Disclaimer: I don't own Calvin and Hobbes. There, I said it. Let's get on
with the story.
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Chapter One - A Gleam of Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel
"Hey?" Calvin leaned over to Susie and whispered. "Who's the guy standing next to Mrs. Wormwood's desk?" It was a bright spring morning and, for once, Calvin was a little early. As he watched all the kids file by to their desks and had swapped jokes with a few, he had noticed the man.
Susie looked up from her book and rolled her eyes. "Don't you every pay attention? Mrs. Wormwood told us yesterday that a special guest would come. You were like this four years ago in first grade. I would expect you to mature a little. You are 10 years old after all."
"Listen, I already get these talks from my Mom. Not you too. Just answer my question. I'll even go slowly so you can understand. Who.is.the.guy.standing...next.to...Mrs..Wormwood's.desk?" Calvin leaned back into his chair and smiled smugly.
"You amaze me." Susie muttered and turned back to her book.
Calvin had not changed much in four years. He still spent lots of time with Hobbes, got into trouble, had no common sense and hated girls. The only changes were that he had a friend and he wore different colored striped shirts instead of just his red one.
Just then, a fat lady who was wearing a pink dress with polka-dots on it walked in. She glanced around the room smiling until she got to Calvin, at which the smile turned into a frown that was mixed with some surprise. "Calvin? Why, you are here early. Very unusual." She turned her attention to the rest of the class and stated, "Class, we have a special guest who is visiting our class."
Calvin smiled and whispered loudly to his only friend, Tony, "Duh." Tony giggled and soon the entire class was in an uproar. Mrs. Wormwood tried to calm everyone down, but to no avail.
She looked sternly at Calvin and pointed to the door. "Go to the principal's office right now." She ordered.
Calvin slowly got up, glad to be the thorn in Mrs. Wormwood's side. As he passed Mrs. Wormwood, he heard her mutter, "One year until retirement. That's all." He did the thumbs up sign to his friends and walked out.
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"Mr. Calvin, I am rather disappointed with you." Mr. Spittle was saying. "This is the third time this month you've came here on the charges of disrupting the class. Calvin, I was going to call you after school, but since you are here." He paused and pulled a file out of his desk. He removed a paper from it then continued. "What is this?"
Calvin chuckled and answered. "Can't you read? It's my report card."
Mr. Spittle did not reply for a minute. "Well, according to your report card, you are doing miserably in almost all your classes. For example in Math you have received a D+. In Language you have gotten a C. The only subject in whom you are a tiny good at is Art at which you have received a A-. I'm sorry I have to do this, but if your grades don't perk up, I'm afraid I will have to send you to summer school."
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Later at lunch, Calvin hooked up with Tony. Tony was a lot like Calvin. He had no common sense and had a wild imagination. That was why Calvin and Tony were friends. They both agreed that other people were jerks and that girls must be related to bugs somehow. It seemed like fate had brought these two, both outcasts and misunderstood by the vast world, together.
"How long do you think until Mrs. Wormwood snaps? I estimate about two more weeks, the rate you are going." Calvin, lost in thought, grunted in reply. "Hey dude, what's bugging you?"
Calvin straightened up. "Mr. Spittle said that if I don't raise my grades, I'll have to go to summer school. I'm doomed!" With that, Calvin banged his head on the table.
"Man, that's harsh. No goofing off, no adventures, no nothing. All you do is homework." Tony shook his head. "I'd hate to be in your shoes. Imagine what your parents will say."
"Don't remind me. Maybe I should run away to the Yukon like I tried to do when I was six." After that Calvin was quiet.
Tony tried to change the subject. "Hey, you know that guy that was at Mrs. Wormwood's desk this morning?" No reply from Calvin. "It turns out he's the superintendent of this private school. In four weeks, he's going to be evaluating everyone and is going to choose three people to give scholarships to. I'm guessing that Derkins girl is going to be one of them."
Something in Calvin's brain clicked. Susie Derkins. That would be his ticket to passing. "Tony, you've just given me a wonderful idea."
Tony looked surprised for a moment, and then straightened up. "Of course I did. What's the idea? Does it have something to Susie? Hey! Maybe we can organize a special meeting of G.R.O.S.S. (You see, Tony had become the third member of the club)"
"No, I have something even better." Tony leaned forward, his ears turned to whatever the dictator-for-life said. "I'll get Susie to tutor me."
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A/N: Tony has only a little bit to do with the essential plot of the story. I put him in because I originally was making this a totally different C&H story. But I was half way done with this chapter and I thought that this would be perfect for a story idea I had had. Hope that makes sense.
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Chapter One - A Gleam of Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel
"Hey?" Calvin leaned over to Susie and whispered. "Who's the guy standing next to Mrs. Wormwood's desk?" It was a bright spring morning and, for once, Calvin was a little early. As he watched all the kids file by to their desks and had swapped jokes with a few, he had noticed the man.
Susie looked up from her book and rolled her eyes. "Don't you every pay attention? Mrs. Wormwood told us yesterday that a special guest would come. You were like this four years ago in first grade. I would expect you to mature a little. You are 10 years old after all."
"Listen, I already get these talks from my Mom. Not you too. Just answer my question. I'll even go slowly so you can understand. Who.is.the.guy.standing...next.to...Mrs..Wormwood's.desk?" Calvin leaned back into his chair and smiled smugly.
"You amaze me." Susie muttered and turned back to her book.
Calvin had not changed much in four years. He still spent lots of time with Hobbes, got into trouble, had no common sense and hated girls. The only changes were that he had a friend and he wore different colored striped shirts instead of just his red one.
Just then, a fat lady who was wearing a pink dress with polka-dots on it walked in. She glanced around the room smiling until she got to Calvin, at which the smile turned into a frown that was mixed with some surprise. "Calvin? Why, you are here early. Very unusual." She turned her attention to the rest of the class and stated, "Class, we have a special guest who is visiting our class."
Calvin smiled and whispered loudly to his only friend, Tony, "Duh." Tony giggled and soon the entire class was in an uproar. Mrs. Wormwood tried to calm everyone down, but to no avail.
She looked sternly at Calvin and pointed to the door. "Go to the principal's office right now." She ordered.
Calvin slowly got up, glad to be the thorn in Mrs. Wormwood's side. As he passed Mrs. Wormwood, he heard her mutter, "One year until retirement. That's all." He did the thumbs up sign to his friends and walked out.
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"Mr. Calvin, I am rather disappointed with you." Mr. Spittle was saying. "This is the third time this month you've came here on the charges of disrupting the class. Calvin, I was going to call you after school, but since you are here." He paused and pulled a file out of his desk. He removed a paper from it then continued. "What is this?"
Calvin chuckled and answered. "Can't you read? It's my report card."
Mr. Spittle did not reply for a minute. "Well, according to your report card, you are doing miserably in almost all your classes. For example in Math you have received a D+. In Language you have gotten a C. The only subject in whom you are a tiny good at is Art at which you have received a A-. I'm sorry I have to do this, but if your grades don't perk up, I'm afraid I will have to send you to summer school."
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Later at lunch, Calvin hooked up with Tony. Tony was a lot like Calvin. He had no common sense and had a wild imagination. That was why Calvin and Tony were friends. They both agreed that other people were jerks and that girls must be related to bugs somehow. It seemed like fate had brought these two, both outcasts and misunderstood by the vast world, together.
"How long do you think until Mrs. Wormwood snaps? I estimate about two more weeks, the rate you are going." Calvin, lost in thought, grunted in reply. "Hey dude, what's bugging you?"
Calvin straightened up. "Mr. Spittle said that if I don't raise my grades, I'll have to go to summer school. I'm doomed!" With that, Calvin banged his head on the table.
"Man, that's harsh. No goofing off, no adventures, no nothing. All you do is homework." Tony shook his head. "I'd hate to be in your shoes. Imagine what your parents will say."
"Don't remind me. Maybe I should run away to the Yukon like I tried to do when I was six." After that Calvin was quiet.
Tony tried to change the subject. "Hey, you know that guy that was at Mrs. Wormwood's desk this morning?" No reply from Calvin. "It turns out he's the superintendent of this private school. In four weeks, he's going to be evaluating everyone and is going to choose three people to give scholarships to. I'm guessing that Derkins girl is going to be one of them."
Something in Calvin's brain clicked. Susie Derkins. That would be his ticket to passing. "Tony, you've just given me a wonderful idea."
Tony looked surprised for a moment, and then straightened up. "Of course I did. What's the idea? Does it have something to Susie? Hey! Maybe we can organize a special meeting of G.R.O.S.S. (You see, Tony had become the third member of the club)"
"No, I have something even better." Tony leaned forward, his ears turned to whatever the dictator-for-life said. "I'll get Susie to tutor me."
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A/N: Tony has only a little bit to do with the essential plot of the story. I put him in because I originally was making this a totally different C&H story. But I was half way done with this chapter and I thought that this would be perfect for a story idea I had had. Hope that makes sense.
