During class, Gromble set up the screen and Ickis got up and sat in the chair. "Well, Ickis, let's see how disappointing your results were this time." it then showed on the screen about ten kids at the playground and Ickis jumping from the ground, screaming with red eyes.
"What a cute bunny!" A little girl said, picking him up and hugging him.
"Too cool, I want one!" The boy said.
Grumble then pushed the screen over anger and said, "Ickis, back to your seat..."
Ickis then walked over to sit down with Oblina and Krumm as Oblina pat his back in comfort and Krumm said, "Will miss ya, buddy." Ickis gulped and almost passed out.
"Ickis..." Gromble said, walking over to the three monsters in a calm voice, "Something tells me you're just not trying anymore. In all my years teaching at the academy... I HAVE NEVER SEEN POOR, PITIFUL EXCUSES FOR SCARES AS BAD AS YOURS!"
"What are you gonna do to me, your Grombleness?" Ickis said in a depressed tone, accepting his fate.
"Well, Ickis, despite how much you let me down, I figured I would go with something a bit more easy this time. Lucky for you I'm in a good mood today..." He then asked some monsters to bring in a large cage and out came a huge monster, who was blue, large teeth and red long dog-like ears that looked like blood, "Ickis, meet Hog Hanger, you're gonna be his chew toy for the rest of the day."
Later that day, the monster trio were in their bedroom as Ickis was lying upside down from his bed. "Why do we have to put up with this loon anyway!" he then moaned in pain as he was covered in bandages.
"Well.." Krumm said, confused," I don't know, because we have to I guess."
"That fucking bastard! We should't have put up with his abuse. I mean look at us, over 50 years at this academy and we're still going nowhere. I'm about ready to blow this dump."
"Oh, Ickis, absolute nonsense!' Oblina said, getting ready for bed. "Life isn't all fun activities, maybe for a human, but life as a monster is hard business, my dear. You want to scare, you gotta learn how to be scared yourself. Now let's get some sleep." She then rolled over on her bed as Krumm quickly fell asleep.
Next day, in class, as Ickis walked in, the Gromble said with a smile, 'Ah, Ickis, not too tardy today, I have a special assignment just for you, based on your poor performence as a monster yesterday."
"Oh, great, what now, are you gonna feed my bones to something?" Ickis said, frustrated, with his ears hanging down.
Gromble laughed and said, "I would love to, but that would be going just a little to far." He then walked to the screen and pulled up a picture of a young girl. "You see this young lady. She actually likes monsters. So if you can scare her, I will be so impressed, no more extreme punishments..."