Chapter 1 – Into the Fray
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Three days after the trouble with the WABAC, everything was back to the usual state. The classes were resumed and the father and son team went to school...
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Sometime later, in recess, Sherman went to sit with his friends Carl and Mason.
"Hi there, Sherman!", Carl waved as he greeted him.
"So, how's the free days?", Mason asked, "I heard you just wrecked some streets with your new ride."
"Hey we didn't mean it.", Sherman replied, "And, it's a very long story..."
"How does it feel to drive?", Carl curiously asked.
"It was pretty fantastic and sorta scary at the same time.", Sherman replied,but having in his mind the flight with Penny. Carl took a special crossbow from his bag.
"What's that, Carl?", Sherman asked as he wiped his glasses and pointed to the thing.
"This is a modified crossbow. I and Mason modified it so it can shoot water balloons.", Carl answered.
"For what?"
"Just watch.", Mason replied, "Anyway, let's get some drinks, Carl."
The two went on, and Sherman was left alone to think what they're up to. A voice then called him.
"Sherman!"
"Penny!"
"What do you have there?", Penny asked as she sat down beside him.
"A tuna sandwich with some weird spices. Want some?"
She went and took a bite. They talked some more.
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On the other side of the canteen, Carl and Mason found a perfect line of sight to Sherman.
"Target spotted.", Mason declared.
"Locked in.", Carl responded as he aimed.
Mason then loaded a water balloon on the crossbow. After some thoughts, Carl pulled the trigger.
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To Sherman's surprise, Penny fell from her seat. Next that he saw was that she's soaked wet. There was silence for some 10 seconds. She stood up, but was greeted with a wild laughter by the students.
"Oh yeah!", Mason exclaimed.
"We got her, Sherman!", Carl said as they went to him.
Penny looked at Sherman with furious eyes. She felt betrayed. Tears began to brim her eyes, but she resolved not to cry.
"Penny, let me explain...", Sherman said, trying to find the words to comfort her.
"What would you explain? That you got me? Fine then! You got your payback! Happy?!", Penny replied and ran outside. Broken, Sherman felt disappointed to his friends. Still, he went to them.
"Guys... Why have you done that to her?", he asked in a low tone. Carl and Mason knew that he's mad this time.
"We just... avenged you from what she did last time.", Carl replied.
"You got it wrong guys!", Sherman exclaimed with a facepalm, "It's been settled! We're friends already!.. And now you just got me to another trouble!"
Angrily, he snatched the crossbow and razed it to the ground. He then went after Penny.
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Despite trying not to, Penny found herself crying underneath the shade of a nearby tree. She felt so humiliated, especially when she ponder that Sherman made a laughing-stock of her. Sherman managed to find her...
"Penny..."
"I thought we're friends... I should not have trusted you."
"I'm not with them, Penny!"
"Don't get near me again!"
"Penny, let me explain.", he replied as he tried to get near her. She slapped him hard on the right cheek. Tears began flowing from his eyes, too.
"Don't even think about it.", she replied as she ran away again.
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Sherman was left alone then. As he wiped his tears, Carl, Mason and Penny's two friends saw him. The culprits comforted him, but he evaded them instead. He never even gave a word.
"I guess we really messed them up.", Carl sadly concluded.
"What should we do now?", Mason asked.
"I don't know... I really don't know."
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Notes:
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Oh Yeah! The first chapter of my first fanfic done!
By the way, this chapter (and the next) is greatly inspired by the fanfic of FanOfAnimation1994, "Payback". Thanks for your inspiring and light bulb-lighting work! Keep it up! ^_^
Anyway, just so you know, I've decided to start with a revenge prank since the story was set immediately after the events of MPaS. There was the chance of a misunderstanding, since Sherman's friends knew nothing since the bullying incident (disregarding possible "implies"). So it goes...
We cannot please everyone, so my sincerest apology for having a similar story element to "Payback". Just try not to look closely...
* insert Now You See Me tagline here *
I hope to see you next chapter! I'm still inspired to write, so I'll release Chapter 2 after a little while. Thanks for reading!
