Chapter 1: The Start of a Regular Day

It was a cold, cloudy winter day in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Most people were planning on having a regular day, going on through their daily routines, with nothing usual planned.

Well, there was one exception.

Take a wild guess.

"Every day its the same old thing. Nothing ever changes, its just school, school, school." Calvin said to his tiger best friend Hobbes as he got dressed for school. Hobbes was listening to Calvin but wasn't really interested in Calvin's rambling.

"But not today. Today, I go for the gusto." Calvin said as he put on a cape and a space helmet.

"I think you should ask your mom if that's okay." Hobbes said, knowing that whatever Calvin was planning, was going to lead to big trouble as usual.

"Oh relax you sissy, its just going for the gusto. I want to do something interesting today while I'm at school, and by golly, if nobody else will follow with me, then I'll go for the gusto all by myself! And prove his is the greatest genius of all time!" Calvin said over confident in himself.

"What are you going to do that's 'going for the gusto'?"

"None of your beeswax." Calvin said as he left his room.

Hobbes groaned, he knew something disastrous was going to happen, and Calvin was going to be the one to do it.

Calvin went downstairs, and proceeded to pour a bowl of his favorite cereal, Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs.

"Er... Calvin? What's with the cape and helmet?" Calvin's Dad asked to Calvin.

"Oh! Uh... its for show and tell today!" Calvin said, trying to think of a quick answer.

Calvin's Dad sighed, not wanting to know what Calvin was up to, and then soon left off to work.

"Calvin, if your taking that to school, at least don't wear it to school, its pretty cold out." Calvin's Mom said as she looked out the window.

"Oh please! People like me can survive anything! I'll prove it to you right now!" Calvin said as he ran out the front door, only to come in moments later freezing.

"I stand corrected..." Calvin said shivering as he took of his cape and helmet and put on his winter jacket. He then stuffed them into a large bag he was taking to school with him, with some other stuff in it.

Calvin's Mom didn't ask about the other stuff that was in Calvin's bag, as she didn't want to know what his show and tell really was. However, she was slightly confused when she saw an evil grin on Calvin's face as he left toward the bus stop.

"What's in the bag Calvin?" Calvin's next door neighbor and classmate Susie asked as she came up to the bus stop.

"Stuff that I'm using to go for the gusto."

"Which is?"

"I can't tell you, its top secret."

"It is NOT top secret! You just don't want to show me!"

"Well its so top secret, only boys are allowed to see it. Not icky girls." Calvin said as he stuck his tongue out at Susie.

Susie simply ignored Calvin, but she noticed that Calvin had an evil grin as he walked onto the bus, but thought nothing on it.

Little did Susie know that what was in the bad contained all the components to what would become the infamous Noodle Incident.