Hey Guys! This is my very first Hey Arnold fanfic. You may know me via comments/PMs, maybe not. So read and review, but no flames please. And don't worry if you aren't signed in: I'm accepting anonymous reviews. I don't know what to name this yet, so give me suggestions in comments/ private message me. This chapter's going to be a little long, and I'm going to update in a few day depending on my schedule. So Author Alert me for deets.
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Chapter 1
As the final bell in P.S. 118 rang, a mix of all grades ran out to enjoy their 5-day break, thanks to an unused snow day and President's Day weekend combined.
Soon, Arnold and Gerald were one of the last people walking out of the school, and talking about a very important topic: Helga G. Pataki.
"Mm mm mm! Arnold, you gotta pull some kind of prank on Helga. She went too far!" Gerald exclaimed as Arnold pulled off a blend of different colored feathers off his shirt.
"Ignoring her is working fine. And she didn't push it too far. She just went overboard." Arnold responded, pulling the last of the feathers off.
"'Ignoring her is working just fine!' The last time I checked, your name was 'Bird Boy, Feathered Wonder'! You were completely humiliated, the last time I checked."
Arnold slighted reddened at the memory. "It wasn't the most comfortable
moment of my life, but…"
"See what I mean? You need to prank her back, so that she knows how it
feels!"
"That never solves anything. Besides…"
"Of course, let's play 'Defend The Bully' on this situation."
"I'm not taking her side, or defending her actions. I'm just saying we shouldn't judge her so much."
"Oh, you mean just like the townspeople didn't judge the witches in Abracadabra?
"Gerald! She's not a witch. She's nicer than she seems. Trust me, she's shown that side a couple of times!"
Gerald looked at Arnold as if he had grown another head.
"OK, who are you, and were is the real Arnold?"
"GERALD!"
"OK, OK, sorry. But aren't you a little curious why she picks on you?"
"She picks on everyone, Gerald."
"But aren't you curious to why she picks on you so much in particular?"
The thoughts of what had happened on the FTi rooftop had suddenly flooded Arnold's head, and he unsuccessfully tried to block it out.
"Maybe a little…"
"Then time to initiate Operation Spy On Helga!"
"I'm not spying on her, Gerald. I don't spy on people, Gerald."
"Are you forgetting the time we spied on those guys that were gonna attack Mr. Green?"
"We thought he was in trouble, remember?"
"So? This is for the same thing, only…different reasons."
"What reasons…?"
Gerald pondered a bit. "Scientific research…?" He tried.
"How exactly is it scientific?"
"It's scientific because… we are merely observing Helga's behavior in general to come to a conclusion to why she bothers so much… or something like that."
Arnold smiled a little bit. "Is this what you learned from 'studying' with Phoebe last weekend?", making air quotes at studying. He was well aware of Gerald's crush on Phoebe.
Gerald blushed. "Eh, more or less. So are you in?"
Arnold smiled as they did their handshake. "Yeah, I'm in."
"Still got your spy equipment?"
Arnold quickly searched his mind. "Yeah, I think so."
"Then Operation Spy On Helga is now a go."
They finally reached Arnold's house. As Arnold started to open the door he said, "See you later, Gerald."
"See ya!"
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