Last time out, we learned that you should never provoke a Latina. I guess Bradley didn't learn his lesson as this time...he provokes the absolute last person in Milo's circle that you dare provoke - his own girlfriend, Melissa! ROLL IT!
Outside Jefferson County Middle School, Coop and Cami had just finished their PSA about Milo and his condition. The response they had gotten was nothing short of incredible.
"Hey, Coop, check this out!" Cami pointed out the e-mail section on their Wratherhead page, It was starting to fill up with e-mails, all addressed to Milo!
"Dear Milo, When I heard about what happened to you, I turned very sad. Like you, I know how it feels to be an outcast. Not too long ago me, my Dad and brother and Gramma moved from the country to the big city. For the longest time we felt like outcasts until we met our good friend Remy. As long as you have at least one friend, you have a lot. But you have two. Believe me, two friends are better than no friends. Two friends are plenty. And as long as you have a good family that loves you, you're more blessed than you think. After all, as my daddy says, 'You can make many things, but you can't make another Milo.'
Gramma says that God puts everyone on this Earth for a reason, and we all hope that you can see that. I want you to know that every night at dinner we all hold hands and we pray for you. We hope that you do get better soon. We'll be praying until you do.
Love and hugs,
Tilly"
"Dear Milo, I want you to know that when we heard your, story my friends and I were very sad for you. No one on Earth should have to go through what you went through. We want you to know that we do understand that what happens around you isn't your fault, and we would never hold anything like that against you. I also want you to know that I do understand what it's like to be different. As an artist, I sometimes feel like my views of the world are different from others, and I do have an unusual family dynamic that makes me feel different from others as well. My friends are I are praying for you, Milo, and we hope that we can get to know you once you feel better. I'll make you something special in my art shack for when you get out of the hospital.
Get well soon,
Andi"
"Dear Milo, My sister and I were very sad to hear your story. We honestly hope that you feel better soon. From what we heard, you have a good family that loves you and that in and of itself sounds pretty lucky. The fact that you have two very good friends that care should tell you that you have quite a bit of good luck in you that outshines the bad in every way! If you ask us, those jerks that ostracized you and isolated you are the unlucky ones because they lost out on the opportunity to get to know you. Like you, me and my sister have had our share of supernatural adventures, and we would love to share them all with you. I have a feeling we would all get to be very good friends and we could share so many stories together! We hope that you do get well soon and we can get to know you better. We adventurers can really be very good friends, I have no doubt!
Ger well soon,
Dipper"
"Cam..." Coop started, addressing his sister. "I think Milo would love reading these once he gets better."
"I have no doubt about it, Coop," Cami responded. "Now why don't we go back in and watch the rest of those jerks get what's coming to them?"
"You read my mind, Cami!"
On the other side of the school, Lydia was at the Our Savior Holy Name Church in a tearful confession...
"I...I just went along with everyone else," she said sobbing quietly in the confession booth. "I...I never thought to even try to really make friends with Milo, because I was scared of his condition! They said he was dangerous, and I just believed them! I never even gave him a chance, I...was such a coward! Melissa was right, I was a coward! I never even tried to really be a friend to him!"
"He needs you to be his friend now," the priest said to her.
"But...he's in therapy right now, they wont even let me see him!"
"Be his friend in spirit right now and when you do get a chance to see him, then reach out to him and have no fear."
A few miles away at Danville General Hospital, Amanda was making her way over to Milo's hospital room, eager to tell him everything that had gone on so far.
"Excuse me, Miss?" a Nurse called out. "You can't go in there yet!"
Amanda quickly turned. "But...my friend..."
"He's having his first therapy session now. You can go in in about 20 minutes when he's finished. " Amanda nodded and sat down on chair to wait. She quickly put on her headphones and turned on her iPod, setting it to one of her favorite songs - 'Wild Things' by Alessia Cara. In the back of her head, she thought back to when she beat Bradley senseless for berating her and Milo. That went down as the proudest moment of her life - she stood up for not just herself, but for the class jinx: Milo Murphy.
Back at the Jefferson County Middle School gym...
"OK. I think we've all heard enough," Stacy said, pointing at the beaten and battered Bradley. "Let's clean this up and drag him to the corner until the jury is ready for deliberation!"
"Just...just a minute!" Bradley called out. "What about me?"
"What ABOUT you?" Candace said.
"I'm the ACCUSED!" Bradley said. "You just accused me left and right! This is no trial! Where's my defense?! I should be able to say a word on my behalf!"
"What did you WANT to say?" Stacy said.
"I just want to say that I an NOT the only one who is guilty of all of this! I can name several people, including HIS OWN SO CALLED FRIENDS who are guilty of this too!"
"WHAT?!" Zack cried out standing up. "That's hearsay and you know it!"
"You HEARD me, Underwood! You're no angel in this either! How many times have I overheard you making a crack about Murphy's Law yourself!"
"Hey, why were YOU eavesdropping on me?!"
"What are THOSE in your pocket?! Safety goggles?! WHY are you carrying safety goggles in your pocket?!"
"ORDER!" Stacy said, banging her gavel. "We will question Mr. Underwood about that later. Meanwhile the next one on trial is being brought in, is he not?" Candace nodded and went to the door.
Meanwhile Isabella leaned over and whispered to Zack, "Why DO you have safety goggles on you?"
Zack scoffed. "Don't ask, Isabella."
"And what about our absentee? Milo's beloved girlfriend Melissa? I bet she only hangs out with Milo to boost her self-esteem!"
Hearing this angered Zack. He ran off to Danville General to grab Melissa as Stacy banged her gavel.
"Sit down and shut up, Mr. Nicholson or I will hold you in contempt! Candace, bring in the next person on trial."
The next one brought to trial...was Coach Mitchell.
"Bailiff Flynn, please read the charges."
"Coach Nolan Mitchell - you are charged with bullying, harassment, 1st degree attempted manslaughter and attempted 1st degree murder."
"Is this some sort of joke?" Coach Mitchell asked.
"Oh, you like jokes, do you?" Stacy quipped. "Knock knock..."
"Who's there?"
"Shocking..."
"Shocking who?"
"SHOCKING YOU!" Stacy finished, pushing a button in her bench, causing Coach Mitchell to be shocked. "Now, who'd like to testify against this man?"
"I will," Mort said, standing up.
"Very well. Please state your full name for the court."
"Full name is Mortimer Gregory Schaeffer, but everyone just calls me Mort."
"Mr. Schaeffer, please state what Coach Mitchell has done to Milo."
"Very well, your honor," Mort began. "2 years ago, after what Milo and Melissa call the 'Llama Incident', Coach Mitchell barred Milo from attending any more of our football games. It was only this past season that he rescinded the ban however...banning a kid from football games just because of something he can't control is unfair! If you ask me, Coach Mitchell is guilty of murder and should be locked away for the rest of his rotten life!"
"You're getting benched next game, Schaeffer," Coach Mitchell deadpanned.
Meanwhile, back at Danville General Hospital...
Zack had made it to Milo's hospital room to warn Melissa of Bradley's accusations. He came bursting into the room where Melissa and Amanda were sitting with a napping Milo.
"Melissa, you gotta get to this trial, right now!"
"Sssssh!" Melissa said, gesturing to her sleeping boyfriend Milo.
"Oh, sorry," Zack said quickly, lowering his voice to a whisper. "Melissa, you have to get to the trial right now."
"I thought I told you I didn't wanna come."
"But Bradley is going crazy, now he's making all kinds of accusations, including some against YOU!"
"What?" Amanda said.
"Yeah, go ahead. What's Bradley been saying?" Melissa said.
"He's going around saying that you're best friends with Milo just to make yourself look good!"
"Excuse me?"
"He says you only think of yourself and you're only friends with him out of pity!"
"WHAT?!" Amanda said. "Oh this time, he has gone too far with this! That no good, lying, cheating, rotten IDIOTA!"
Melissa slowly stood up,"I am going to kill him...he is so dead!"
Quickly, she changed out of her usual attire and into a black crop top and baggy tan jeans with black gloves. She even let her hair down past her shoulders, too! Milo woke up soon after.
"K-Kim Possible?"
"Not necessarily, my chaotic angel," Melissa said sweetly.
"Melissa, did you have that on the whole time?" Milo asked.
"I did. I wanted to show it to you when you got out of here, but now it looks like a certain self-centered dork is about to be on the receiving end of Danville's Kim Possible!"
"I-I don't know what to say, KP..." Milo stammered, looking at Melissa in her new outfit.
"Don't say anything, Milo. Just rest up. I'll be back after I kick some Bradley behind!" she told her boyfriend before turning to Zack. "Zack, with Milo still out of commission, you feel like sidekicking?"
"I'm all in! Bradley's going down!" Zack said to Melissa.
"Amanda, I want you to keep an eye on Milo while Zack and I are out taking Bradley down a few pegs. Don't go making any moves on him!" Melissa said to the Latina.
"You got it, KP!" Amanda answered Melissa as the ginger left with Zack.
The duo would arrive at Jefferson County Middle School 20 minutes later...with Melissa kicking down the doors to the gym.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT ME?!" Melissa asked with a gruff tone in her voice, causing Bradley to flinch.
"M-Melissa...I-I said you were only friends with Milo to boost your own self-esteem..." Bradley finally managed to say - the ginger's Kim Possible-inspired outfit intimidating him.
"THAT TEARS IT! YOU...ARE GOING DOWN!" Melissa called out, launching herself into the air and landing on Bradley with a roundhouse kick. She showed no mercy, punching and kicking Bradley to the brink of oblivion. When all was said and done, Bradley's right leg was fractured, left leg was bruised, both of his arms were also bruised. This left the entire courtroom shocked as once again, Bradley was on the floor, battered.
"That should take care of you...Drakken. Milo and I have been best friends since we were little kids and it's not because I'm vain and self-centered! It's because he's a super-nice boy who happens to be unique in his own way and I couldn't be prouder to call him not just my best friend...but also my boyfriend!" Melissa told the beaten Bradley as she and Zack walked out.
"Kim Possible...YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL THAT, BUT YOU'RE NOT!" was all Bradley could muster after yet another beating - this time, from Milo's girlfriend, Melissa.
Yeah...that's why you should never, ever, EVER provoke Melissa! She has her own Kim Possible mode and she will beat you to the brink of oblivion if provoked! STAY TUNED FOR CHAPTER 8! Remember...
IT'S MILO'S WORLD AND WE'RE ALL LIVING IN IT!