Who Says Revenge Is Sweet?
A Fanfic By Dimitrius
Chapter One: Revenge
It was beautiful spring day in the park. Birds chirped in the air. Fluffy white clouds drifted in the true blue sky and the leaves rustled on the limbs of the trees. Basically, it was a good day to play in the park.
However, the same could not be said for the five fifth grade boys, who were sitting under a large tree. Frowns settled upon their dirty faces. It was clearly visible to an outsider the mixture of paint, tapioca pudding, mud, and other lesser known substances on their clothes and faces. It seemed as if they were victims of a cruel prank. And they'd definitely be right. These five boys were targets of a prank by a certain bully who found it amusing to hurt others for no other reason than that she was in a bad mood and wanted to vent her frustration out on them.
"Man, that Helga Pataki really did it this time!" said an African-American chocolate-skinned boy with a tall afro stacked on his head; though the afro wasn't visible due to the large amount of pudding and paint.
"I just wanna beat her up" cried a red-faced boy with a wide girth and a blue cap on his head. He was currently wiping some of the pudding of his face and licking it.
"Calm down, Harold. Let's be rational here." said a boy with a football shaped head.
"Why should we be rational, Arnold?" questioned a boy with a long drooping nose. "I mean, Helga just totally threw all this gunk at us, which not to mention has A LOT of germs, for no reason at all."
"Sid's right", said a tall dangly boy. "Why shud we be sittin' here while Miss Helga gets to be hittin' us with this trash. It ain't fair Arnuld."
"I say we get Pataki back for this!" shouted Harold.
"Yeah!" cried Sid and Stinky, raising their left hands to show that they agree with Harold.
"What about you fellas?" asked Stinky.
"Well, you can definitely count me in." said Gerald. "I'm getting sick of Helga pushing us around everyday like she's the boss around here."
"What about you Arnold?" asked Sid.
"I'm not sure about this you guys. I mean, Helga would be really mad if we did something to her. Plus, it's not the right thing to do. Doing a wrong won't right a wrong."
"Come on Arnold. Don't tell me that she doesn't frustrate you everytime she pulls those annoying childish pranks. Hell, you're usually the target of those pranks every day." said Gerald, looking at his friend.
"Yeah, Arnold. We'll just teach Pataki a lesson for once and for all. Then she'll probably never bother us again." stated Sid.
"Think about it Arnold. No more spitwads or shoving you down or some stupid prank." said Gerald.
Arnold sat there thinking for a moment. He was mad, yes, because Helga had just creamed him and the others. He was also annoyed that she always got away with everything. But he didn't want to fight back. It was just a wrong thing to do. But then if he retaliated, then she'd probably never bother him again. Arnold mentally weighed the pros and cons. Finally he uttered three words.
"Count me in."
Author's Note: Hi guys! Newbie here. Anyways, I just want you to know that this is my very first fanfic ever and it is also the first time I've tried writing a story. I've never done this before and I am really kind of hesitant about it. You see, I read countless Hey Arnold fanfics and I gotta admit that there are really amazing (and serious) writers out there in the fanfic world. I really love the stories written and I wanted to try my hand at it too. So I decided to write this and just see if it is any good. I would appreciate it if you guys wrote a review and especially a constructed criticism. Please help me out here, because I enjoy reading so many stories and I want to be able to also write good stories too. I will accept anything, even flames, just please give me your brutal honest opinion about this fic. Thanks.