Chapter Two; The Report

Thank you! As you can probably already guess from the similar plot, I am a fan of the Free Willy movies. Although those movies came out a long time after Jeannie did, I thought that I could still write something that was inspired by it. Anyway, here's the next chapter!

That day Jeannie and Spot waited for both of the children to come back from school. She greeted them with a warm and loving smile. "Hello, how was school?" she asked them as they stepped off the bus.

"Terrible." Peter began. "I was sick for two days but yet they piled me with homework." He told her.

"Yeah but at least you have until the end of the week to get it done." Sarah pointed out. "By the way, we're learning about electricity in science class and I have to create a science project that's based on it or demonstrates it. Can you please help me out Jeannie?" she asked her.

"Sure I can. When is it due?" Jeannie asked her back.

"In two weeks. One week after our Halloween party at school." She replied.

"Alright, that should give us enough time to get it done." Jeannie said.

"I know but first I have to think of something. I also have to work on my career badge for Girl Scouts." Sarah told her.

"That sounds interesting, what career are you interested in?" Jeannie asked her.

"A veterinarian because I love animals and I think that it would be the greatest job in the world if I could help take care of them." She said.

"That does sound like a wonderful idea." Jeannie agreed.

"Eh, I want to either be a fireman or a police officer." Peter began as they all turned around and headed towards the front door. "Now those are exciting jobs." He finished.

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The next afternoon Jeannie picked up Sarah from school since they had their riding lessons to attend. "I've been thinking about some ideas for your science project." She began while she continued to drive along the highway.

"And did you come up with something?" Sarah questioned while glancing up at her.

"Well yes, as a matter of fact I have and I think that it's a pretty neat idea too. You see if you rub a balloon on top of your head that creates static electricity." She said as Sarah giggled.

"I've done that before over at a friend's birthday party. It made my hair stick up." She told her.

"I know. So how does that sound for a project? You can write a report about it and then I'll give you a balloon that you can take into school to show everyone." Jeannie suggested.

"Yeah, I like that idea." Sarah said while she smiled and nodded at her as Jeannie smiled back at her in the rearview mirror.

"Alright then sounds good to me." She said while she hit the brakes and started slowing down before pulling off of the freeway.

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Jeannie finished tacking up her horse which was a beautiful black mustang when all of a sudden Stacey walked over to the stall door. "Hey Jeannie." She began smiling brightly at her.

"Oh hello Stacey." Jeannie said. "I didn't realize that you rode here."

"That's just because I just started riding here. I'm boarding my horse Violet." She explained.

"Oh I don't have a horse. This is one of their school horses. His name is Cobalt." Jeannie told her.

"Well he sure is beautiful. Listen if you talk to Roger Healey tell him that I'm sorry that I haven't gotten a chance to talk to him recently. I've been very busy taking care of my horse and everything. Especially since she's getting ready to foal. Tell him that I will call him as soon as I can though." She said.

"Alright I will. I think that that is very exciting. One of the dolphins at Morgana is about to have a baby as well." Jeannie told her.

"Wow, babies, babies everywhere. We've got a calf, a foal, and a human baby about to be born." Stacey said.

"I know, but I think that mine is going to take a little bit longer." Jeannie said.

"Well see you later Jeannie. I'm going to go check on Violet. Of course I know that I can't ride her until after she has her baby but I just want to make sure that she's alright." Stacey told her before giving her a slight wave.

"Alright goodbye Stacey." Jeannie said as she turned around and walked away.

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Later on that afternoon Jeannie took Sarah home and they started working on her science project together. "I would write your report in pencil first and jot down some ideas before you write a rough draft. That's what Anthony always had me do back when I was creating reports for him." She told her.

"Oh I see, well how should I start?" Sarah asked her.

"Well you could start off by saying what static electricity is and what it does." She suggested.

"Alright. How about static electricity is produced by friction?" Sarah inquired.

"That sounds like a good idea." Jeannie told her before she started writing it down. "Then go ahead and write what friction is." She said before she started writing that down as well.

"Friction is the resistance in which one surface encounters with another." She said aloud while she wrote. As soon as she was finished writing her ideas and rough draft, her mother had her sit down at the typewriter to type it.

"So Jeannie, how was work today?" Mrs. Bellows inquired.

"It went really well. Kay is a very sweet whale. Or actually I think that Kristen said that she was really a dolphin." Jeannie replied.

"Really? Wow, that's interesting." Sarah said while glancing up from her work.

"I know." Jeannie began with a nod. "It is. Anyway, I can't wait to go back tomorrow. Maybe she'll actually let me pet her this time. She's let me get closer and closer the last couple of days and I am quite sure that I am making really progress." She said before she turned around and walked into the kitchen to get Spot something to eat.