Chapter two
Dad, Calvin, Nick, and Susie came home an hour or so later.
Mom was dusting while they were gone.
"Goodness, what happened?" Mom asked, walking over to Dad.
"Nick broke his foot." Dad replied.
"Yeah. It wasn't pretty." Calvin said.
Susie nodded.
"Well, how did Nick break his foot?" Mom asked.
No one said anything. Finally, Susie said, "Ask Nick."
Mom looked at Nick. He was just standing there, sulking.
He also has a cast on his left foot.
"Nick, sweetie, how on Earth did you break your foot?" Mom asked.
"Me, Susie, and Calvin were helping his dad lift a heavy, and I accidentally dropped the chest on my foot."
Mom gave Dad a quizzical look.
"Can you describe the chest for me please?" Mom said.
Nick sniffed.
"Well, it was yellow, had little brown ships on the top, and there was a gray lock on it."
Mom gave Dad a shocking look.
"Did it have dust all over the chest?" Mom asked.
Nick nodded.
Mom gave Dad that 'I'm going to kill you' look.
Dad laughed nervously.
"Well, look at the time? I have to go to a…thing, and I don't want to be late…"
"NOT SO FAST!" Mom said.
Mom turned to Calvin, Susie, and Nick.
"Calvin, you take your friends to your room."
"But…"
"GO!"
"Alright, we're going!" Calvin said.
Confused, Calvin and Susie were running upstairs and carrying Nick at the same time.
Once they got there, they threw Nick on the bed.
"Okay, you need a wheelchair!" Susie said.
"I have one in my closet." Calvin said opening his closet door.
45 comic book issues, a football, and a baseball bat later, Calvin found the wheel chair.
Calvin put the wheel chair in front of Nick.
"Come on. Sit on it." Calvin said.
Nick carefully sat on the wheel chair.
"Hey, this is really comfortable." Nick said.
"Here's the best part." Susie said.
"I put in a stick on the right arm of the wheel chair. Do you see it?" Nick looked at the right arm of the wheel chair.
He saw an ordinary stick super glued onto the wheelchair.
"Move the stick." Susie said.
Should Nick do it?
His heart is saying yes, but his brain is saying no.
But if he wants to know what the stick does, he has to move it.
Nick moved the stick, and guess what?
The wheelchair moved!
"Hey, this is pretty cool." Nick said, turning the wheelchair around and around.
"I know, isn't it amazing?" Susie said.
"Hobbes, I forgot Hobbes!" Calvin said.
He ran out the door. Once he was downstairs, he saw Hobbes in the living room, on the couch. He grabbed Hobbes off the couch.
Then, he heard some strange noises.
Calvin went into the kitchen to see what was going on.
Once he got there, he saw Mom and Dad. Mom was carrying a bowl of potato salad. Then, she grabbed her wooden spoon, scooped up a spoon full of potato salad, and shoved them into Dad's mouth.
"Gross! Mom's potato salad! Close your eyes, Hobbes."
"Yuck, that's so nasty!" Hobbes said.
"But I can't seem to stop watching it."
"Mom, why are you feeding Dad potato salad?"
"Let's say that this is a thank you for building that chest in the first place." Mom said.
"Besides, he likes my potato salad." Dad quickly turned around, and shook his head at Calvin. So I'm guessing that he doesn't like her potato salad.
"Turn around." Mom said.
Dad turned around.
"Here's some more potato salad."
"Yuck! See ya Dad! I don't want to be in your shoes!" Calvin walked out of the kitchen, knowing that his friends are still waiting for him in his room. Calvin came back in the room with Hobbes.
"Where was Hobbes?" Susie asked.
"He was on the couch. I guess he likes those cartoons."
"I sure do, but I always keep getting that twitch from watching those superhero cartoons for some strange reason." Hobbes said.
Susie and Nick laughed.
"Well, I have to go home. See ya, Cal." Nick said.
"Yeah. I'm going, too." Susie said, following Nick out the door.
As soon as Susie and Nick left the house, Calvin looked at his watch. It was 9:00 already! Calvin took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.
Then, he grabbed Hobbes and they both climbed in bed.
"Good night, buddy." Calvin said.
"Good night." Hobbes said.
Then, Calvin turned off the lamb. Five seconds later, Hobbes turned on the lamp.
"Calvin, is tomorrow Saturday?" Hobbes asked.
"Uh huh."
"I thought so." Hobbes turned off the lamp.
Calvin opened his eyes. He yawned and slowly got out of bed.
He looked outside the window. It was sunny and the birds were chirping. He changed into his normal clothes, grabbed Hobbes, and went downstairs. He walked into the kitchen, grabbed an apple, and ate it in two bites. He threw it in the trash can.
After that, he and Hobbes walked into the backyard.
Calvin and Hobbes were in the backyard.
Calvin was about to grab his football, but suddenly, he froze.
Moments later, Mike the alien appeared.
He looked at Calvin and Hobbes who was frozen.
Mike grabbed his watch, and pushed the SCAN button.
Then red light came out of the watch.
The red light was on Calvin and Hobbes, and it was moving vertically.
Then, the red light disappeared. Mike looked at his watch.
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Name: Calvin
Age: 8
Height: 4'2"
Weight: 57 pounds
Description: Yellow spiky hair, red black striped shirt, black pants, red sneakers
Likes: Football, His friends, Susie and Nick, and Hobbes TV, and his club (G.R.O.S.B.), insects, mud
Dislikes: Rosalyn, Miss Wormwood, Moe, His parents, seaweed, wet towels, pianos
Name: Hobbes
Age: Unknown
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 111
Description: Orange tiger, black stripes on tail
Likes: Calvin, Susie and Nick, Tuna, Salmon, any kind of fish, football, G.R.O.S.B.
Dislikes: Eating Tommy Chestnut, Spam, Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
"Ooh, the Earth potentate!" Mike said.
"Planet Akerosis will be most pleased." Mike picked up Calvin and Hobbes, still frozen.
Mike walked inside his spaceship with Calvin and Hobbes. Mike unfroze them.
Calvin opened his eyes. He looked around.
"Hey, where are we?" Calvin said.
"I don't know, but I don't like this!" Hobbes said.
Calvin looked around some more.
He then saw Susie and Nick 30 yards away from where Calvin was standing.
"Calvin? Hobbes?' Susie and Nick said.
"Nick? Susie?" Calvin and Hobbes said.
Calvin and Hobbes walked over to Susie and Nick. Everyone hugged each other.
"Where are we?" Nick asked.
"I don't know, but I can tell this is not a good place." Hobbes said.
Everyone heard something.
"I think our questions are going to get answered." Susie said.