Okay, I see we're allowed to update our stories again. Boy was I late, and the last to find out. Typical, eh? lol That aside, I really do hope you enjoyed the last chapter and thanks again to both Mike and Nestor for helping me. (Hugs both)

Now, for this chapter, Roderick gets Twister's view on all that's happened between the foursome. Roderick wants Twister to talk with Otto to end the fight, but will that persuade Twister to do so?

Now, as always, I do not own anything dealing with the Rocket Power series or franchise. Klasky-Csupo has (had?) that honor, and as a reminder, here are the ages of the characters once again:

Oswald "Otto" Rocket: 16
Regina "Reggie" Rocket: 17
Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez: 16
Sammy "Stonewall" Dullard: 16
Lars "Whompinator" Rodriguez: 19
Roderick "Rod" Vandenack: 13
Mackenzie "Mac" Duncan: 12

Chapter 10: "Don't mention that surfer geek again!" Twister's Frustration...

Roderick stood in front of Twister's bedroom door, trying to bring himself to knock. All sorts of doubts ran throughout his mind, though, like, "What if Twister is way too tweaked to talk?" He shook his head. 'No, I will go in there and talk to my friend!'

He lightly rapped on the door. "Who is it," he heard someone grunt.

"Um, it's just me. I'm coming in now." The boy entered the room, only to find that Twister had his blinds closed. He'd never seen Twister's room so dully lit before. "So, um, heya, Twister."

"Hi," he muttered darkly.

The boy took notice of Twister's state. He was lying flat on his back, staring blankly up at the ceiling. It almost looked as if he were trying to clear his mind. Roderick walked closer to Twister's bed, but he never took his eyes from off of the ceiling. "So...how's it going?" he asked hopefully. 'Maybe he'll talk more than Reggie did.'

Instead of a clear answer, Twister muttered incoherently in Spanish, a sure sign that he was upset, which those like Lars knew, and had even explained to Reggie about one time. The only thing Roderick could catch was the name, "Otto".

"Oh-kay...so...what happened?"

Twister sat up, his face twisted up in hurt and betrayal. "Stupid Otto..."

"What's going on with O-man anyway?"

"What isn't wrong with him?" Twister snapped, which caused the younger boy to jump back slightly from the unexpected outburst. "He's been treating me like crud for weeks! He treats me like-like-like...like a shoobie!"

"Maybe you should...talk to him?" Roderick wasn't sure if that was a good idea or not, hence his even questioning the actual suggestion. 'One of them should talk.'

Twister crossed his arms stubbornly, and told the boy in a stern voice that could rival Mrs. Rodriguez's, "No!"

"But you guys are best bros!"

"Were best bros," he corrected. "Just forget about him."

The 13 year old was unsure of what he should say or do next. He didn't want to forget about Otto or anyone. He wanted everyone to be friends again.

Twister uncrossed his arms, and smiled. "Hey, Reg and me were talkin', and we're going to hang out tomorrow. Want to come with?"

"Um, what about Sam?"

Twister snorted, and his smile faded to that of a bothered frown. "He sided with my ex-best friend! I don't want to talk to the Squid right now, and as for my ex-best friend, I don't want to hear anything about that surfer skateboarding geek ever again!" He then started to mutter under his breath, "We've been friends for like forever, and this is how he treats me? Stupid Otto!"

"But Twister-"

"Drop it! I'm not going to talk to him until he apologizes to me!"

"But what if he doesn't apologize? You know how stubborn Otto can be."

"Then goodbye life-long friendship with Rocket Boy," he stated as plainly as he could, while trying to come across as madder than what he actually was, but he was obviously failing miserably. Roderick noticed how his voice was unsteady when saying he'd rather sacrifice not being friends with Otto than to talk it out. Deep down, Twister wanted more than anything to talk things out with Otto, and had for a good while, but realized that if Otto wasn't making any effort to, why should he really bother with it?

'This is terrible.' He sighed as he saw Twister retake his spot on the bed, staring back up at the ceiling. 'I have to figure out a way to get those two back on good terms. Friends shouldn't leave each other hangin' like that, especially best bros. If Twister and Otto talk to each other and become friends again, them Sam and Reggie are bound to come around too!'

"Rod, I'm tired," he told the boy shortly. "I'm going to sleep now." He turned over, and lied on his side, his back to Roderick. The redhead was much too upset to bother speaking any more on the subject of Otto. "See ya in the mornin'."

"Y-yeah, g'night, bro," he told him with a nod, even if it was still a bit early. He figured that Twister just wanted to be alone with his thoughts...