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Slave Labor

Waiting at the back of the long line into shop class, Basil started to think of a lot of things. Maybe he should have just worn the clogs! So what if he'd end up with corns and uncomfortable feet? Sacrifices had to be made, right?

He was so far from the door he couldn't even hear what was going. Holger was yelling about something, Blompkins was yelling about something… And suddenly there was the sound of a chainsaw.

What was going on in that shopclass?

Then Blompkins was yelling again. And then everyone who could hear what was going on was groaning.

"Okay, you can't just keep us in here making clogs!" Basil had heard Tina well enough. Maybe he just had selective hearing and… Making clogs? Blompkins was going to force them to make clogs? Like hell he would!

And then a bunch of people were cheering. What was going on?

Basil sat next to Cherie and Brandy in a far corner. Listening to Blompkins yell was tiring. Where was Barrage? Why did they get the psycho fascist clog lover for a principal?

"Nein! Nein! Nein! Terrible! Vorst than terrible! No one leaves until you make a perfect pair of clogs!" Blompkins was evil. Going so far as to use slave labor as a punishment! There had to be a rule against this! "Yes! Clogs, the perfect shoe." Basil stuck out his tongue in disgust. The very action caused those looking at him to giggle quietly. "So perfect they don't even need... Laces!" It was at that point Blompkins went into a fit of mad laughter…. And Holger started to fantasize about something or other… And then he started to make clogs… Holger making clogs? When he said he'd never wear them. This was strange but then again when were things at this school not strange? Strange just got stranger!

Leaning towards Tina, Basil grabbed a hammer causing others to grab him by the wrist. "Okay, Tina, now! While he's laughing mad! Go and get help!"

Tina snuck towards the door. She tried to open it! But there was some sort of horrible clog-like thing on the door! If only Blompkins had not caught Tina.

"Ah ha! Nice try but you'll never defeat my clog locks." Blompkins reprimanding of Tina caused Basil to attempt to throw the hammer at the clog-loving fascist. He would have if all those around him had not restrained him. "Vhen you make the perfect pair… Maybe, just maybe you can leave!" Everyone gasped in shock, the usually stoic Basil included!

Basil was really losing his cool! He looked over at Tina as she grabbed a book from a shelf and flipped through it until she found what she was looking for.

"Yeah, pretty sure this breaks every rule in the book!" Tina's statement was the truth! Blompkins could not make slaves out of students! It was uethical!

The fascist wrenched the book from Tina's grasp. "This-This is a clog making factory not some book reading center!"

"Um, actually, it's a school which pretty much qualifies it as a 'book reading center.'" Tina's logical response only pointed to one thing. Their new principal had no respect for school rules.

"Not any more!" Now what did Blompkins have in mind? "Now get to vork! Zhese clogs won't make themselves!"

What happened next were a few minutes of Basil smashing a clog with a hammer! It was rather entertaining for some, horrifying for others. When he was done, Basil saw Tina talking to Holger. He couldn't hear what she was saying to him or what he was saying to her! And then Tina walked away as Holger put on a pair of clogs.

What was going on here? Had the world gone mad?

Not really. Holger had just put on the clogs so he could dance. Nothing out of the ordinary there! Everyone had their eyes on Holger and weren't doing any work. Naturally, this didn't thrill slave-making Blompkins! Upon seeing Holger dancing, Blompkins yelled at him to stop! Basil didn't see that happening. One of the things Holger lived for was dancing!

"Clogs aren't for dancing!" As the fascist and his hazmats walked towards Holger, with who knows what sort of evil intentions, Tina snuck to the pin filled with phones.

Basil nodded with a grin on his face. A perfectly normal grin for him, nothing angry or mad about it at all! "Pretty clever, Tina."

Tina grabbed her phone and then Holger's clogs broke… Then Holger was tackled to the ground by Blompkins' hazmats. Times had changed since Barrage had gone missing on Friday.

"My poor clogs... Smashing clogs is a most heinous offence!" That was Blompkins' opinion? In Basil's opinion it was a joy to see! "And you!" Blompkins pointed at Tina. So much for Tina calling for help! She was forced to hand her phone over to a hazmat. "It seems I have vorkers who absolutely refuse to follow rules!"

"We aren't workers, we're students!" Brave, true words from Tina!

"No, you are trouble!" And insane words from Blompkins! Basil was starting to see a pattern here. "Bring in the… MEGA CLOG!"

Basil's eyes widened. The what? The "mega clog?" What on earth was that?