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Chapter 25 – Act of Awkward
The squirrel scouts were still having a good time in the pool. The bean scouts only find that their fun was ruined, or the fun was just taken away from them. Jafne Doe on the other hand, turns and looks at the bean scouts, which their faces look inspirited. "And why aren't you dears out there having fun in the pool?" asked Jane Doe, with a smile on her face.
None of the bean scouts gave her any of their attentions, except Ping-Pong. Then he says, "We found this place." Then his brother, Dave, turns his head and looks at Denmother Doe's direction. "And they somehow followed us," said Dave, adding on Ping-Pong's statement. "And now they took over it," said Ping-Pong, looking back over at the squirrel scouts having fun in the pool. "Oh, just because my squirrel scouts are having fun, doesn't mean you guys can't have fun." Jane Doe said. "Yes it does." Samson replied. "Oh that's nonsense, they won't bite," said Jane Doe. "Well if you talking about them biting us, then yes they would." Ping-Pong said. "They're evil," said Dave.
The headmistress deer turns her face to a puzzle and a confuse look. She also tilts her head. "Evil…?" Jane Doe asked. "Yes EEEEVIL." Dave answered back in a deep dark tone, with a dark and evil look on his face. "Why did you do that?" asked Ping-Pong, staring at his brother with one eyebrow raised. "Oh…" Dave looks at his brother, "it feeds the drama." Ping-Pong stares at him, blinking a few times, and then says, "You need to lay off the hot pretzels." "If we go in the pool they will hurt us," said Samson. Denmother starts giggling. "Oh that's just silly. How could my squirrel scouts be evil?" asked Jane Doe. "Seriously, they really are!" exclaimed Ping-Pong. "They wouldn't accept the fact of what happen two nights ago." Dave said. "Oh I'm sure they would be nice. Just look at them. And besides, you guys were being real gentlemen and apologized to them." Jane Doe said.
Dave, Ping-Pong, and Samson looked at each other for a second. They find that she was right about the fact that they apologized to them on one hand. But on the other hand, it wasn't the point on what they were trying to make. They then looked back at the headmistress deer. "Ah, uh, well, um…Ok. I'll show you what they'll do. Just watch." Samson said, walking toward the pool. But then a second later, Samson stops walking and takes one good look at the squirrel scouts swimming in the pool and so on. Samson then turns his face into a nervous look. "Um…on the other hand," Samson takes two steps back, "I'm a just stay here."
All of the sudden, Dave and Ping-Pong shoot a slight devilish grin on their face. Then they walked to the Guinea pig and grab both his wrists. "Hey…what are you doing?" asked Samson, looking at his wrists being grabbed. Then both Dave and Pong-Pong drags him toward the pool. "Hey wait stop! Let go of me!" exclaimed Samson, struggling his way to break free from both of their grip. Then as soon as they made it to the edge of the pool, they push him in the water. After a few seconds, he pulls his head out of the water, and then takes a deep breath before exhaling. A second later, a squirrel scout anonymously pulls her head out of the water, which it startled Samson to jump back a little.
"What the…" Samson said. Who it was, was none other than the owl, Almondine. But before he could fully realize who she was, she starts spinning her head rapidly, making her hair sprinkle water out everywhere, including on Samson. "Hey!" Samson yelled. Then he quickly turns around and looks over at the group's direction that was outside the pool. Almondine on the other hand, stops spinning her head.
"See, see?! I told you!" exclaimed Samson. "I'm sorry," said Almondine. "Now they're…" Samson pauses on his own sentence. "Wait…did you say…sorry?" asked Samson, turning around to face the owl. "Um…yeah," said Almondine, nodding. "But why?" asked Samson. Almondine lightly tilts her head, and asks, "Why not?" "Well…because you squirrel scouts wouldn't do that," Samson answered. "It was only an accident. I just spin my head, getting rid of the water." Almondine replied.
Samson was bit grimaced. "Ok…this is scaring me now," said Samson, as he turns around walking away from her. Looking at him moving away from her, Almondine turned her face into a sad look. Then she looked down. "EVERYBODY thinks I'm weird." Almondine said. Samson stops, turns around, and looks at the sad owl. "Wait…I didn't say you was weird." Samson said. Then he turns back around and gets out of the pool. Then he sits on the edge of the pool.
Almondine then says, "But you said that it was scaring you." She got out of the pool and sat on the edge of the pool as well. "I said that, because this is all not making any sense," said Samson. "What do you mean?" asked Almondine. "Well…one night y'all were mad at us. And then the next day…y'all were being nice to us." Samson said. "Oh…well…I do recall you and your friends saving us the other night…I could've been dead you know," Almondine said, looking at the pool at her own reflection. Samson lightly sighs and says, "Is that why you helped getting the coconut out of my head and got help for me after I hit a tree and coconuts collapsing on my head…? Which I did need assistance." Almondine nodded.
Meanwhile, Slinkman watches the two talking, while Jane Doe turns and looks at the bean scouts. "Well those two seem to be not doing anything bad. I don't see anything going wrong between those two," said Slinkman. "But, but," said Dave, trying to find words to say. His brother slaps his own forehead, and says to himself, "Oh thanks a lot Samson." Harold looks at Ping-Pong and points at him. "You're the one that shoved him in the pool to let him volunteer in the first place," Harold said. "But…" Dave said again, still trying to find an excuse to say. "Oh I think you guys are just being shy," said Jane Doe, swinging her wrist. Dave and the rest of the bean scouts could do nothing but sigh.
While that was happening, meanwhile, Gretchen was sitting back on the log. She was looking at the cottons that she ripped up lying everywhere on the floor. Then a few seconds later, she heard a small burping sound and something landing on the floor. She turned around and then saw that it was a pack of small coconuts, already used, lying on the ground. Then she saw that Edward was sitting by the pack of coconuts. "Oh…WAY to drink up the coconut juice, you pig!" Gretchen exclaimed. Edward then looks at the alligator and stares at her angrily. "Who said I was even going to share any with you?!" asked Edward, in a loud tone. "Who said I was going to ask you any?!" asked Gretchen, in a loud tone as well. "Well it's obvious that you say something about it and called me a pig, because if that wasn't the reason, then it wouldn't make sense for you to say anything to me at all." Edward said.
"Well it would've been better off if YOU would just get out of my sight!" exclaimed Gretchen. "And why the heck are you even here?" asked Gretchen. "Stalkers," Edward rejoined, throwing a random answer. Then Gretchen asks, "Who's stalking you?" "None of your business," Edward rejoined, leading off Gretchen growling. Gretchen then turns around with a huff. Edward just rolled his eyes, and mumbles, "Alligators." Next, he looks at a coconut, which he hasn't drunk yet, sitting beside him on the left side. He puts his coconut drink down, and then he grabs the coconut that hasn't been used yet. For a second, he looks at Gretchen, and then he tosses it. The coconut lands on the ground, rolls, and hits the log where Gretchen is sitting.
Gretchen on the other hand, looks behind her and saw the coconut. Then Edward, with his arms crossed, says, "Here." Gretchen just blinks a few times and then responds, "What the? HEY! I didn't ask you-!" "Oh shut up and take it," said Edward, "so you wouldn't cry about me just drinking all of the coconuts up." "I don't need your stupid…crying…Crying?" asked Gretchen, with a mugging look on her face. This led her with no choice but to laugh. "Boy it takes more than the atmosphere to make me cry, and you wouldn't know anything about it once a coconut hits your head," said Gretchen. "Yeah whatever…overbite." Edward said in a low tone. Gretchen opens her eyes and slowly turns her face into an angry look. Then she immediately picks up the coconut, and she quickly throws it at Edward. Luckily, Edward dodged it, moving away from the tree. The coconut hit the tree and explodes with juice flowing almost everywhere.
"You miss once again," said Edward in a low tone, planting a devious grin on his face. "I HEARD THAT!" Gretchen exclaims, as Edward himself takes another sip of the coconut. "You PARANOID DUCK!" Gretchen shouted, causing Edward to open his eyes and pause himself from drinking. "PFFFFFFFFFFT!" Edward sprays his drink out of his mouth, nearly choking on it. Gretchen on the other hand, turns her back and crosses her arms, with the same look on her face. "I'm am NOT A DUCK!" Edward exclaimed, holding the coconut drink back. And with that, he moves his arm back and swings his arm forward, throwing the coconut drink at her. Then it hits Gretchen, making the juice splash all over her. "I AM A PLATYPUS!" Edward shouted, angrily.
Gretchen, not believing what he just did, clenches her eyes, and she clenches her hands into a bald fist. She also growls deeply. "That does it!" exclaimed Gretchen, turning back around to face the platypus. "You're getting it NOW!" Gretchen yelled, as she runs toward him. Edward moved out of the way. Gretchen stops herself from almost running into the tree. Before Edward himself could do anything else, she immediately leaps and tackles the platypus. "GOTCHA!" Gretchen yelled. But then it causes both of them to roll off down the small angled hill. Both of them yelled in stupor from rolling down the slow hill.
Meanwhile, Slinkman, standing alongside with the bean scouts, sees some bushes wiggling. Then he saw that it was none other than the elephant, Raj, emerging out from the bushes. "Ah, Raj." Slinkman said, planting a slight grin on his face. Raj on the other hand, wasn't smiling. He was looking down at the grass with a sad look on his face. "Slinkman? I wanted to tell you something. I uh...wanted to tell you that I'm…" Raj stops on whatever he had to say and looks to his right. His eyes widens at this. "Please excuse me," said Raj, as he quickly runs and jumps in the bushes and hides.
Slinkman raises an eyebrow and then looks over at the direction that Raj was looking at. Then whom he saw, was the giraffe squirrel scout, Nina. "Oh, Nina!" Jane Doe called in a simple girly and mature tone, getting Nina's attention. Nina looked simply displeased though. "So did you find her?" asked Jane Doe. "Yes I did," said Nina, sighing and slowly walking away. "Ok dear. But where is she now?" asked Jane Doe. It wasn't long until she gotten her answer. There was Gretchen and Edward coming out from some bushes, which they were still rolling. This has gotten everyone's attention.
Gretchen and Edward almost ran into the bean scout pig, which the pig himself luckily got out of the way in time. He ran with his arms and hands up, and yells, "Somebody get a muzzle holder!!" Then Gretchen and Edward stop rolling and then quickly gets up. Gretchen made her first attempt, throwing a punch at him. But Edward moved out of the way, which made her miss her first striking blow. Despite of her swinging her arm forward too hard, she lost her balance, which she was now on the edge of the pool. "Whoa…whoa." Gretchen swings both of her arms to try rebalancing from falling, as she looks down at the water. Edward on the other hand, was behind her with his arms folded. And a second later, he lifts his foot up and then nudges her with his foot. "AHH!" Gretchen yelled, as she falls in the pool and the water splashes. The water also splashes on Samson and Almondine.
"Hey!" both Samson and Almondine yelled in unison. Then a second later, the bean and squirrel scouts started laughing at what just happen to Gretchen. "Now, now. Settle down," said Jane Doe, with her hands raise in front of her, trying to calm everybody down. Edward on the other hand, turns around with a huff and grins with his eyes closed. The look and expression that he has seemed like it was victorious. But then, the look on his face turns from a victorious look to a startling look with his eyes wide open. It was Gretchen grabbing his ankle. But before he could look back or do anything else, she immediately pulls his ankle. "AHH!" Edward yelled, as he fell. Then she pulls him in the water, along with Edward yelling once again.
Then the amount of water made by Edward from being pulled in the water splashes Almondine and Samson once again. Now their faces were looking pretty vexing. "That's it. I'm out of here," said Samson. "Me too," Almondine said as well. They both got out and walked somewhere else. While Samson was walking, he turned his head right and saw that Almondine was walking with him. He was about to ask why she was walking with him, but Almondine first said, "They should've took that somewhere else." Samson couldn't agree more on that. "Yeah," replied Samson.
Meanwhile, Edward was just now popping his head out of the water, and takes a deep breath. Then he quickly turns around and yells, "You STUPID ALLIGATOR!" He grasps onto the alligator's neck. Gretchen reacted quickly by splashing water at him. Some of the water got into his eyes, making him let go of her neck. Then she continues splashing water at him. Edward fought back, by splashing water back at her, with his head turned around so he wouldn't get so much water on his face. For a little while, they continued splashing water at each other.
"Well isn't that nice," said the mistress scoutmaster, "Gretchen is having fun with the little duck." This caused both Edward and Gretchen to stop splashing water at each other. They slowly turn and look at the squirrel scoutmaster. "I am a platypus," Edward said in an irritated tone. "And we are NOT, I repeat, we are NOT having 'fun'. We're serious here," said Gretchen, staring at Jane Doe angrily. Jane Doe then say, obliviously, "And you two just look cute playing with each other." Both Edward and Gretchen open their eyes widely and open their mouth. This then led the squirrel and bean scouts laughing and giggling. Both the platypus and alligator looked at the squirrel and bean scouts laughing at them. Then a second later, both of them clenched their eyes and fist, and growls, along with red tinges appearing on both of their cheeks.
They couldn't believe that Jane Doe would use the word "cute" between those two. Both of them, now embarrassed, turned around and quickly move away from each other as far as possible. Edward got out of the pool and mumbles to himself, "That's it. She has officially lost all the respect from me." Gretchen on the other hand, just swam toward the squirrel scouts. "Cute huh?" asked Toodie, smirking at the angry alligator. She was lying on her stomach on the huge boulder, looking at Gretchen. Gretchen didn't answer, but she grabbed Toodie's muzzle and pulled her in the water.
Meanwhile, Samson was still looking at Almondine. Then he tries again, and asks, "So why are you-?" "That was just so childish," said Almondine, cutting him off again, "And yet they call me a weirdo." She folds her arms in front of her chest. "Wait…the squirrel scouts call you a weirdo?" asked Samson, pushing his glasses up to his eyes. "Well of course they do. They make fun of the wigs I make, how I dress, and get crept out when I spin my head. I mean after all, I AM an owl." Almondine explained. "Well…the bean scouts can be a bit awkward around me. They seem to not notice that I'm here and there. They're so good at ignoring me. They see me as a invisible person." Samson explained. "But I really don't see anything weird about you spinning your head. I mean, I've seen a lot of owls do that." Said Samson.
Almondine then looks at the guinea pig, and asks, "Really?" Samson nods and replies, "Yeah." "Oh…well I don't see how they would think you're invisible. You're standing right here." Almondine said, pointing at him. Samson lightly smiles. "Hehe…I guess it's ok to say thanks. And thanks for helping me yesterday," Samson said. "Eh…what are friends for?" asked Almondine, smiling as well. "Well it's a…wait…friends?" asked Samson, seemingly a bit surprise. "Well yeah, I mean what are friends for?" asked Almondine, shrugging. "So you saying like US being friends? Me as a bean scout and you as a squirrel scout, being friends or just some kind a friend metaphorically?" asked Samson, pointing at her, before pointing at himself.
"I meant friends. I mean we can if you want to," said Almondine, looking at him and waiting for his answer. Samson looked down for a second, thinking. "Murp…" Samson said to himself. Then he lets out a sigh. "Well um…I guess…is that even right?" asked Samson. "Well yeah, I mean...is it?" asked Almondine, leading both of them shrugging. "Well thanks for saving me the other night," said Almondine, smiling. "Um, sure, uh, I guess," replied Samson.
Meanwhile, everything started to calm down. The bean scouts were still outside of the pool. Ping-Pong then say, "Well, I guess I'm going in the pool." This causes some of the bean scouts to gasp. "What? They obviously didn't do much of anything when Samson went in there, and now he's off with that weird squirrel scout. And they HAVE been nice to us lately, which I'm still a bit stunned about that. But what if they are making 'peace' with us?" asked Ping-Pong. Neither of the bean scouts answered them. But they turned to their partners and started mumbling about it. "Well I guess I might as well go in as well," said Chuck the pig. Them more bean scouts adds themselves in it, with their responses like 'me too' and 'I'm in'. So they walked in the pool, but some still stay put.
"That's the spirit," said Slinkman, smiling. Then he turned around and spots Raj walking toward him with the sad look still planted on the elephant's face. "So…why did you hide Raj?" asked Slinkman. "I was hiding from her," Raj answered, pointing. Slinkman turned his head and then looks at where he was pointing. He saw that he was pointing at the squirrel scout giraffe, Nina. "Oh? And why were you hiding from her?" asked Slinkman. "I don't want to talk about it…anyways…I really came here to tell you…that I'm sorry," said Raj, looking down and rubbing his own arm. "Oh it's ok Raj, you were just a bit upset that's all. It was a good way of sticking up to your friend…but I never seen you show bravery like that before," said Slinkman.
"I would never mind letting you stay in camp and having fun. But I think it's better…if you would apologize to Lumpus," Slinkman suggested. "Ok…" Raj replied, lightly planting a smile on his face. "Hey that reminds me," said Jane Doe, approaching to the banana slug. "Where is Lompus anyways?" asked Jane Doe, pronouncing his name wrong once again. "Well, I haven't seen him ever since last night," said Slinkman, "and I'm starting to worry about him. I think I should go look for him." "You do that Slugman. Because I need to talk to that moose," she said, placing her hands on her hips. "Ok…and its Slinkman." Slinkman answered back. So he went off in the woods to go find Scoutmaster Lumpus.
Out at the back of the island were piles of leaves. Then there was a moose, lying under it, seemingly using it as a cover. It was Scoutmaster Lumpus snoring, obviously didn't wake up so early like everybody else. Then a second later, he quickly lifts his head up, and excitedly says, "GAH! What if it really was fireworks? What if somebody is there? What if…Lazlo's there…? Nah he couldn't be that smart creating fireworks. Oh well." Then he lay back down and starts snoring again. And then a second later he lifts his head up once again and excitedly says, "WAIT! What if the girl is there too?! What if she had something that she found that made fireworks…? Nah." Then he lies back down and then starts snoring again…then a second later he quickly gets up and says, "HEY! Maybe it's true. Maybe they're out there. Maybe things aren't so bad. I can feel it. Maybe they're all ok!"
"Who's ok?" asked Slinkman, anonymously coming out of nowhere. "AHH!" Scoutmaster Lumpus gets startled and lightly jumps, making several leafs fly up. Then the moose turned around and looks at the banana slug. "Slinkman!" exclaimed Lumpus in a vexing tone. "Sorry to startle you sir," said Slinkman, "I was looking for you." "What do you want?" asked Lumpus, folding both of his arms in front of his chest, "Oh wait, let me guess…you want to talk some more about last night don't you?" "Well…not really. But Ms. Doe wanted to talk to you though," said Slinkman. Lumpus turns around and looks at the slug. "Ms. Doe wanted to talk to me?" asked Lumpus. Slinkman nodded. "I can't talk to her," said Lumpus, in a depressing tone.
"Why not?" asked Slinkman. "Because I know what she want to talk about and I know what she's going to say to me, and I know that she's still really mad at me," said Lumpus, turning his back to face the water. "But sir…I'm not sure if she's that mad. She just wants to talk to you. And besides, maybe just apologizing to her would make her feel better," Slinkman stated. "No Slinkman," said Lumpus, "that wouldn't do much anything. Besides, I got something that could be a bit better than just an apology." Slinkman then makes a puzzle look on his face. "And what would that be?" asked Slinkman. "Well, last night I saw something," said Lumpus. Slinkman walks toward the moose. "What did you see sir?" asked Slinkman. "I saw some fireworks," Lumpus answered. Slinkman opens his eyes and asks excitedly, "You saw some fireworks?!" "Yes Slinkman, I did at some other island that I couldn't see so well…but I saw the lights over there," said Lumpus, pointing over where he saw the fireworks. But Slinkman could barely see anything. "And what I'm presuming…maybe Lazlo and the rest of the people that we've been missing are there as well…I got to check that place out," said Lumpus.
"But we don't have a boat…how can we get there?" asked Slinkman. "Yeah your right…we're going to need a genius that could make at least a small boat," said Lumpus. But then he starts thinking, figuring who is a genius. Then he started remembering who was a genius. He started painting an image in his mind that was once a genius, which was a certain bean scout who once was about to get Lumpus to be able to get away from Camp Kidney and become famous. Then it hits him, he soon knew who it was. "And I know just the person who can assist," said Lumpus. He turns around and walks in the woods, along with Slinkman following.
Later…
"Uh-Uh," said the albino pygmy rhino, shaking his head with his eyes closed and arms crossed. "It's just a synch and I just need a boat built, that's all," said Lumpus, with a smile planted on his face, so the rhino could be convinced as well with this. "No," Clam replied plainly. "But why not Clam?" asked Slinkman. "Lumpus being mean. Lumpus kicked Raj out," said Clam, pointing at the moose. "Oh," said Lumpus, chuckling nervously, "That last night. I-I was just mad, I can fix that…" Then Lumpus saw that Clam was walking away from them. Lumpus drops his face into an angry look. He was about to yell at the rhino for refusing to help him. But he started remembering what Slinkman said last night. So he tried to calm down. Then he started thinking to find a good excuse for Clam to help.
"Um Clam…" said Lumpus in a innocent tone, "if you help build us a boat. We might just be able to find Lazlo." This made Clam to stop on his tracks, comprehending what Lumpus just said. He immediately turns around and faces the moose and asks, "Lazlo?" He also had his eyes wide open. Lumpus replied, "That's right my little – whatever you are – friend. I think I just know where your little monkey friend…is?" Both Lumpus and Slinkman look at what Clam just built. It was a wooden boat. It was just good for only three people to be in it. "Lazlo!" exclaimed Clam, jumping up and down in excitement.
"Wow…he actually built a boat," said Slinkman. "Don't you remember that Clam's the only genius here?" asked Lumpus. Then he walked to the boat and grabs the front part of the boat. "Well thanks for building it, so we'll be on our way to find the bean scout," Lumpus said quick and anxious. "Can Clam come…?" asked Clam. Lumpus then looks at the rhino. Clam had his eyes opened with his eyes sparkling and grinns big, in a state of innocent manner. Lumpus on the other hand, was a bit grimaced on this look from the rhino. Then Slinkman approaches to Lumpus. "Maybe he can help with the, if he comes with us Lumpus. Besides, that would be something that Jane Doe could be proud of you for," Slinkman suggested. Lumpus started thinking for a second, and then gives Clam his answer.
"Ok, ok, you can come," said Lumpus. "YAY!" Clam yelled excitedly, jumping around Lumpus. Lumpus on the other hand, just crossed his arms looking at the rhino jumping around in excitement. "Alright enough with that," said Lumpus, placing his hand in front and having Clam's face run into his hand. "Just help get this in the water," said Lumpus. Clam obliged and ran behind of the boat he build and then pushes it. Sooner or later they got it in the water at the back of the island. "Are you sure that they're maybe in the island?" asked Slinkman. "Positive. Besides, who else would play with fireworks without even a boat nearby or a plane?" asked Lumpus. "A raccoon?" asked Slinkman, making Lumpus look at him. "And are you sure you want to do this?" asked Slinkman. "Slinkman…this is the only way to prove how sorry I am to Jane Doe…" said Lumpus. Then Clam ran in front with his goofy laugh and then leaned to the edge to be able to get close to the water.
Then he started paddling the water, with a long and large stick, that seemed almost shape like a real paddle. After his first paddle in the water, he started speeding up and goes faster. Now they were off to the island that Lumpus presumes that Lazlo is there.