Playing with Fireside.
Chapter 11: Drastic Measures
I promised myself not to make ANY reference to the Marie Flynn characters in this story, but I just couldn't help myself.
You'll know what I mean.
While the Fireside Girls have been wanting to rename Danville Elementary to Fireside Elementary to symbolize their control over the school, and even Danville to an extant, they've recently discovered that there's no one they can manipulate to actually get the deed done, whether they use their newly found funding or if they use their normal means. However, Isabella seems to have prepared a backup plan.
"So, what's this last resort plan?" Gretchen asks.
"Well Gretch, it's actually based on an interesting story I heard about." Isabella says. "A few years ago, a library was unfortunately burned down. A very generous man then donated enough money to have it be rebuilt. As a way to thank, they named the whole library in his honor. I say we do the same thing, only we force them to rename it in order for us to help."
"But boss, that doesn't make any sense. In order for his to rebuild the school, it would have to be..." Then Gretchen realizes it. The true idea that Isabella has come up with. "You can't be serious!"
"Oh, but I am." Isabella says with an evil smile. "Girls! We are going to go with the idea Adyson had earlier! We are going to destroy the school, then use our money to rebuild it! But for them to get the money, they will have no other choice but to accept our demands, which is reasonable. After all, all wee will ask for is to rename the building. Once this is done, every student, teacher, and members of the school board will know how much control we really have. Before long, every one in Danville will have to acknowledge us as well."
"Oh, ho ho ho! I'm liking this." Adyson says.
While definitely a controversial method, the other Fireside Girls nontheless show some excitement about the fact that their demends can be met after all. However, Gretchen has become horrified by what her troop leader has proposed to the girls. Out of everything she has seen her troop do, this is by far the worst thing she's ever seen them plot.
"Isabella, how can we possibly do something like this? How could we destroy the school?" Gretchen asks.
"Well actually, we know some people who can supply us with things like bulldozers and stuff like-"
"No, no, no! I mean how could you be really be willing to do something so horrible? Some of us actually like school!?" As Gretchen says that, she makes the other girls giggle.
"Gretchen, you know how we work better then anyone. We've always believed in doing anything we have to do. We've simply never had to do something this extreme before. Girls, which on of you is ready to end school early?"
"You can count me in." Adyson says proudly. "Who's with us?"
While the rest of the troop is very excited about their plans to wreck the school, Gretchen, at long last, has reached her limit.
"Isabella, I-I just can't!" Gretchen says. "This time, you're going to far! It's one thing to steal from other kids, it's even one thing to do what you did to Phineas and Ferb, b-but THIS!? You're talking about a serious crime!"
"What're you saying?" Isabella asks.
"I'm saying that I'm not going to help you do this! It's just horrible! In fact, I don't even understand how you're willing to do something so nasty! I remember years ago when you were actually good! Back before we joined this awful troop!"
Not the smartest thing for her to say. Seeing how Gretchen is betraying her fellow troopmates and even insulting them, all of the other Fireside Girls become very angry at her. However, Isabella, who although is quite angry, also has a touch of sadness on her face.
"So you aren't willing to help us with our plan, huh?" Isabella asks.
"No. I'm not going to be by your side on this one."
With Gretchen refusing to help and going against her, Isabella now has no other choice. She has to do the hardest thing she's ever done.
"Gretchen...you're gone. I can't let you stay in the Fireside Girls any longer. Turn in your sash and get out."
Now kicked out of the Fireside Girls, and by her closest friend nontheless, Gretchen does what she was told, takes off her sash, as well as her beret, hands them over to Isabella, then marches out of the door, leaving her old friends behind her.
"See boss?" Adyson asks. "Like I told you the other day, she was going betray us."
"And you were right. In anycase, you will now be my new right-hand girl. Ginger, your my new left."
"Awesome! Now what are we going to do with her? The last Fireside Girl who left got tossed into the sewers! For betraying us, I bet she's-"
"We aren't doing anything to her." Isabella interrupts, much to the other girl's surprise. "Kicking my best friend out is hard enough on me. It would be too hard for me to punish her any further. I think we've just covered everything I want to talk about for now. Meeting dismissed"
Suddenly not feeling very well, Isabella ends the meeting early and gets ready to leave herself. Althought still determined to name the school after the Fireside Girls, she finally feels somewhat guilty about it, since it has costed her to lose her best friend. She's not likely to get a good sleep tonight.
Phineas and Ferb have been having a bad day as well. After realizing what their so called 'friends' were doing behind their backs, they've been forced to give up the chance to make any new friends before next summer. All they can really do now is lie down on their beds, stare blanky at the ceiling, and think about what they've just lost.
"Uhh...hey guys." Candace says as she walks into their room. "I've heard you guys have been upset, so I'd figure I should cheer you up. I've found your schematics for building a fire truck that can transform into a robot!"
Unfortunately, Phineas and Ferb don't have their usual can-do spirit and are uninterested in the idea.
Then, after dropping another schematic on Phineas's face..."Oops! I just accidently dropped your plans for making a device to let you talk to your future children on your face! Does that give you any ideas?"
Still using a blank face, Ferb turns his head and asks..."What do you think of the name 'Thomas' Phineas?" To Which Phineas merely shrugs.
"Ok, when Ferb starts to say more lines then Phineas, it's time to give up!" Candace says, finally defeated. "Go figures. The ONE time I try tp get them to build things."
Not knowing what else to say to her brothers, Candace leaves them be to return to think about how to deal with the Fireside Girls, who have been taking up much of her mind at this time. What else can she do? What else can anyone do?
"Boys, a friend of yours is here!" Linda calls from downstairs.
A friend? Of theirs? This finally causes the boys to sit back up on their beds and lose their blank expressions. Curious to know who their guest is, they jump off of their beds and head straight downstairs. True enough, the person they found at the bottom of the stairs really is a friend of theirs. Gretchen, who was just kicked out of the Fireside Girls, is now paying the Flynn-Fletcher boys a visit.
New Chapter. Didn't realize until now that I say that in every single chapter. Even in my other stories. :P
Poor Gretch. Kicked out of the Fireside Girls by her closest friend. My poor little tritagonist. :(
Of course since this is a prequal story, you already know she'll be back in it. (The actual show is spoiling this fic. XP)
On top of that, with the girls planning to destroy the school for their selfish goals...I gotta say, even though I planned that part since before i started to write this, I didn't realize how real sh- was actually gonna get.
Hope you like it. I'll try and get the next chapter ready as soon as I can. Until then, ciao!