Well, last chapter. And there is a VERY special character who appears here. ;)
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"I'm sorry I can't be with you at your former school to donate, honey," Doreen told Charlieas she placed on her nurse's hat. "Dr. Hibbert called me at last minute."
"Don't worry, Dory," Charlie assured her, "look at it this way. We're both helping out kids today."
Doreen gave him a quick kiss before grabbing her purse and keys. "Bye. Love you."
"Love you, too," Charlie called as she walked out the door.
Springfield Elementary...
Charlie hadn't been to the school in such a long time, yet the kids and teachers still remembered was greeted with hugs and cheers as the kids came over to him, almost placing him in a dog pile. The teachers were happy to see him, especially Principal Skinner.
"Charlie, it is so good to have you with us today," he told him as he showed him inside the auditorium.
"Just because I don't work here anymore, doesn't mean I shouldn't visit," Charlie chuckled.
"Well, we're glad to have you here, anyway," the principal told him, "and we are very humbled by your wonderful donation."
"Well, seeing as school budgets are becoming a bit out of hand, I thought it would be best to make things a little easier," Charlie told him, "I'd like to donate maybe fifty grand."
"Fifty grand?" Principal Skinner gasped. "That's more than I would have anticipated." He hugged him. "Thank you so much, Charlie! Now I won't have to let Willie go!"
"Willie heard," the groundskeeper said as he passed them, buffering the floors, "Willie don't care."
Charlie stood at the podium as Principal Skinner continued on with his monologue. He stood there proudly, knowing he would be helping a lot of kids pay more attention in school, as well as encourage them to go after their career of choice just as he had.
"I now bring you to billionaire and former teacher, Mr. Charlie Darwin," Principal Skinner announced as he motioned to Charles himself.
"Well," he began, "being a teacher here for over a year and a half, I, too, have learned a thing or two in life. What kids need in life, that dreams can become reality...that there's always another chance at love."
An echo of whispers slid through the audience of kids at Charlie's last statement.
"Yes, I know," Charlie said, nodding, "some of you may be a little too young to understand the third one, but let me tell you this: it's the last thing on the list that changes your life for the better." He looked over at Principal Skinner. "And it is my honor to donate fifty grand to the school's name." And with that, he presented Principal Skinner with a check.
The audience cheered in joy at the wonderful donation that would help their school in every way possible.
"A small check?" Bart exclaimed. "Why can't he give Skin-rash one of those gameshow checks you see on TV?"
As Charlie allowed Principal Skinner to bask in his glory and have the audience erupt in cheers, he was greeted by a familiar voice.
"Hey, there, dork."
Charlie turned around to see Ms. Hoover walk toward him. She wasn't wearing her usual staff clothes. She was in a tight pink dress; in her mouth was a cigarette. Though she was quite an alluring sight, the word 'slut' couldn't escape Charlie's mind.
"Elizabeth," Charlie said in surprise, "haven't see you since the breakup."
Ms. Hoover chuckled. "Well, seeing what kind of a man you really are, I just couldn't bare to stay away." She wanted to place her hands on his chest, but he stepped back.
"Eliza, what are you doing?" Charlie demanded, startled by her actions.
"Seeing if you're trying to win me back," she told him seductively, "I mean, honestly, you're dating that chestless medical nanny? Surely you could've done better."
"What's Ms. Hoover doing?" Lisa asked her brother as they turned their attention away from Principal Skinner's monologue and focused on the conversation between Ms. Hoover and Charlie.
"Dude, I think she's trying to sex him up or something!" Bart exclaimed.
"Haha!" Nelson laughed as he pointed at Charlie. "He's a dead man!"
"What do you want, Eliza?" Charlie demanded, not letting her seductive charm get through him.
"Why, you, silly," Ms. Hoover laughed, "what else could I possibly want?" She was about to caress his face, when he grabbed her hand and pushed it away.
Principal Skinner turned from the audience to see what the commotion was.
"I think I know exactly what you're after," Charlie said as he glared at her, "you're after my money. And you're trying to win me over just so you can get to it."
"Oh, come on!" Ms. Hoover screamed, throwing her hands in the air, dropping her charm and looking at him angrily. "I'm doing us both a favor!"
"What can I favor in you?" He demanded.
"That I'm hot as hell compared to that Jennifer Anniston wannabe you're dating!" Ms. Hoover shot back.
The audience gasped at the comeback.
"You've proposed to me once," she told him bitterly, "you can propose to me again."
"You proposed to her?" Principal Skinner asked.
"Worse mistake of my life," Charlie told him, causing everyone to gasp.
"What?" Ms. Hoover demanded. "You were crazy about me! You'd do anything to impress me!"
"That was before I realized just what kind of a woman you really are!" Charlie shouted, causing her to step back in surprise. The raise of his voice caused the whole audience to shudder. Charlie glared at her. "Here you are, given the chance to help children learn for the better, and yet you abuse the power by just drinking and smoking and letting your kids fail on purpose!"
"You tell her, Mr. Darwin!" Lisa hooted, not caring what she did was so unlike her.
"I mean, the way I see it," Charlie continued, "I'm probably the first and only man that would go as low as to ask you to be my wife. Because you know why? I doubt any man would marry you if you have no real heart to give!"
The audience, even Principal Skinner, gasped.
"Oh, man!" Bart laughed. "Major burn!"
"And unlike you," Charlie concluded, "Doreen has given me everything my heart truly asked for. And that what truly makes me feel like a rich man."
Silence swept upon them both as Ms. Hoover took in every word, Charlie just glared at her.
Suddenly, Bart and Lisa stood up and clapped, followed by Nelson and Milhouse. Soon, the entire audience was clapping for Charlie. Even Principal Skinner did so.
Charlie smiled at everyone, thankful that they were on his side. He looked back at Ms. Hoover, whose eyes were blazed with furry.
"You're not going to get rid me that easily," she sneered as she tossed away her cigarette and dashed off stage and out of the school, utterly humiliated.
Charlie could only smile. He couldn't wait to tell Doreen what had happened.
"She seriously tried to get you back?" Doreen asked as they sat between their dining table.
Charlie nodded as he wiped his napkin against his lips. "A hooker's outfit, cigarette, and make-up that made her look cheap," he explained.
"Wow," Doreen said, "and you defended me. You defended yourself. You even defended the school."
"Aw, Doreen," Charlie told her, "you know you're very important to me, and so are the kids at the school. Hoover was a horrible teacher; she deserved to get an eye opener."
"Well," Doreen said, smiling, "I'm just glad she left you while she could."
"Don't be too sure," Charlie told her, "for some reason, I feel like she's going to try and get me back again."
Doreen and Charlieentered Evolved Kingodm, greeted by their fellow Springfieldians.
"I love making the people happy," Doreen sighed as she shook hands with little kids.
"I love knowing that everyone, even adults, are learning more about science," Charlie told her.
"Excuse me, fellow professor," called the town's local scientist, Dr. Frink, "may I have a word with you and ask about the physics behind your genius empire?"
"Uh, sure," Charlie said. He turned to Doreen. "I'll be right back."
"Take your time, sweetie," she told him as she walked off, "I got to re-apply my make-up."
As she walked off behind a tent where no one would see her, she took out her hand mirror and began to apply lipstick.
"Hello, Doreen," said a sinister voice.
Doreen's heart stopped beating as she looked around to see Ms. Hoover stand before her, a beer in hand.
"Oh, Elizabeth," she said, her heart still,beating with fear, "um..."
"You taked away ma guy," Ms. Hoover said in a slurred voice as she stumbled toward her, "you make me loose him...and his big bucks."
"Oh, my God!" Doreen exclaimed. "You're drunk!"
"I maybe drunk," Ms. Hoover slurred as she tossed the empty beer bottle away and reached her hands toward her, "but I know who's to pay." And with that, in a horrible posture, she went after her.
Doreen screamed as she dashed away from her, scared for her life.
"Doreen?" Charliecried, cutting away from his conversation with Frink.
"Is something wrong?" The professor asked.
"Frink, get Wiggum!" He ordered as he dashed off.
"Let go off me!" Doreen cried as the drunker woman held her in a half Nelson. No matter how hard Doreen hit or scratched her, Ms. Hoover was just too drunk to feel any real pain.
"You're going to pay big time for making lose my chance at marrying one of the richest men in Springfield!" Ms. Hoover shouted.
"Eliza!" Charlie called as he stood before her. "Let go of her!"
"Marry me then!" Ms. Hoover shouted. "Marry me or the cow dies!"
"Dream on, McDrunkster!" Shouted a voice.
Ms. Hoover turned to see Bart and Lisa just as they shot her fullblast with squirt guns from one of the carnival booths. Ms. Hoover stumbled forward, letting go of Doreen.
"Oh, Doreen!" Charlie cried as he raced over to her and hugged her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," she told him, "I hope that freakin' bastard gets it!"
"This is for making first semester more miserable than all the rest!" Lisa shouted as she continued squirting Ms. Hoover.
"Why, you little-!" Ms. Hoover shouted as she opened her arms, intending to strangle her.
BANG!
Ms. Hoover suddenly fell down before Bart and Lisa.
Everyone turned to see Chief Wiggum, smoke seeping from his gun.
"Elizabeth Hoover," he said, "you're under arrest for attempting murder and threat, and for being drunk in public! Book her, boys!"
And with that, Lou and Eddie handcuffed her and dragged her away.
"Take one last look at her, kids," Chief Wiggum told Bart and Lisa as they watched her leave, "cause' she won't be in school for quite a while!"
"But...who's going to teach second grade then?" Lisa asked in concern.
"Don't worry about a thing, Lisa," Charlie assured her, "I'll hire somebody to take her place."
"Man, this really is the best place in Springfield!" Bart exclaimed. "I learn and have fun at the same time, then become part of a dangerous rescue that nearly cost my sister's life!"
"Don't think it was free," Charlie laughed as he dug into his wallet, "five hundred dollars for each of you, for saving Doreen."
"I'm going to save this for college!" Lisa exclaimed as she looked at her money.
"You know something?" Bart said as he looked at the money in his hands. "I think I'll do the same thing, too."
A week after the incident at the theme park, Ms. Hoover was sentenced to eight months to a year in prison. The substitute that was taking over for her was teaching better to Lisa's class than Ms. Hoover could ever do.
Doreen and Charlie decided to take a break from all the money and glamor as they planned a weekend getaway in the woods where they would camp.
Doreen and Charlie were taking a walk through the woods when they heard large howls and grunts. They rushed to where the sound was coming from, and what they found scared them...
A young boy fighting for his life against a pack of wolves.
"Get lost, pups!" The boy shouted as he gave one punch and kicked another.
Suddenly, one wolf ran and bit him in the arm. The boy howled in pain as he tried to shake it off.
"Oh, my God!" Doreen cried.
Charlie didn't hesitate to take out a hand-gun and shoot a few bullets in the air. The sound of gun shots scared the wolves, and they scurried off, leaving the young boy to suffer his given pain.
"Oh, God, Charlie!" Doreen cried as she rushed to aid the boy. "He's hurt really bad!"
Soon, he was brought to their campsite, where Doreen nursed and fed him canned soup.
"What's your name, boy?" Charlie asked softly.
"Donnie..." the boy replied above a whisper, "and what you guys did for me...that was totally epic."
"Where are your parents?" Doreen asked him in deep concern as she bandaged his head.
"Dead."
"Oh, dear Lord," Charlie gasped as he looked over the injured orphan.
"But I've survived the past couple of years before my parents took a dirt nap," Donnie went on, "being attacked by wolves is no different. I just have to fight to survive."
"Well, young man," Charlie told him, smiling. He glanced at Doreen, whom smiled as well. "You can stop fighting now."
A month after Donnie was rescued, he was brought to their home where he was given the life every ten-year-old received. He was soon adopted, earning the name, Donnie Darwin. He was sent to school where he was reunited with Bart. Principal Skinner was equally surprised on his return, but they soon worked it out that their earlier encounter would be kept secret and Donnie became like every other kid.
Charlie, Doreen, and Donnie all sat around a table at Luigi's, just as any family has done.
"Here is your-a spaghetti, ma'am," Luigi said as he placed a heaping plate of pasta in front of Doreen.
"About time!" Doreen laughed as she dug her fork into it.
"Careful when you chew," Charlie told her, "you might find something special."
"Wha-" Before Doreen could say anything, she felt something hard against her teeth. She groaned in pain before openning her mouth, what she found made her heart skip a beat.
It was a ring.
She looked over at Charlie and Donnie, who smiled at her. Luigi gave her the thumbs up, having been held responsible for putting it there.
"Doreen," Charlie began as he knelt down and took the ring from her, "will you marry me and let us truly become a family?"
Doreen could only cry as Charlie slid the ring into her finger.
"Yes," she managed to say as she leaned down and hugged him, "I would love to be your wife...and the mother of Donnie."
"That is so awesome," Donnie said, "...mom and dad."
To make a long story short, Doreen and Charlie got married in Evolve Kingdom. Everyone in Springfield had been invited. Even Ms. Hoover herself.
She sat at her jail cell while watching the wedding on television.
The End
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I really don't like Hoover, and I was wondering when Lisa would snap and get at her for her lousy teaching.
Also, I apologize that this story's style isn't like my others. This is an OLD story, and I'm kind of lazy to add more 'oomph'. ;)
