall used to be. Sheba laughed, learning her first lesson in evil.
“Good child!” Alexis Grace pat it on the head.
“Get BACK here!” Maria demanded, looking out the house at her.
“NO!”
Maria sighed angrily. She sat on her butt, stuck her legs outside the house, and dropped down off of the second floor and onto the ground silently. There was a staircase a few feet over that she didn't notice.
“Owe!”
She stood up. There was a group of woman loitering outside the door blocking it.
“There she is!” one of them said, and hurried over to her.
“Jolene?!” Maria asked upon recognizing Alexis Grace's best friend. “What are you doing here?! Who are those woman?”
“Along with Alexis Grace, we be the Disaster Berries!” Jolene said powerfully. “A group of towering malfactors ready to flip this town upside down! The WRONG way. We're the CREW!”
Maria nodded.
“The Disaster Berries are composed of five woman; me, Alexis Grace, Rough Kimmy, Dirty Diana, and Kitty, the Avenger.”
Diana, Kimmy, and Kitty walked over to join them.
“You mess with out plan tonight,” Jolene said, “and we're going to lock you in a lava chamber filled with snakes.”
Maria nodded.
“Good,” Jolene said. “Now go home, make some chips, and pretend this never happened to you.
“I... I don't know how to make chips,” Maria stuttered.
Jolene stared at her silently. She then pretended to pounce. Maria scrambled away down the street screaming. The Disaster Berries burst out laughing.
“Good work girls,” Jolene said. “Good work indeed. Now for the next stop – the fire...”
Maria's face turned red and she cackled proudly. “I miss you too.”
“Whatcha doin'?”
“EW OMG I HAVE A FREAKING JOB THAT I'M AT NOW! I KNOW RIGHT!”
“Huh?”
“I have to babysit Edna Fletcher's freaking 18 month old baby. It's name is like Sheba.”
“Wow.”
“OH MY GOD IT STOOD UP AND PUKED WTF!!!”
“Clean it!”
“Wtf why can't you?!” Maria demanded.
“Because it's your job.”
“Nah. I think I'm just gonna leave it there and pretend I didn't notice it.”
“Lol.”
“Haha listen. I have to go I'm hungry. I guess the baby is too, it must be puking to tell me that.”
“Okkk? Bai.”
“Baiiii.” Maria hung up.
“MILEY COME FEED THIS BABY!” Maria screamed, then remembered that while she was at her summer tour, Miley was shot in the left bossum and was rushed to the hospital. Maria swore.
“A tragedy beyond epic proportions,” she said to herself. “Looks like I have to feed Sheba by myself.”
Maria went to the kitchen, got a can of tuna, and dropped it in Sheba's crib.
“There. Don't ask for more.”
Half an hour later, the baby started to cry, and a horrible smell reached Maria's nose.
“OH MY GOD!” she roared. “THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST NIGHT OF MY FREAKIN LIFE! FFFFFRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAKKKKIIIIIINNN - “ she passed out on the couch because she screamed too much and forgot to breathe.
Later she was awoken by a huge crash and the baby's sobs.
“OH. MY. GOD. SOMEONE COME HERE AND FIX IT CAUSE I QUIT!”
She opened her eyes.
Gasp!
Across the living room... there was no longer a wall. She could clearly see the dark street outside.
Stupefied, she raced over to the baby's crib. Someone dressed entirely in black was standing over it. She was holding Sheba.
“OK!” Maria snapped. “What the @!^!@#$^# are you doing here I would like to know!”
“Saving the town!” a familiar voice replied.
Maria gasped.
“Alexis Grace?!”
The person smiled.
“I can't let you take the baby though,” Maria said. “I need ta babysit it for money.”
Maria reached out for the baby. Alexis Grace moved it out of her reach.
“OH MY GOD I HATE YOU!” Maria screamed.
“Sorry hon,” Alexis Grace replied. Pink fairy wings extracted from her back. She cackled maniacally and flew out of the gaping hole where the wall used to be. Sheba laughed, learning her first lesson in evil.
“Good child!” Alexis Grace pat it on the head.
“Get BACK here!” Maria demanded, looking out the house at her.
“NO!”
Maria sighed angrily. She sat on her butt, stuck her legs outside the house, and dropped down off of the second floor and onto the ground silently. There was a staircase a few feet over that she didn't notice.
“Owe!”
She stood up. There was a group of woman loitering outside the door blocking it.
“There she is!” one of them said, and hurried over to her.
“Jolene?!” Maria asked upon recognizing Alexis Grace's best friend. “What are you doing here?! Who are those woman?”
“Along with Alexis Grace, we be the Disaster Berries!” Jolene said powerfully. “A group of towering malfactors ready to flip this town upside down! The WRONG way. We're the CREW!”
Maria nodded.
“The Disaster Berries are composed of five woman; me, Alexis Grace, Rough Kimmy, Dirty Diana, and Kitty, the Avenger.”
Diana, Kimmy, and Kitty walked over to join them.
“You mess with out plan tonight,” Jolene said, “and we're going to lock you in a lava chamber filled with snakes.”
Maria nodded.
“Good,” Jolene said. “Now go home, make some chips, and pretend this never happened to you.
“I... I don't know how to make chips,” Maria stuttered.
Jolene stared at her silently. She then pretended to pounce. Maria scrambled away down the street screaming. The Disaster Berries burst out laughing.
“Good work girls,” Jolene said. “Good work indeed. Now for the next stop – the fire...”
Chapter 5 - False Rumor
“Where are we going?” Sonya asked. Vicky was pulling her through the streets of Trenton with no discernible destination.
“Argentina. To find our real mother,” Vicky said without breaking her stride.
“Argentina is in SOUTH AMERICA!” Sonya said.
Vicky paused for a second, then changed direction.
“NOW where?” Sonya moaned. “We're missing Dragon Tales!”
“I guess we're just gonna sleep in the mountains of Trenton. No one will be able to find us there,” Vicky answered.
“Those are SCARY,” Sonya whispered.
“According to Maria, they're easy to climb,” Vicky replied.
“I BETTER NOT die!” Sonya cried.
Later, after a fine dinner of berries, the 2 sisters were looking for a nice pile of leaves to sleep on.
“OH MY GOD!” Sonya screamed in the distance. Vicky ran over to her.
“I KNEW IT!” Sonya cried. She reached inside a pigeon's nest and pulled out a letter addressed to her from Supul Academy.
“I KNEW it got lost!” Sonya cried victoriously. She whirled to face Vicky, then grabbed her by the collar.
“KNEW it,” she whispered.
Vicky stepped back.
“Let's sleep here!” Sonya said, already making a bed out of leaves. “To commemorate this as the spot where Sonya Habbaveil Apple got accepted into Supul Academy!”
“Ok...,” Vicky said.
Word spread fast.
It began when Shanaynay had spotted Mrs. Apple silently spiriting a lot of luggage to the air port. She texted Lukas, who told all his friends via hair straightener communication.
Next, Noriega vlogged about how he had seen Vicky and Sonya running into the mountains at night.
After that, Craig, who had become mildly retarded after being attacked by leeches, formed the horrible rumor that Vicky and Sonya had killed Mrs. Apple and in an incontrollable fit of rage, and then fled the country.
“It must be true!” the witch lady screamed.
“Shut up yeah right Vicky and Sonya wouldn't do that...,” Alex tried to say.
“SHUT UP!” Craig screamed. “THERE'S WITCHCRAFT AFOOT! I READ ALL ABOUT IT ON RUNESCAPE! WITCH! WITCH! WITCH!”
And just like that, an angry mob was formed.
Sonya was awoken by an angry yet rhythmical chanting.
“Witch witch witch...”
“Cool!” Sonya said. “VICKY, WAKE UP! They found another one!”
Vicky turned over in her leaves, still asleep.
The crowd grew visible in the distance. Sonya was about to hurry over and join them. But then they started another chant.
“Vicky Apple Sonya Apple Apple apple apple apple.”
“Oh crap!” Sonya said. “I'm a witch and they're hunting me!”
Sonya looked at Vicky. She was completely covered in leaves. Praying that she wouldn't wake up and be seen, Sonya quickly climbed a tree, taking refuge underneath a colony of messenger pigeons.
She waited, holding her breath.
Minutes passed. Finally, the mob had gone by. They hadn't noticed either sister. Sonya waited until they were completely out of earshot, and dropped out of the tree.
“Wake up!” Sonya cried, leaping on Vicky and shaking her violently. “We have some sprinting to do!”
The two sisters fled through the mountains.
“What did we miss?! How long were we here?!” Vicky panted.
“Like not even a day,” Sonya replied, turning on her phone to check. “Text from Mimi!”
“Read please.”
“Wtf i saw the news it said u and vik r witches y?!?!?!?!?!”
“I got one from Sara – VICKY!!!!!! ur on the news running in a forest! LOL!”
The two sisters looked up. A helicopter with a news camera flew over them.
“From Logan – U MURDERED UR MOM WTF SOMEONE HELP.”
“From Con – Hello murderer.”
Sonya let out a 15 second scream. “YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE, TRENTON! THIS IS ALL A TERRIBLE MISTAKE!!!”
“Please listen to us!” Vicky gasped.
The angry mob came into view, led by the nefarious Lady Gaga. The mod spread everywhere the sisters could see. Tiny flames from torches flickered in the distance.
Vicky grabbed Sonya and violently screamed, “CAN NO ONE SAVE US?!?!”
Sonya threw a rock at the news helicopter. It instantly dropped out of the sky and crashed into the ground 20 feet away. A fire quickly spread from the fallen helicopter, spreading around the forest and perfectly blocking the mob from them.
“WOW,” Sonya said. “I just wanted to see how far I could throw.”
They took off sprinting.
“Where should we go?!” Vicky asked.
“Umm... I suppose we could hide in the Supul Academy dumpsters until sundown. We can then contact the pod for help or something.”
“Sounds kind of weird but I guess it's the best we have.”
And the 2 sisters escaped into the night. The same night Logan had overheard Alexis Grace on the phone and Conrad had discovered a terrible murder plot.
“Argentina. To find our real mother,” Vicky said without breaking her stride.
“Argentina is in SOUTH AMERICA!” Sonya said.
Vicky paused for a second, then changed direction.
“NOW where?” Sonya moaned. “We're missing Dragon Tales!”
“I guess we're just gonna sleep in the mountains of Trenton. No one will be able to find us there,” Vicky answered.
“Those are SCARY,” Sonya whispered.
“According to Maria, they're easy to climb,” Vicky replied.
“I BETTER NOT die!” Sonya cried.
Later, after a fine dinner of berries, the 2 sisters were looking for a nice pile of leaves to sleep on.
“OH MY GOD!” Sonya screamed in the distance. Vicky ran over to her.
“I KNEW IT!” Sonya cried. She reached inside a pigeon's nest and pulled out a letter addressed to her from Supul Academy.
“I KNEW it got lost!” Sonya cried victoriously. She whirled to face Vicky, then grabbed her by the collar.
“KNEW it,” she whispered.
Vicky stepped back.
“Let's sleep here!” Sonya said, already making a bed out of leaves. “To commemorate this as the spot where Sonya Habbaveil Apple got accepted into Supul Academy!”
“Ok...,” Vicky said.
Word spread fast.
It began when Shanaynay had spotted Mrs. Apple silently spiriting a lot of luggage to the air port. She texted Lukas, who told all his friends via hair straightener communication.
Next, Noriega vlogged about how he had seen Vicky and Sonya running into the mountains at night.
After that, Craig, who had become mildly retarded after being attacked by leeches, formed the horrible rumor that Vicky and Sonya had killed Mrs. Apple and in an incontrollable fit of rage, and then fled the country.
“It must be true!” the witch lady screamed.
“Shut up yeah right Vicky and Sonya wouldn't do that...,” Alex tried to say.
“SHUT UP!” Craig screamed. “THERE'S WITCHCRAFT AFOOT! I READ ALL ABOUT IT ON RUNESCAPE! WITCH! WITCH! WITCH!”
And just like that, an angry mob was formed.
Sonya was awoken by an angry yet rhythmical chanting.
“Witch witch witch...”
“Cool!” Sonya said. “VICKY, WAKE UP! They found another one!”
Vicky turned over in her leaves, still asleep.
The crowd grew visible in the distance. Sonya was about to hurry over and join them. But then they started another chant.
“Vicky Apple Sonya Apple Apple apple apple apple.”
“Oh crap!” Sonya said. “I'm a witch and they're hunting me!”
Sonya looked at Vicky. She was completely covered in leaves. Praying that she wouldn't wake up and be seen, Sonya quickly climbed a tree, taking refuge underneath a colony of messenger pigeons.
She waited, holding her breath.
Minutes passed. Finally, the mob had gone by. They hadn't noticed either sister. Sonya waited until they were completely out of earshot, and dropped out of the tree.
“Wake up!” Sonya cried, leaping on Vicky and shaking her violently. “We have some sprinting to do!”
The two sisters fled through the mountains.
“What did we miss?! How long were we here?!” Vicky panted.
“Like not even a day,” Sonya replied, turning on her phone to check. “Text from Mimi!”
“Read please.”
“Wtf i saw the news it said u and vik r witches y?!?!?!?!?!”
“I got one from Sara – VICKY!!!!!! ur on the news running in a forest! LOL!”
The two sisters looked up. A helicopter with a news camera flew over them.
“From Logan – U MURDERED UR MOM WTF SOMEONE HELP.”
“From Con – Hello murderer.”
Sonya let out a 15 second scream. “YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE, TRENTON! THIS IS ALL A TERRIBLE MISTAKE!!!”
“Please listen to us!” Vicky gasped.
The angry mob came into view, led by the nefarious Lady Gaga. The mod spread everywhere the sisters could see. Tiny flames from torches flickered in the distance.
Vicky grabbed Sonya and violently screamed, “CAN NO ONE SAVE US?!?!”
Sonya threw a rock at the news helicopter. It instantly dropped out of the sky and crashed into the ground 20 feet away. A fire quickly spread from the fallen helicopter, spreading around the forest and perfectly blocking the mob from them.
“WOW,” Sonya said. “I just wanted to see how far I could throw.”
They took off sprinting.
“Where should we go?!” Vicky asked.
“Umm... I suppose we could hide in the Supul Academy dumpsters until sundown. We can then contact the pod for help or something.”
“Sounds kind of weird but I guess it's the best we have.”
And the 2 sisters escaped into the night. The same night Logan had overheard Alexis Grace on the phone and Conrad had discovered a terrible murder plot.
Chapter 4 - Fake Mother
Mrs. Apple lay in the middle of the living room floor dying. She panted heavily.
“I have to tell them,” she whispered to herself. “Before I go I have to tell them.”
She paused to breath.
“VICKY! SOOONYA!!”
A few minutes later, both girls came racing down the stairs and into the living room.
“Mother, mother, what is wrong?” Sonya asked.
“We heard the desperation in your voice,” Vicky said, kneeling down next to her mother and taking her hand.
“I have something important to tell you. Something I kept from you your entire life.”
“What is it? Do hurry,” Vicky said.
“I ain't yo momma, foo'. Yo been adopted.”
“WHAT?!” Sonya screamed.
“I have to flee,” Mrs. Apple said, getting off the floor and rushing to the stairs.
Sonya and Vicky watched silently.
“I thought you were dying!” Vicky spluttered.
“Nope,” Mrs. Apple replied, quickly gathering her belongings and storing them in a large suitcase.
“Then why... never mind. Where are you going? And who are our real parents?!” Sonya demanded.
“I'm going to Argentina,” Mrs. Apple replied. “And you're real parents are in... there.”
She dramatically pointed towards the kitchen.
“Please don't go,” Vicky pleaded.
“Sorry, but I must. The lie has gone on for too long. Have fun with your new life,” Mrs. Apple said, and sprinted out of the door.
“And so ends a 12 year long section of our lives,” Sonya said sadly, watching Mrs. Apple run up the street.
Both girls nervously looked at the kitchen. It was ominously quiet.
“They're in there,” Sonya said. Vicky swallowed nervously.
“Yep. They are.”
Silence.
“We should go,” Vicky said.
“Yep.”
They took a step. Then another. Shadows of people from the kitchen shifted slightly.
They gasped, looking at each other. A mutual confidence was formed. “Come on.”
They grabbed each other's hands and ran forward.
“Hello new parents,” Vicky cried.
“HAY THERE, GIRL!” Miss Nana squealed with delight.
Vicky and Sonya stared at each other with huge eyes.
“Hello, daughters,” Mr. Connelly smiled, emerging from the shadows.
Screams in the dark.
“She's not waking up!”
“SLAP HER AGAIN, GIRL! SLAP HER AGAIN!”
SMACK!
“Owe!” Vicky cried angrily. “I'm awake, I'm awake!”
“GOOD! NOW THE REAL PARTY CAN START!” Miss Nana screamed.
“You're not our real parents,” Sonya pleaded. “Please.”
“Sorry,” Mr. Connelly shrugged.
“NO!” Vicky screamed, jumping to her feet and holding on to Sonya for support. “I refuse.” She jabbed a finger at Mr. Connelly. “YOU are my third greatest fear! And YOU,” she turned to the beaming Miss Nana, “are just WEIRD. I owe you for saving me from those weird skeletons, but that does NOT entitle you to a life time of compliments and HAPPINESS.”
Miss Nana's jaw dropped.
“Sonya,” Vicky said. “COME ON. We're going to Argentina.”
She grabbed her sister's hand, and stormed out of the house.
“I have to tell them,” she whispered to herself. “Before I go I have to tell them.”
She paused to breath.
“VICKY! SOOONYA!!”
A few minutes later, both girls came racing down the stairs and into the living room.
“Mother, mother, what is wrong?” Sonya asked.
“We heard the desperation in your voice,” Vicky said, kneeling down next to her mother and taking her hand.
“I have something important to tell you. Something I kept from you your entire life.”
“What is it? Do hurry,” Vicky said.
“I ain't yo momma, foo'. Yo been adopted.”
“WHAT?!” Sonya screamed.
“I have to flee,” Mrs. Apple said, getting off the floor and rushing to the stairs.
Sonya and Vicky watched silently.
“I thought you were dying!” Vicky spluttered.
“Nope,” Mrs. Apple replied, quickly gathering her belongings and storing them in a large suitcase.
“Then why... never mind. Where are you going? And who are our real parents?!” Sonya demanded.
“I'm going to Argentina,” Mrs. Apple replied. “And you're real parents are in... there.”
She dramatically pointed towards the kitchen.
“Please don't go,” Vicky pleaded.
“Sorry, but I must. The lie has gone on for too long. Have fun with your new life,” Mrs. Apple said, and sprinted out of the door.
“And so ends a 12 year long section of our lives,” Sonya said sadly, watching Mrs. Apple run up the street.
Both girls nervously looked at the kitchen. It was ominously quiet.
“They're in there,” Sonya said. Vicky swallowed nervously.
“Yep. They are.”
Silence.
“We should go,” Vicky said.
“Yep.”
They took a step. Then another. Shadows of people from the kitchen shifted slightly.
They gasped, looking at each other. A mutual confidence was formed. “Come on.”
They grabbed each other's hands and ran forward.
“Hello new parents,” Vicky cried.
“HAY THERE, GIRL!” Miss Nana squealed with delight.
Vicky and Sonya stared at each other with huge eyes.
“Hello, daughters,” Mr. Connelly smiled, emerging from the shadows.
Screams in the dark.
“She's not waking up!”
“SLAP HER AGAIN, GIRL! SLAP HER AGAIN!”
SMACK!
“Owe!” Vicky cried angrily. “I'm awake, I'm awake!”
“GOOD! NOW THE REAL PARTY CAN START!” Miss Nana screamed.
“You're not our real parents,” Sonya pleaded. “Please.”
“Sorry,” Mr. Connelly shrugged.
“NO!” Vicky screamed, jumping to her feet and holding on to Sonya for support. “I refuse.” She jabbed a finger at Mr. Connelly. “YOU are my third greatest fear! And YOU,” she turned to the beaming Miss Nana, “are just WEIRD. I owe you for saving me from those weird skeletons, but that does NOT entitle you to a life time of compliments and HAPPINESS.”
Miss Nana's jaw dropped.
“Sonya,” Vicky said. “COME ON. We're going to Argentina.”
She grabbed her sister's hand, and stormed out of the house.
Chapter 3 - Mystery Freckles
Conrad arrived home and crawled down the ladder into his strange underground home. Why he and his cat mother decided to live under the ground, he had no clue. He had a sickly feeling it had something to do with Freckles' mysterious criminal past.
“FRECKLES!” Conrad screamed down the dimly lit hallway. “I'M HOME FOR THE SUMMER! HURRAY!”
“CRAP” was Freckles' response.
Ignoring her, Conrad silently entered his bed room – and screamed.
Freckles really took the mayor campaign to heart. She had even taken the liberty of redecorating his room to an inviting but rather creepy Pippy Urgency theme. His bed sheets had a picture of Urgency's smiling face on them. Urgency curtains were draped over the windows. A huge, creepy blanket with his face on it was draped over his recording studio, where he sang exclusive Stacie songs.
Conrad stood in the doorway, breathing heavily.
“FRECKLES!” he roared. “NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU GO INTO MY ROOM AND CHANGE MY FURNITURE. I'M BUYING A SECURITY CAMERA WHERE I CAN WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE WHEN I'M NOT IN IT!! THAT'LL SHOW YOU!!”
Conrad stopped breathing when he noticed a pile of poop on his bed.
He pounded down the stairs.
“SHUT UP!” Freckles screamed.
“I need you to respect my property,” Conrad growled the second he found Freckles in the living room.
“I'm your MOTHER,” Freckles reminded him.
“No! In fact, I'm pretty sure you stole me from the orphanage when I was just a child,” Conrad replied.
“Did noottt,” Freckles whined.
“Whatever,” Conrad snapped. “Anyway, you're taking this mayor campaign way too seriously. You're creeping the neighborhood out.”
“You know how obsessive I can get,” Freckles replied. “And if you can't accept me for who I am then I guess I have to send you back to the orphanage.”
“AHA!” Conrad screamed.
“Shut up!” Freckles snapped, smacking him with her tail.
“CHANGE MY ROOM BACK AND CLEAN YOUR POOP,” Conrad demanded.
“NO!” Freckles roared.
The two stared at each other breathing heavily.
“You,” Conrad spoke furiously, “are a mystery.”
“And YOU have just doomed the other candidates to a horrible, scary fate.”
“You better not do anything to Edna Fletcher, Gubgub, or Professor Gaga!” Conrad gasped.
“Watch me!” Freckles cried. With the speed of a jaguar, Freckles sprinted down the hallway and over to the telephone. Conrad raced after her, knocking over an expensive china tea set.
“Hello, Alexis Grace!” Freckles spoke happily into the phone.
“Alexis Grace?! WHY DID YOU CALL LOGAN'S MOTHER?!”
“I have a mission for you,” Freckles said. “I need you and your crew to assassinate the following beings: Professor Gaga, Edna Fletcher, and Gubgub.”
“NOOOO!” Conrad screamed. “I'm sorry I yelled at you Freckles! But no matter what happens, you DON'T murder people!”
“I don't care about your parole! Just don't get caught!” Freckles snapped at the phone.
There was a short moment of silence.
“Hello?” Freckles asked. “Hello?”
She smashed the phone with her tail.
“... Why?” Conrad asked sadly.
“So the government can't track me,” Freckles cackled. “Say goodbye to Lady Gaga, cause she's never makin' a song again.”
Conrad stared at terrified for a couple of seconds. He then took off sprinting into the dark night, heading for Logan's house.
“FRECKLES!” Conrad screamed down the dimly lit hallway. “I'M HOME FOR THE SUMMER! HURRAY!”
“CRAP” was Freckles' response.
Ignoring her, Conrad silently entered his bed room – and screamed.
Freckles really took the mayor campaign to heart. She had even taken the liberty of redecorating his room to an inviting but rather creepy Pippy Urgency theme. His bed sheets had a picture of Urgency's smiling face on them. Urgency curtains were draped over the windows. A huge, creepy blanket with his face on it was draped over his recording studio, where he sang exclusive Stacie songs.
Conrad stood in the doorway, breathing heavily.
“FRECKLES!” he roared. “NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU GO INTO MY ROOM AND CHANGE MY FURNITURE. I'M BUYING A SECURITY CAMERA WHERE I CAN WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE WHEN I'M NOT IN IT!! THAT'LL SHOW YOU!!”
Conrad stopped breathing when he noticed a pile of poop on his bed.
He pounded down the stairs.
“SHUT UP!” Freckles screamed.
“I need you to respect my property,” Conrad growled the second he found Freckles in the living room.
“I'm your MOTHER,” Freckles reminded him.
“No! In fact, I'm pretty sure you stole me from the orphanage when I was just a child,” Conrad replied.
“Did noottt,” Freckles whined.
“Whatever,” Conrad snapped. “Anyway, you're taking this mayor campaign way too seriously. You're creeping the neighborhood out.”
“You know how obsessive I can get,” Freckles replied. “And if you can't accept me for who I am then I guess I have to send you back to the orphanage.”
“AHA!” Conrad screamed.
“Shut up!” Freckles snapped, smacking him with her tail.
“CHANGE MY ROOM BACK AND CLEAN YOUR POOP,” Conrad demanded.
“NO!” Freckles roared.
The two stared at each other breathing heavily.
“You,” Conrad spoke furiously, “are a mystery.”
“And YOU have just doomed the other candidates to a horrible, scary fate.”
“You better not do anything to Edna Fletcher, Gubgub, or Professor Gaga!” Conrad gasped.
“Watch me!” Freckles cried. With the speed of a jaguar, Freckles sprinted down the hallway and over to the telephone. Conrad raced after her, knocking over an expensive china tea set.
“Hello, Alexis Grace!” Freckles spoke happily into the phone.
“Alexis Grace?! WHY DID YOU CALL LOGAN'S MOTHER?!”
“I have a mission for you,” Freckles said. “I need you and your crew to assassinate the following beings: Professor Gaga, Edna Fletcher, and Gubgub.”
“NOOOO!” Conrad screamed. “I'm sorry I yelled at you Freckles! But no matter what happens, you DON'T murder people!”
“I don't care about your parole! Just don't get caught!” Freckles snapped at the phone.
There was a short moment of silence.
“Hello?” Freckles asked. “Hello?”
She smashed the phone with her tail.
“... Why?” Conrad asked sadly.
“So the government can't track me,” Freckles cackled. “Say goodbye to Lady Gaga, cause she's never makin' a song again.”
Conrad stared at terrified for a couple of seconds. He then took off sprinting into the dark night, heading for Logan's house.
Chapter 2 - Secret Sibling
“Logan, you have a sister,” Alexis Grace said.
Logan stopped walking mid step.
He should have known something like this would be coming. It was typical Alexis Grace. She always revealed shocking secrets to Logan in small doses, and she hadn't told him anything life changing in a while.
“What's her name?” Logan asked.
“LUKAS SHANAYNAY!” Alex Grace screamed.
The 2 ran down the stairs, covered in pins encouraging citizens to 'VOAT 4 GUGBUB!!!!!!!11!11one!!'
“What?! We're in the middle of campaigning!!!!!!!” Lukas screamed.
Logan and Alexis Grace regarded them silently.
“We have a sister,” Logan said. “By the way you spelled Gubgub wrong.”
“PAN-PAN, COME IN HERE!” Alexis Grace demanded.
A little boy walked in.
“Mother, you've forgotten my gender. Again,” Pan-pan reminded her impatiently. “Plus, can you please not call me Pan-pan and call me Levi? It's the name that the leaders of the orphanage gave me.”
“Can we leave now?” Shanaynay demanded impatiently.
“SHUT UP SHANAYNYAY NO ONE LIKES YOU!” Alexis Grace screamed. Shanaynay hung her head. Alexis Grace turned back to Levi. “Now, Levi, tell your new siblings where you have been for the past 11 years.”
“At the adoption center,” Levi replied.
“And why were you at the adoption center?” Alexis Grace pressed.
“Because I ran away from home when I was three weeks old,” Levi answered.
“AHA!” Alexis Grace gasped. “Finally, after all these years, the truth comes out!”
“The truth came out 11 years ago when I told you I was running away via signal fire!”
Alexis Grace slapped him.
“Don't ruin my sunshine boy!” she cried.
She exited. Lukas nervously approached him.
“Hay Pan-pan,” he said cautiously. “Would you like to help us make some political pins for our pet fish?”
Levi looked around, pretending he had never heard him.
“Welcome to the family, I guess,” Logan said. “You can sleep down the hall to the left.”
“Why thank you very much sir,” Levi said.
At midnight Alexis Grace was on the telephone whispering.
“Yes... I do agree that Urgency is the best candidate for the job. But I don't care if he loses. I'm on PAROLE!”
“Alexis Grace get off the phone you're running the bill!” Logan snapped.
Alexis Grace jumped. She hadn't noticed him.
“Gtg bai!” she said and crushed the phone with her teeth.
She turned around to face Logan.
“Care to explain?” he demanded.
“Um I crushed the phone because you surprised me,” she stammered.
“That doesn't make sense! Who were you on the phone with at midnight? Are you planning another crime?” Logan demanded.
Alexis Grace gasped. She looked around nervously, then silently leaped out the window instead of answering.
Logan looked out the window just in time to see hummingbirds carrying her away into the night.
Walking back to the hallway, he checked the caller ID.
What was Alexis Grace doing?
And why was she on the phone with... Conrad?!
Logan stopped walking mid step.
He should have known something like this would be coming. It was typical Alexis Grace. She always revealed shocking secrets to Logan in small doses, and she hadn't told him anything life changing in a while.
“What's her name?” Logan asked.
“LUKAS SHANAYNAY!” Alex Grace screamed.
The 2 ran down the stairs, covered in pins encouraging citizens to 'VOAT 4 GUGBUB!!!!!!!11!11one!!'
“What?! We're in the middle of campaigning!!!!!!!” Lukas screamed.
Logan and Alexis Grace regarded them silently.
“We have a sister,” Logan said. “By the way you spelled Gubgub wrong.”
“PAN-PAN, COME IN HERE!” Alexis Grace demanded.
A little boy walked in.
“Mother, you've forgotten my gender. Again,” Pan-pan reminded her impatiently. “Plus, can you please not call me Pan-pan and call me Levi? It's the name that the leaders of the orphanage gave me.”
“Can we leave now?” Shanaynay demanded impatiently.
“SHUT UP SHANAYNYAY NO ONE LIKES YOU!” Alexis Grace screamed. Shanaynay hung her head. Alexis Grace turned back to Levi. “Now, Levi, tell your new siblings where you have been for the past 11 years.”
“At the adoption center,” Levi replied.
“And why were you at the adoption center?” Alexis Grace pressed.
“Because I ran away from home when I was three weeks old,” Levi answered.
“AHA!” Alexis Grace gasped. “Finally, after all these years, the truth comes out!”
“The truth came out 11 years ago when I told you I was running away via signal fire!”
Alexis Grace slapped him.
“Don't ruin my sunshine boy!” she cried.
She exited. Lukas nervously approached him.
“Hay Pan-pan,” he said cautiously. “Would you like to help us make some political pins for our pet fish?”
Levi looked around, pretending he had never heard him.
“Welcome to the family, I guess,” Logan said. “You can sleep down the hall to the left.”
“Why thank you very much sir,” Levi said.
At midnight Alexis Grace was on the telephone whispering.
“Yes... I do agree that Urgency is the best candidate for the job. But I don't care if he loses. I'm on PAROLE!”
“Alexis Grace get off the phone you're running the bill!” Logan snapped.
Alexis Grace jumped. She hadn't noticed him.
“Gtg bai!” she said and crushed the phone with her teeth.
She turned around to face Logan.
“Care to explain?” he demanded.
“Um I crushed the phone because you surprised me,” she stammered.
“That doesn't make sense! Who were you on the phone with at midnight? Are you planning another crime?” Logan demanded.
Alexis Grace gasped. She looked around nervously, then silently leaped out the window instead of answering.
Logan looked out the window just in time to see hummingbirds carrying her away into the night.
Walking back to the hallway, he checked the caller ID.
What was Alexis Grace doing?
And why was she on the phone with... Conrad?!
Gift of a friend chapter 1 - SUMMER
Maria screamed happily, throwing her textbooks at the wall and sprinting across the Supul Academy courtyards with no real destination. The yards were empty except for her.
It had happened.
The final bell of the school year had sounded.
And she was free!
Maria was looking forward to a relaxing summer. After an undeniably difficult school year (with passing Noriega's Supul class, uncovering a disturbing mass murder plot from a fellow student, stopping a demon and what not) she felt she earned a relaxing vacation.
She stuck out her arm, expecting Miley to hand her her purse, until she remembered that Miley had left for a summer tour a couple days ago. She dejectedly put down her arm.
“Hay Mimi!” Logan's voice called from above. Less than a second later his giant hair straightener swooped down. He jumped off, landing next to her.
“Oh hay pod where are we going today,” Conrad asked. His Gagabot hovered over to them, landing down a few feet away.
Maria stopped sprinting long enough so they both could catch up. Dante also ran up to her.
“Hay babe,” Maria grinned.
“Hay chippy,” Dante said. “Where are we heading today?”
“Um let's go to Apple Grove. I heard they opened up a new apple restaurant that lets you customize your own seeds. It'll be fun come 'um,” Logan said.
“A truly delightful way to start the summer,” Maria noted.
“Agreed,” Conrad said.
They arrived. The Apple sisters were also there. Sonya climbed pine trees in the background while Vicky crouched in the corner sobbing. A gentle steam cloud rose from her face.
“Hay Vicky what's wrong with you and your sister?” Conrad asked nervously.
“She's checking every bird's next in the country to make sure the messenger pigeons from Supul Academy didn't lost her letter of admission into the school,” Vicky explained. “I'm in the corner crying because being her hurts.”
“Oh you poor thing,” Logan said and gently pet her ponytail.
Sonya deftly climbed to the top of another pine tree.
“VICKY I SEE MY LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE! I KNEW THEY LEFT IT UP HERE! HAHA – OH, WAIT... THAT'S JUST AN ANGRY MOTHER EAGLE! OOPS...!”
A sharp bird caw sounded. The mother eagle grabbed Sonya in her claws and soared away. The remnants of her apple collage she was working on splattered across the forest floor.
Maria, Logan, Conrad, Vicky, and Dante watched silently.
“Ever since I destroyed the Academy a couple minutes ago,” Vicky broke the silence, “they've been finishing off the construction. I heard that the mayor-wannabe Pippy Urgency wants to add an entire new section to the building by the winter break.”
“We're getting a new mayor?” Logan asked.
“What happened to the old one, pray tell?” Dante asked.
“Oh... well I sort of ate him,” Vicky said.
“Oh.”
“Who are the other candidates?” Maria asked.
“A bunch of random people who don't know the first thing about politics. Professor Gaga, Logan's pet fish Gubgub, and some woman named Edna Fletcher,” Vicky replied.
“Gubgub's running?” Logan asked. Vicky nodded.
“Hmm,” Maria said. “This'll be interesting.”
She stood up from the table, accidentally knocking a pile of apples onto Vicky. Her ponytail caught on fire.
She stood up screaming. “PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT!!!!!!”
She panicked and sprinted across the room in endless circles. The four chased after her and splashed coconut milk on her ponytail until the flame died away.
“... I'm so sorry,” Maria whispered.
It had happened.
The final bell of the school year had sounded.
And she was free!
Maria was looking forward to a relaxing summer. After an undeniably difficult school year (with passing Noriega's Supul class, uncovering a disturbing mass murder plot from a fellow student, stopping a demon and what not) she felt she earned a relaxing vacation.
She stuck out her arm, expecting Miley to hand her her purse, until she remembered that Miley had left for a summer tour a couple days ago. She dejectedly put down her arm.
“Hay Mimi!” Logan's voice called from above. Less than a second later his giant hair straightener swooped down. He jumped off, landing next to her.
“Oh hay pod where are we going today,” Conrad asked. His Gagabot hovered over to them, landing down a few feet away.
Maria stopped sprinting long enough so they both could catch up. Dante also ran up to her.
“Hay babe,” Maria grinned.
“Hay chippy,” Dante said. “Where are we heading today?”
“Um let's go to Apple Grove. I heard they opened up a new apple restaurant that lets you customize your own seeds. It'll be fun come 'um,” Logan said.
“A truly delightful way to start the summer,” Maria noted.
“Agreed,” Conrad said.
They arrived. The Apple sisters were also there. Sonya climbed pine trees in the background while Vicky crouched in the corner sobbing. A gentle steam cloud rose from her face.
“Hay Vicky what's wrong with you and your sister?” Conrad asked nervously.
“She's checking every bird's next in the country to make sure the messenger pigeons from Supul Academy didn't lost her letter of admission into the school,” Vicky explained. “I'm in the corner crying because being her hurts.”
“Oh you poor thing,” Logan said and gently pet her ponytail.
Sonya deftly climbed to the top of another pine tree.
“VICKY I SEE MY LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE! I KNEW THEY LEFT IT UP HERE! HAHA – OH, WAIT... THAT'S JUST AN ANGRY MOTHER EAGLE! OOPS...!”
A sharp bird caw sounded. The mother eagle grabbed Sonya in her claws and soared away. The remnants of her apple collage she was working on splattered across the forest floor.
Maria, Logan, Conrad, Vicky, and Dante watched silently.
“Ever since I destroyed the Academy a couple minutes ago,” Vicky broke the silence, “they've been finishing off the construction. I heard that the mayor-wannabe Pippy Urgency wants to add an entire new section to the building by the winter break.”
“We're getting a new mayor?” Logan asked.
“What happened to the old one, pray tell?” Dante asked.
“Oh... well I sort of ate him,” Vicky said.
“Oh.”
“Who are the other candidates?” Maria asked.
“A bunch of random people who don't know the first thing about politics. Professor Gaga, Logan's pet fish Gubgub, and some woman named Edna Fletcher,” Vicky replied.
“Gubgub's running?” Logan asked. Vicky nodded.
“Hmm,” Maria said. “This'll be interesting.”
She stood up from the table, accidentally knocking a pile of apples onto Vicky. Her ponytail caught on fire.
She stood up screaming. “PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT!!!!!!”
She panicked and sprinted across the room in endless circles. The four chased after her and splashed coconut milk on her ponytail until the flame died away.
“... I'm so sorry,” Maria whispered.
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