Soft Wind and Death Tales..Chapter 9
Patience…
Gru planned it from the start, Edith was to go back to school and be patient with everyone. But there was a twist.
Gru gave her a list of things to do, which consisted of a few assignments, each which had to be completed by next week. Each one corresponded with each of the qualities of a villain; patience, stealth, and imagination
Today was Wednesday….
First off Today, ruin a bully's reputation. Patience, blackmail the student.
Second tomorrow, erase the suspension record. Stealth, break into the school's computer system.
Third Friday, replace the school principal. Imagination, find a way to make them replace the current because of an accident.
Patience, stealth, and imagination, she recited.
She put her first plan into action. She slipped a note into the bully's girlfriend's locker, which whom she knew would spread rumors if enough information was given.
She chuckled and walked to lunch. Waiting, she checked the lines and tables, looking for the girl she had slipped the note to.
Patience, she remembered.
She fixed her dark blue hoodie and kept waiting. Not wearing her beanie, she wore the style of her normal hair. Short and spikey..
15 minutes later, the girl arrived and Edith put up her hood, careful to not draw attention.
The girl was reading a note and her eyes widened with shock, then desperation and disbelief.
Edith laughed menacingly and remembered about what the note said.
Dear Popular girl,
I have given you this letter; in attempt show you how much you have been fooled…. Earlier yesterday I saw your boyfriend making out with a very interesting looking girl. She was in high heels and tights, a 9th grader btw. Totally not a style you'd probably want your boyfriend to be with. Sorry, but you're being cheated on…..
-Sincerely,
Anonymous
Tears filled the girl's eyes as she ran out of the lunch room. Edith chuckled mischievously and returned to eating her food, wondering what the girl will say to her boyfriend (A.K.A the bully).
But before her spoon could reach her mouth again, the same girl barged in through the doors with her boyfriend's hair in her hand. Coming to a stop at a table, she thrust the boy's head into the table as hard as possible, then into some food. Tears streamed down her face as she yelled, "HOW CAN YOU DO THAT!"
I guess being a villain is all it's worked up to be.
But it still took patience. Edith took out a pen and the list Gru had given her.
First assignment: check
1 day later….
Stealth….
Today was Edith's day to erase her record.
She put on her spy gear, which consisted of a jet black suit, night vision goggles, and emp switches.
Climbing inside of the schools ventilation system, she slid perfectly inside.
She crawled in the vents, looking for the schools central power generator.
Edith latched an Emp switch to it waited to press the button.
She crawled away from it and to the reception desk. Her eyes gazed upon the computer that was used for info on students to make sure it was killed by the virus along with every other computer.
She carefully removed the cover off the ceiling and hit the button for the emp switch. A large spike was sent through all the schools power and a virus was sent through all the computers, erasing everyone's records.
"The job is done" She muttered softly.
Putting the cover back onto the ceiling, she retreated out of the building and onto the playground with her spy gear in her backpack. Now in her normal clothes, she went to recess where everyone was standing at the door. She came around the corner to make it look like she was just dropped off. August approached her…
"Hey Edith! The school's power just went out…Weird huh?"
Yeah very…
Edith walked in the door to Gru's house, "Dad! I'm home!"
"Ah, der you are Edith, come with me." Gru sat on his crocka-couch and flipped on the news.
"Watch"
Jefferson middle school's data records have taken a massive blow to its integrity. After the school lost power,the entire school was evacuated! A virus was found in the schools mainframe. A note was left at the mainframe, giving us a clue on the perpetrator which in fact has been identified as one of the school's most notorious students. A bully that goes by the name of Dax henton. After recently breaking up with his girlfriend because of an anonymous note, he has erased his and everyone else's record.
It will take another 2 weeks to get it up and running again…
Edith sat in shock. Not only had she just defeated the entire school and Dax, her father was more than proud of her and her next plan was about to be put into action.
"Edith, Good job my leetle villain. I assume that you already have a plan put into action-"
Before Gru could finish, Edith pressed a button that made a massive explosion on the tv…
It looks like an explosion has occurred in the principal's office!
The camera zoomed in on the scene as police arrived and took the principal into custody a few minutes after firefighters got there.
"Amfo, contained explosion by the way. I gave the principal's computer a special virus that contained info on previous drug dealing and explosive smuggling. Thus making it impossible for her to escape custody.."
Gru could not believe his daughter's words. She actually just did 2 assignments in 1 day.
"Wow, just…wow! Edith you actually di-"
"Did what?" Margo's voice came from the opening door as her and Agnes stepped in.
Gru turned completely white as the eldest walked into the living room and watched the news.
She then turned to look at Gru with the most serious and disappointed face.
"Edith did that? How could you teach her those things?"
"Margo, let me explain… When I was a keed, I went to that exact same school. I needed revenge on it for all the stoopeed stuff it put me through."
Edith's face lit up.
"Wait so…you used me?" Edith accused.
"Well I- uh- no…"
The girls still didn't believe him. They crossed their arms and stood there hoping for the real answer.
"Yes..but I had to!"
"Just stop Gru! How can you teach your daughters to become villains?"
Margo stormed out of the room and to her room. Edith followed to get her hoverboard, and then came out a few minutes later with it.
"Edith, where are you going?" Agnes asked.
"For some air and time to think…"
Edith rode the board halfway across town and to Mrs. Hattie's.
I have to go see August..
She stopped in front of the building and folded the board, sliding it into her backpack and out of sight.
She walked into the building; it had been two years…
A very wide woman was on the phone, typing something into her computer.
She saw Edith and sat lifeless. "I'll call you back!"
"Edith! What are you doing here? I thought you were lost. Gru came to adopt you just in case he found you again…"
"Stay your words Hattie; I'm here to see August Ion."
"Through this door down the hall to the left." She pointed her.
August sat at her desk and played with a small piece of paper, folding it several different ways to come up with something. Edith walked into her room and August jumped.
"WOAH! AHH ohh it's just you.. Hey Edith" She greeted her.
"Hey August." She watched August fold the papers and curiously watched.
She threw her bag onto August's bed which made a loud thump.
"What's up with your backpack, what's in it?"
"I will show you.."
Taking out a folded black and blue object, August's eyes widened when Edith unfolded it, and made the board levitate.
"Is that?" "Yes, it's a hoverboard."
She walked up to it and inspected it, "May I?" She asked.
Edith beckoned her 'yes'
August felt the board and looked at its sleek black and blue cover. The board fluttered as August touched a button.
"Careful August. My dad made it for me!"
"Sorry Edith, it's just so cool! This board uses a rare element to make it levitate, there's only one place on Earth you can get it too. The board also uses jets and vents that rotate; it has a gyroscope to keep it balanced."
"How do you know all that!" Edith asked curiously.
"My dad used to be part of the league of villains, just like Gru is! But then he died because of some sort of accident when I was 5."
"That's unfortunate."
"Yeah it is."
"Ya know, I know almost every single villain there is! Like I know that Vector got back a few weeks and he now wants revenge on you guys.."
He what?
"August I'm sorry but I have to leave now!"
"Ok, stop by if you need anything!"
