Chapter 6: A Queen's Strict Policy
The next day had shortly but swiftly arrived after a long and cold winter night,everyone had tried to get themselves a good night's sleep but the everly increasing thoughts of them possibly losing their homes had managed to creep inside their minds at least once,luckily Charlie Brown was spared from having any more of those thoughts bother him and he was able to sleep just fine. It was around 10:00 in the morning the very next day and Linus,Lucy,Peppermint Patty,Rebecca,Charlie Brown,Ed and Snoopy were at the frozen pond once again,and despite them bringing their skating gear along with them and it not being nearly as crowded and packed as it was yesterday,they actually didn't feel the need or desire to skate on the ice and merely sat on some moveable tree stumps on the ice,while Snoopy merely lay down in Ed's lap.
"Boy I sure didn't sleep very well last night. What about the rest of y'all?" Linus sighed and somberly remarked with a tired yawn as Charlie Brown leaned down on his knee and calmly replied "I was fine for the most part Linus,after I had a horrible nightmare about the debt though." before Ed threw a runaway hockey puck that some of the kids were using to play hockey back on the ice and sarcastically added "Well I on the other hand slept fine enough,aside from the fact I had to sleep in a log and felt like I was about to contract frost bite,but hey no biggie."
Hearing how horrible of a sleeping experience Ed had for the night made Rebecca feel a little uneasy and honestly quite sorry for the boy as she rolled her eyes and politely asked "Ed are you sure you don't want to just stay at the homeless shelter or even at one of our places? I know you aren't used to this kind of living experience but…...I just think that you could use a better place to stay at in this kind of weather." only for Ed to shake his head and respectfully decline the suggestion yet again "Nope. I appreciate the concern Rebecca,but I've dealt with far worse than a little chill." to which the girl sighed and meekly respected his decision "O….okay Ed."
"You know I think we should try to live like Ed for one night,considering we're likely gonna lose our homes." Lucy scoffed and bitterly suggested that they start living like Ed as Linus instantly tried to lighten up her spirits "Oh come on Lucy don't think like that! We still got two weeks to make the money needed to pay off our debt,if all our parents pay one half of it,then we can easily pay off the other half." before Peppermint Patty nodded her head and cheerfully agreed with the boy "Yeah he's right Lucille,in fact Marcie said she'd head down to the library and see if there are any jobs for us. We just gotta pull it together and try to make an effort here."
"And if we can't make the money needed to pay off y'all's debt,we'll just force those snobs at the bank to give us more time." Ed fiercely added in agreement with Patty's plan of action as he got an evil look on his face and pounded his fists together,making everyone give him a look of complete confusion for at least five seconds before Charlie Brown cleared his throat and meekly retorted "Yeah I don't think we'll need to resort to…..that. But still Linus and Patty are right Lucy,we got plenty of time left to make the money we need,and I have a gut feeling that we'll easily get through this."
Lucy on the other hand was still very reluctant to believe that they could possibly make even a fraction of the money they needed as she scoffed and disagreed while she put on her skating shoes and started to head onto the ice "Are you all going insane? How in the world are a bunch of kids like us going to make enough money to pay off a neighborhood wide dept to the bank? I would sooner believe that the Great Pumpkin and The Easter Beagle are cousins!" to which Linus rolled his eyes and groaned "That out of season holiday joke wasn't funny,but Lucy-"
"We are gonna lose our homes and become hermits in the streets like Ed!" Lucy sternly interrupted Linus's attempt to lift up her spirits before she suddenly continued in a much more pleasant and cheerful tone of voice "But on the bright side of things,this will give me the chance to abandon the suburban everyman life and allow me to go find my true calling,becoming a beautiful and strong queen."
"Oh my gosh." Linus groaned and facepalmed in awe and bewilderment that Lucy possibly thought she could become a queen when this was all over as Patty rolled her eyes and whispered into Rebecca's ear "She's the queen alright,the queen of annoying people." before Charlie Brown tried to open his mouth and talk some sense into Lucy,only for the girl to continue to indulge in her hopeless fantasy "And my first order as Queen Lucy is to make sure that I will never have to hear bad news like this ever again!"
Lucy: Ahhh! When I wake up in the afternoon which it pleases me to do,don't nobody bring me no bad news. 'Cause I wake up already negative and I've wired up my fuse,so don't nobody bring me no bad news.
Now if we're gonna be buddies,you better bone up on the rules,'cause don't nobody bring me no bad news. You can be my best of friends,as opposed to payin' dues,but don't nobody bring me no bad news.
Yeah no bad news! (No bad news!) No bad news! (No bad news!) Now don't you ever bring me no bad news! (No bad news!) 'Cause I'll make you an offer child that you cannot refuse,so don't nobody bring me no bad news.
Now when you're talking to me,don't be cryin' blues,'cause don't nobody bring me no bad news. (No bad news!) You can verbalize,vocalize but just bring me the clues,but don't nobody bring me no bad news.
Bring the message in your head,or in something you can't lose,but don't you ever bring me no bad news. (No bad news!) If you're gonna bring me something,bring me something I can use,but don't you bring me no bad news.
Yep no bad news. (No bad news!) No bad news. (No bad news!) Now don't you bring me no bad news. (No bad news!) 'Cause I'll make you an offer child that you cannot refuse,so don't you bring me no bad news!
Lucy then started to perform some very impressive ice skating moves on the ice such as the triple axel and much,much more,all the while Linus and the others were watching in boredom and awe of her egotism while the former meekly groaned "Lucy keeps going on and on about how she'll be a queen someday,yet she always forgets that her family needs to be part of a monarchy where she can be passed down the roll." before Charlie Brown sighed and suggested "Well I wouldn't try to crush her dreams like that,I think it'd result in something terrible happening in regards to how crabby she can get."
Now don't nobody bring me no bad news!
Now if you're gonna bring me something,bring me something I can use,but don't you ever bring me no bad news. (No bad news!) 'Cause I'll make you an offer child that you cannot refuse,so don't nobody bring me no bad news! I said don't nobody bring me no bad news!
I said don't! (Don't you bring me!) Don't you bring me! (Don't you bring me!) Don't! (Don't you bring me!) Don't you bring me! (Don't you bring me!) Okay don't! (Don't you bring me!) Don't bring me! (Don't you bring me!) I said don't! (Don't you bring me!)
Don't you ever bring me…...no bad news!
"Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News." Copyright Of Geffen Records
