Episode 16: Sally's Got a Boyfriend
CHAPTER 1: MOVIN' ON
In the weeks that Sally and her new boyfriend, Michael, started dating, she had declared him her new Sweet Babboo. And Michael had gotten to know much of the gang. He had befriended Charlie Brown, Frieda, and Linus, and although Eudora and Sally weren't particularly close anymore, Eudora also was friendly with Michael. And unlike Linus, who hated the name and thought it was stupid, Michael didn't mind being called "Sweet Babboo" by Sally.
One day at the Brown household, Charlie Brown and Linus were going over stuff for the new baseball season, when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it," said Sally. And she went to answer the door and Michael was standing there.
"Hey, Sally" he said with a smile.
"Hi, Michael," she swooned. "Has my Sweet Babboo come to help me with her homework?"
And as if on instinct, Linus shouted, "I AM NOT YOUR SWEET BABBOO!"
"Not you, you blockhead!" Sally retorted. "I'm talking to my Michael!"
"Oops, sorry," said an embarrassed Linus. "I'm still getting used to you not calling me that for once."
"It's okay, Linus," said Sally. "Someone close to me once said it just takes some getting used to." And she looked over at Charlie Brown, who smiled. His sister had come a long way from where she was a couple of months ago. And Sally and Michael went into the other room to study.
At that time Peppermint Patty and Marcie were at Patty's house. They were eating a meal they got To-Go from Joe's Café. Peppermint Patty was staring at her burger strangely.
"Is your burger okay, sir?" asked Marcie.
"Yeah," Patty said, with a grimace, "it's just that sometimes I get tired of Joe's all of the time. I'd like to try something different to eat, for once."
"Really? I always thought Joe's Café was one of the best places to get burgers at."
"It is, Marcie. But sometimes a person needs a break from the same thing all of the time. One place I want to go to is the Taco Hub, or Sidney's Subs, or even Ramen-R-Us!"
"Ramen-R-Us?"
"It's that new ramen noodle joint in Downtown Sparkyville. Anything, even another burger joint. Just something different from Joe's Café. Nothing against it, I just think some time away from there will give us a better appreciation for it in the end."
"I think I get where you're coming from, sir."
"And stop calling me 'sir'!"
At the Van Pelt house, Rerun was busy working on his treehouse. Lucy, Frieda, Eudora, and Piper were there helping him out. At that moment, Cobra and Rattler walked in the backyard.
"Hey girls," greeted Lucy.
"Hey, Lucy," said Cobra. "How far are you guys along?"
"We've just started," said Frieda.
"Hey Red," said Rattler to Frieda. "Where's your round-headed boyfriend and Mamba's other brother? Aren't they helping us?"
"They're busy doing something else important," Frieda replied. "Charlie Brown is the manager of our baseball team, and Linus is kind of his second-in-command. They are going over some strategy so we can hopefully have a successful season."
"Yeah, and the Titanic will rise from the depths of the ocean," Lucy retorted. "Anyway, Rerun has the plans laid out for us to look at."
"We've already laid down the floor," Rerun began. "We just need to start doing the framework for the walls and building trusses for the roof." And Rerun and the girls started working on the treehouse.
NEXT CHAPTER: RETURN OF THE BEAGLE SCOUTS
