my friend Elise is being a butt. that's b/c she's not updating her fanfic.
soooo, i have decided to write my own Holes story. of course, i hold her in
the upmost respect, and i recommend her stories to everyone. her fanfic
penname is Brook L. Potter.
and no, i'm not just recommending her b/c she's my friend. she has talent!!!..........but she sux at spelling. jk!!!!
read on!!!
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Zig Zag grimaced as some dirt flew inside his hole. He jumped out of it, and quickly looked around him. "Who did that?"
"I was just tryin' to get your attention, dude," said X-Ray. He jerked his head to the left. "Bus."
Indeed, a large yellow bus was approaching the camp. Several of the other diggers stuck their heads out of their holes to try and see who was inside. Normally, there was only one rider per trip. But this time, there were--
"Two!" Squid exclaimed. "I thought Barf Bag was the only guy who had to leave on account of 'sickness.'"
"Nope," Armpit said. "Some gal from B-tent...or was it our own tent? D? Wow, I can't believe I forgot which she was from. I don't really fraternize with the gals much. Anywho, I think she went the same way as Barf. I think. Or maybe it was a scorpian I can't remember."
Everyone tried to see if the occupants in the bus were boys or girls. Or...one and one. Mostly, it had been boys lately.
Mr. Sir spat out a sunflower seed's shell as he watched the bus approach. "Still think this place ain't fit fer a girl, Ms. Walker. It ain't no girl scout camp."
"Shut up," the Warden snapped. "When my grandfather was out here diggin', did he spare me because of my sex? I don't think so!! If I had to suffer, why not all the other snot-nosed girly girl criminals in this country?!"
"Got a point," Mr. Sir sighed, rolling his eyes. A rather old- fashioned man, Mr. Sir often thought it wrong that girls were sent to Camp Green Lake to work for the Warden. Wasn't respectful.
The bus slowly came to a stop. A boy with really curly brown hair stepped out, followed closely by a strawberry blonde girl. Both seemed a little nervous of their surroundings, as Camp Green Lake wasn't exactly as green and lakey as they had expected.
Zig Zag turned around when he heard Squid whistle. "So nice to actually see a clean girl around here for once!"
"What d'you mean 'clean?'" asked Squid's (girl) friend, Dude. "Aren't I clean enough for you?! You demand so much!!!"
"It's not your fault you're so dirty all the time," Squid reasoned. "The shower water here is contaminated anyway, so it doesn't really help the--"
Dude threw a clump of dirt at Squid with her shovel.
Resting his chin on his hands, which were on top the handle of his shovel, which was stuck in the ground, Zig Zag stared as the new kids went into Mr. Sir's office.
'Put her in D-tent,' he thought to himself. 'PLEASE put her in D- tent!! I hope Armpit was right when he said that's where the vacancy was...!!!!!'
The tents were all large, with one section for the boys and one for the girls. They were seperated by a large divider in the middle, through which one of either sex could cross into the other...except at night.
Jerking himself out of his daydreaming, Zig Zag turned around and spat in his hole. He watched Zero and X-Ray walk back to the camp. They headed towards the tent. Slowly making his way back as well, Zig Zag noticed Mr. Pendanski leading the two new kids to D-tent. YAY!!!!!!!
Zig quickened his pace so he could catch up a little faster. He walked around the Wreck room, and then walked towards them, acting as though he hadn't seen them earlier.
"Well, here's one of our D-Tent boys now!" Mr. Pendanski beamed, leading the newies towards Zig Zag. "This is Ricky!"
Making an annoyed face, "Ricky" spat sourly into the dirt (which caused the new boy and girl to jump slightly as this unexpected reaction). "The name's Zig Zag," he said, trying to scare that other boy as much as possible (he loved intimidating kids).
"They all have their little nicknames," Mr. Pendanski said.
"Including Mom here," Zig Zag said, grinning.
"Ha. Ha." Mr. Pendanski cleared his throat. "Well, RICKY, these are the two newest D-tent occupants: Stanley Yelnats, and Casey Street."
"Hey," Casey said, extending her hand for Zig Zag to shake. He hesitated, then grasped it for a minute.
"Yo Zig," Squid said, walking towards them with Dude on his arm. "Hey, Mom."
"Hello Alan," Mr. Pendanski said. "Elise...I was just introducing Zig Zag to our new D-Tent residents: Stanley and Casey."
"I'm Squid," said...Squid.
"And I'm Dude," said...Dude. "Casey, huh? Sorry sis, the name's gonna change. Like it or not." Giving Casey a sarcastic look, Dude walked away with Squid.
'How nice,' Casey thought sourly.
About twenty minutes later, D-Tent were all gathered together in the tent. Mr. Pendanski asked the kids to all introduce themselves.
"Armpit," said the guy Pendanski said was named Theodore.
"X-Ray." (or "Rex," as far as the camp counsleor was concerned).
"Magnet." (a.ka. Jose)
"And that's Zero," Mr. Pendanski said, pointing to a little black kid in the corner. "That about covers it for the boys here. Girls?"
"St. No-No," said a tall blonde girl (whom Mr. Pendanski called "Nora.")
"Dude." ("Elise")
"Starfish." ("Kathy")
"I'm Ukulele Peanut," said one girl that their counselor referred to as Caroline. "Or just Peanut for short."
"And I'm Eloisha," said a Korean girl that had been given a relatively normal nickname (Mr. P called her Elisha).
"Well, that about wraps it up," Mr. Pendanski said, standing up and clapping his hands together once. "Now...I'm counting on all you guys to help Stanley and Casey if they want any...help." Swiftly, he left the tent.
"C'mere," Starfish said, linking arms with Casey and leading her towards the girls' side of the tent. "This is where Gioia slept." She pronounced the name as Guy-oh-wy-uh. "So in other words, this is your new cot."
There was a moment of silence as the girls took off their hats and held them to their chests in rememberance of Gioia.
"Oh. Thanks, Kathy."
Starfish's eye twitched. "Please call me Starfish. And I suggest you refer to all the guys by their nicknames. They're really sensitive about that kind of stuff."
"Oh...kay."
"Best be getting to bed," St. No-No advised her, getting into her own cot. "We'll be getting up pretty early tomorrow."
"How early, exactly?"
"Four-thirty in the morning," Eloisha answered.
"Hm. Well, I guess that that way you manage to beat the sunlight. Mostly, anyways." Casey retreated to her cot and quickly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Stanley was having trouble getting someone to help him out. "Can someone please tell me where to fill up my canteen?"
No one really responded. Zig Zag felt like he sould help, but he also felt it would ruin his tough image if he did so. Finally, Zero (astounding them all), muttered that there was a spigot by the showers.
As Stanley headed out of the tent, the other boys stared at Zero in wonderment. It was almost one of the first times they'd ever heard him speak.
"He's got skills, man," Armpit said.
"Yeah, how come you never talk to us?" Squid asked, hitting Zero's shoulder in a light, friendly manner.
Zero grimaced and shrugged.
"A shrug. That's all we get from the genius," X-Ray sighed.
Rolling his eyes, Zig Zag took off his boots and sat down wearily on his bed. He pretended to be asleep while listening to the others talk about Stanely.
"How about 'Geek Boy?'" X-Ray suggested as a nickname.
"I was thinkin' something like 'Geek Freak,'" Magnet said. "At least that way, it rhymes and sounds a little better."
"Double E," Squid proposed. "Y'know, for Dweeb and Geek."
"Give 'im a chance, guys," Zig Zag finally said, rolling over to face them all. "Just 'cause he looks like a dork doesn't mean he really is one."
Crickets chirped. That was one of the first nice things Zig had ever said about someone.
"I think Stan got lost," Armpit finally said after a long silence. "It's been like ten minutes or something."
"Hardly," said Magnet. "And who cares if he gets lost, anyways? It'll be something of a minor loss."
Feeling tired and exasperated, Zig Zag turned over to try and get some sleep.
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and no, i'm not just recommending her b/c she's my friend. she has talent!!!..........but she sux at spelling. jk!!!!
read on!!!
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Zig Zag grimaced as some dirt flew inside his hole. He jumped out of it, and quickly looked around him. "Who did that?"
"I was just tryin' to get your attention, dude," said X-Ray. He jerked his head to the left. "Bus."
Indeed, a large yellow bus was approaching the camp. Several of the other diggers stuck their heads out of their holes to try and see who was inside. Normally, there was only one rider per trip. But this time, there were--
"Two!" Squid exclaimed. "I thought Barf Bag was the only guy who had to leave on account of 'sickness.'"
"Nope," Armpit said. "Some gal from B-tent...or was it our own tent? D? Wow, I can't believe I forgot which she was from. I don't really fraternize with the gals much. Anywho, I think she went the same way as Barf. I think. Or maybe it was a scorpian I can't remember."
Everyone tried to see if the occupants in the bus were boys or girls. Or...one and one. Mostly, it had been boys lately.
Mr. Sir spat out a sunflower seed's shell as he watched the bus approach. "Still think this place ain't fit fer a girl, Ms. Walker. It ain't no girl scout camp."
"Shut up," the Warden snapped. "When my grandfather was out here diggin', did he spare me because of my sex? I don't think so!! If I had to suffer, why not all the other snot-nosed girly girl criminals in this country?!"
"Got a point," Mr. Sir sighed, rolling his eyes. A rather old- fashioned man, Mr. Sir often thought it wrong that girls were sent to Camp Green Lake to work for the Warden. Wasn't respectful.
The bus slowly came to a stop. A boy with really curly brown hair stepped out, followed closely by a strawberry blonde girl. Both seemed a little nervous of their surroundings, as Camp Green Lake wasn't exactly as green and lakey as they had expected.
Zig Zag turned around when he heard Squid whistle. "So nice to actually see a clean girl around here for once!"
"What d'you mean 'clean?'" asked Squid's (girl) friend, Dude. "Aren't I clean enough for you?! You demand so much!!!"
"It's not your fault you're so dirty all the time," Squid reasoned. "The shower water here is contaminated anyway, so it doesn't really help the--"
Dude threw a clump of dirt at Squid with her shovel.
Resting his chin on his hands, which were on top the handle of his shovel, which was stuck in the ground, Zig Zag stared as the new kids went into Mr. Sir's office.
'Put her in D-tent,' he thought to himself. 'PLEASE put her in D- tent!! I hope Armpit was right when he said that's where the vacancy was...!!!!!'
The tents were all large, with one section for the boys and one for the girls. They were seperated by a large divider in the middle, through which one of either sex could cross into the other...except at night.
Jerking himself out of his daydreaming, Zig Zag turned around and spat in his hole. He watched Zero and X-Ray walk back to the camp. They headed towards the tent. Slowly making his way back as well, Zig Zag noticed Mr. Pendanski leading the two new kids to D-tent. YAY!!!!!!!
Zig quickened his pace so he could catch up a little faster. He walked around the Wreck room, and then walked towards them, acting as though he hadn't seen them earlier.
"Well, here's one of our D-Tent boys now!" Mr. Pendanski beamed, leading the newies towards Zig Zag. "This is Ricky!"
Making an annoyed face, "Ricky" spat sourly into the dirt (which caused the new boy and girl to jump slightly as this unexpected reaction). "The name's Zig Zag," he said, trying to scare that other boy as much as possible (he loved intimidating kids).
"They all have their little nicknames," Mr. Pendanski said.
"Including Mom here," Zig Zag said, grinning.
"Ha. Ha." Mr. Pendanski cleared his throat. "Well, RICKY, these are the two newest D-tent occupants: Stanley Yelnats, and Casey Street."
"Hey," Casey said, extending her hand for Zig Zag to shake. He hesitated, then grasped it for a minute.
"Yo Zig," Squid said, walking towards them with Dude on his arm. "Hey, Mom."
"Hello Alan," Mr. Pendanski said. "Elise...I was just introducing Zig Zag to our new D-Tent residents: Stanley and Casey."
"I'm Squid," said...Squid.
"And I'm Dude," said...Dude. "Casey, huh? Sorry sis, the name's gonna change. Like it or not." Giving Casey a sarcastic look, Dude walked away with Squid.
'How nice,' Casey thought sourly.
About twenty minutes later, D-Tent were all gathered together in the tent. Mr. Pendanski asked the kids to all introduce themselves.
"Armpit," said the guy Pendanski said was named Theodore.
"X-Ray." (or "Rex," as far as the camp counsleor was concerned).
"Magnet." (a.ka. Jose)
"And that's Zero," Mr. Pendanski said, pointing to a little black kid in the corner. "That about covers it for the boys here. Girls?"
"St. No-No," said a tall blonde girl (whom Mr. Pendanski called "Nora.")
"Dude." ("Elise")
"Starfish." ("Kathy")
"I'm Ukulele Peanut," said one girl that their counselor referred to as Caroline. "Or just Peanut for short."
"And I'm Eloisha," said a Korean girl that had been given a relatively normal nickname (Mr. P called her Elisha).
"Well, that about wraps it up," Mr. Pendanski said, standing up and clapping his hands together once. "Now...I'm counting on all you guys to help Stanley and Casey if they want any...help." Swiftly, he left the tent.
"C'mere," Starfish said, linking arms with Casey and leading her towards the girls' side of the tent. "This is where Gioia slept." She pronounced the name as Guy-oh-wy-uh. "So in other words, this is your new cot."
There was a moment of silence as the girls took off their hats and held them to their chests in rememberance of Gioia.
"Oh. Thanks, Kathy."
Starfish's eye twitched. "Please call me Starfish. And I suggest you refer to all the guys by their nicknames. They're really sensitive about that kind of stuff."
"Oh...kay."
"Best be getting to bed," St. No-No advised her, getting into her own cot. "We'll be getting up pretty early tomorrow."
"How early, exactly?"
"Four-thirty in the morning," Eloisha answered.
"Hm. Well, I guess that that way you manage to beat the sunlight. Mostly, anyways." Casey retreated to her cot and quickly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Stanley was having trouble getting someone to help him out. "Can someone please tell me where to fill up my canteen?"
No one really responded. Zig Zag felt like he sould help, but he also felt it would ruin his tough image if he did so. Finally, Zero (astounding them all), muttered that there was a spigot by the showers.
As Stanley headed out of the tent, the other boys stared at Zero in wonderment. It was almost one of the first times they'd ever heard him speak.
"He's got skills, man," Armpit said.
"Yeah, how come you never talk to us?" Squid asked, hitting Zero's shoulder in a light, friendly manner.
Zero grimaced and shrugged.
"A shrug. That's all we get from the genius," X-Ray sighed.
Rolling his eyes, Zig Zag took off his boots and sat down wearily on his bed. He pretended to be asleep while listening to the others talk about Stanely.
"How about 'Geek Boy?'" X-Ray suggested as a nickname.
"I was thinkin' something like 'Geek Freak,'" Magnet said. "At least that way, it rhymes and sounds a little better."
"Double E," Squid proposed. "Y'know, for Dweeb and Geek."
"Give 'im a chance, guys," Zig Zag finally said, rolling over to face them all. "Just 'cause he looks like a dork doesn't mean he really is one."
Crickets chirped. That was one of the first nice things Zig had ever said about someone.
"I think Stan got lost," Armpit finally said after a long silence. "It's been like ten minutes or something."
"Hardly," said Magnet. "And who cares if he gets lost, anyways? It'll be something of a minor loss."
Feeling tired and exasperated, Zig Zag turned over to try and get some sleep.
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