I am keeping my promise from before and I now have chapter 9 out. I hope you guys enjoy it!
Mr. Peabody dragged Sherman and Penny back into their home with an angered expression. First it was running off without him, and now it was eavesdropping on his conversation with Lucy. He had to do something, fast.
Mr. Peabody shut the front door. "What were you thinking?" he scolded Sherman and Penny.
"We were thinking that we were curious about what you guys were talking about," said Sherman.
"You don't just go around listening on peoples' conversations! It's very rude," Mr. Peabody said sternly.
"We're sorry!" Penny piped up.
"Is something wrong?" Mr. Peabody asked.
Sherman and Penny unexpectedly fell silent after hearing that comment. "What?" Penny squeaked.
"Why are you starting to get into trouble so much?" Mr. Peabody questioned.
The only thing Mr. Peabody received was more silence from the confused Sherman and Penny. "It was only twice," said Sherman.
"In the span of just a couple days," Mr. Peabody pointed out. "You've never gotten into trouble this frequently before. Is something wrong?"
"I've just been sad," said Sherman.
"Why?"
"I just want to get home. And I want my presents," Sherman croaked.
"Stop it, Sherman!" Penny yelled.
"But I want them," Sherman whined.
"Guys, don't start this now," Mr. Peabody raised his voice. Then he turned to Sherman with a stern look on his face. "Look, Sherman. If you can't wait just a couple minutes for me to finish a conversation, then you are going to face a lot of difficulties in life. Practically everything in life takes longer than just a few minutes to complete."
Sherman sighed, without saying anything.
"The same goes for you, Penny! I know you weren't yelling at me to hurry up, but you still need to learn."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Peabody," Sherman and Penny said simultaneously.
"You should be sorry," said Mr. Peabody.
The kids said nothing.
"One more thing I have to discuss," Mr. Peabody spoke. "I have to leave for about a half hour tonight. That means you two have to be home alone. Can you guys handle it?"
The silence never seemed to end.
"Would you guys just say something?" said Mr. Peabody.
"Something," said Penny, smirking.
Mr. Peabody rolled his eyes. "Really funny. Anyways, I have to go. I bet you guys can handle being alone. Just be careful, and just take the evening meal when it comes. Save mine for when I get back. Okay?"
"But aren't you not supposed to be outside af-" Sherman started, but was quickly cut off.
"Is that clear?" Mr. Peabody interrupted.
"Yes," Sherman said, falling quiet once again.
"Okay. Do you guys have any questions?"
"Mr. Peabody! Mr. Peabody!" Sherman and Penny replied frantically in an instant.
"I might be here for a while," Mr. Peabody whispered under his breath.
After a few hours of many questions, complaints, and whines, 6:30 finally rolled around and it was time for Mr. Peabody to leave.
Lucy was found outside right by the front door, waiting for Mr. Peabody.
"Are you ready?" Lucy questioned.
Peabody nodded. "Yes. Anything to get back home."
Lucy nodded. "Okay. There's a bench right there," she started, pointing at a metal bench that was only a few feet from where the two were standing.
"So we sneak that out of the community?" Mr. Peabody asked, beginning to feel twists and turns in his stomach.
"I was thinking of something else," Lucy stated.
"What?"
"Blow it up right here."
"WHAT?"
"You heard me."
Mr. Peabody could feel some unknown force squeezing his stomach as tight as it could. "Right here? But people will find out!"
"No they won't. There's no security cameras here, and nobody's around."
"But..."
All of a sudden, Lucy pulled a satchel charge from her pocket and tossed it at the bench. "You might want to stand back," she said.
"Lucy, I really don't think-"
But Mr. Peabody's words had zero effect on Lucy's actions. She whipped out a gadget with a button from her pocket and pressed it. Soon enough, the metal bench exploded, releasing a deafening boom. The metal bench fell apart into a bunch of scrap metal on the ground.
"I can't believe you just did that!" Mr. Peabody yelled.
Without replying, Lucy grabbed the scrap metal and pushed Mr. Peabody back into the house.
"What was that?" Sherman asked.
"Was that an explosion?" Penny freaked out.
"Yes!" Mr. Peabody replied.
"I've got the scrap metal. Where are you going to build the WABAC?" Lucy asked.
"I'll figure something out," Mr. Peabody replied.
"What caused that explosion?" Sherman questioned.
"I'll explain later!" Mr. Peabody piped up.
The rest of the night was simple. Mr. Peabody quickly explained the cause of the explosion and how insane Lucy was. Lucy had to stay for ten minutes to make sure she didn't get caught.
After that, everything was back to normal.
Sorta.
Whew, there's chapter 9. I also had trouble figuring out exactly how to write this chapter, but I got there. Feedback is appreciated.
