Alright readers!! I know I promised you Lunick's Turn Back the Pendulum chapter was gonna be next....but...I'm not quite done with that yet...x.x but before I finished a really nice user, An Ordinary Fan ( yes that is his user name...dont laugh either..its a really good one too...), had sent me a Turn Back the Pendulum chapter for Spenser! Isn't That nice? well here's episode 59!
Here we're going to go 5 years back in time....
.....To see what it was like when Spenser began to lead the union....
We are now going to turn back the pendulum 5 years.....
......And let's see what it was like back then...
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Welcome to the beautiful Fall City, where the leaves are always such extraordinary colors. Near the entrance to the town, a family is having a picnic. The mother of this group is calm, cool, and collected as she eats her sandwich. The father, who is extending his pinky finger as he drinks his tea, looks like a real gentleman. The younger of two boys, nibbling on a carrot, looks completely immaculate. And, the teenaged son is-
"This blows! How much longer 'til I can go to the local arcades? No way in hell I'm coming all the way to this dump without checking it out!"
…Absolutely nothing like his parents or brother.
"Spenser, please behave yourself," the father scolded, in a voice that was too soft to actually sound threatening. "If you and your brother are going to take my position as head of the Ranger Union one day, you need to understand the beauty of the nature around you. From the sturdy trees that provide shelter, to the flowing rivers that quench the thirst of poor animals, it is a valuable resource you should never take for granted. In fact, I-"
"Hold it!" interrupted Spenser, whose outfit would be perfect if he were in a convention of street gangs. "What does 'nature' have to do with when my fun time starts? Like it, live with it, et cetera…I get that. But geez, by the way you always go on about it, it's like the only thing more important are your subordinates back at the Ringtown Base."
"Oh, Spenny-poo! Don't start thinking that he likes his job more than you! You know that he only works so hard so he can keep scoundrels away from people like us!" Spenser's mommy told him.
"First off, no Spenny-poo! That's freakin' embarrassing. Second, I'm outta here. I came, I saw nature, and now I'm gonna conquer Deoxys Invaders at the local Game Shack. Seeya!"
And with a quick wave, Spenser made a dash into Fall City, leaving his family in the dust. His brother, concerned about what will happen to his sibling, politely excuses himself from the picnic blanket and follows after his brother.
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"Booyah! Six million points, and I've still got three credits left!" Spenser boasted to himself as he played the arcade game, noticing but not caring that his brother followed after him.
"Bro, please finish up quickly and come back to the picnic with me," Spenser's brother urged. "I know you've always preferred to distance yourself away from mom and dad's mannerisms, but you know they're just trying to help. One day, one of us is going to be in charge of people that will be relied on in order to protect our homes, and that requires a lot of responsibility."
"Yep…and it's SO going to be you," Spenser replied. "Top of your classes, good co-op skills…everything I don't need, have, or really care about. So, I'm going to take it easy, since the only way I'm going to be stuck doing some dull job like dad's is if something happened to him in the next year or so."
As if on cue, a commotion suddenly arose from outside the arcade. The distraction caused Spenser to lose quickly, and the two brothers decided to go out and find out what was going on. Upon being asked, one man gave them a dreadful answer. "Near the edge of town, a gust of wind blew a tree down, and it landed on some poor old guy's legs! I heard he'll be okay, but chances are he's gonna be a cripple from now on."
For a few seconds, the two brothers were completely silent. Then, Spenser started to chuckle; one would think that he was actually happy, had he been able to stop tears from coming out of his eyes. "Heh…trees may provide shelter, but they can also kill ya if you ain't careful. So much for the beauty of nature, huh?"
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"Whaddya MEAN I don't get a dang secretary to take care of this stupid paperwork?!"
It is now two days after Spenser's father was his by a tree. Since his brother wasn't old enough to take over the position, Spenser was immediately promoted from High School Graduate (Barely) to Leader of the Ringtown Ranger Unit. And since then, Spenser's had nothing but trouble. His young age, his quick employment, his relation to the past leader, and his short temper certainly weren't good traits for him to have, as none of the rangers dared to approach him due to some combination of these factors. Spenser could still boss them around, and order them to go on missions if one of the other Ranger Units approves of his actions, but he just couldn't stop sticking out like a sore thumb.
Recently, Spenser was handed his first giant stack of reports, filled out by the rangers to describe the good deeds they had done in the last few days. "Hey, kid, them's the breaks," the ranger who gave Spenser the reports told him. "In life, either you get ready for pains like this in advance, or you've gotta fumble through and try your best on a moment's notice. If you're anything like your father, though, you'll get used to it soon."
As soon as the ranger left, Spenser started brooding. "Like my father…like my father…that's the LAST thing I ever want to be. This is the twenty-first century; nobody cares about a brigade of do-gooders in a world where you can speed dial six different Officer Jennys and have them all show up within ten minutes. All I've ever wanted to do was to follow a different path in life than my father took…honest to Arceus, what was the problem with that? …This is lame; I'm going to sneak out and get some fresh air."
Abandoning the pile of papers that need certification, Spenser grabbed his Nintendo DS and his father's old Styler from a nearby shelf and headed towards the local forest.
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"Dang dang dang dang dang dang DANG!"
We have now skipped ahead to about an hour after Spenser left the base. He had chosen to hang out near the cave that lead to Fall City, since it was awfully rare for villagers to get that far without protection. It offered excellent privacy…or so Spenser had thought. Some younger kid had made it as far as he had, and was spending time by throwing rocks at the side of the nearby cliff. But, one badly aimed throw caused a pile of rocks and dirt to fall on top of the kid. As the only person around for miles, Spenser immediately panicked, as you have just witnessed.
"Okay, this is bad…nobody's gonna get here in time to save him, will they? Nuts; that means it's up to me…" Spenser muttered to himself, glancing around his surroundings until he found a Diglett nearby. Quickly, Spenser pulled out the Styler and used it to dig the kid out of the pile. But, he had received a large gash on one arm, and it looked like he needed severe medical help.
"Think fast, Spencer…" the young Ringtown leader thought aloud as he tried to come up with a good solution. He then remembered his father's speech back at the picnic, about the importance of stuff like water and trees, which gave him an idea. First, he found a large leaf on the ground nearby, captured a Mudkip with his Styler, and then used its power to make the leaf wet. Spenser then wrapped it around the wounded arm, in order to provide comfort to the ailing kid. He then found a Scyther to cut down some wood, which he then laid the kid on top of. Spenser, the Diglett, the Scyther, and the Mudkip then proceeded to lift up the wood, and carry the kid back to town, a task which Spenser could not have done alone.
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"Yeah, don't worry about Big Bro Spencer. Things are getting a bit better around here."
Back at the base, Spenser was at his desk, talking to his younger brother over the phone as he filed paperwork. Spenser's brother had been sent to a boarding school, since their mother was too traumatized and the dad too badly injured after the incident to continue taking care of them both, but they still kept in contact.
"Yeah…like I was saying, I think I finally get all that jazz dad goes on about when it comes to stuff like nature, teamwork, and that stuff. I took it all for granted because of how ordinary and common that kinda stuff is, but after getting a real hands-on experience, I think I'm going to enjoy working here. Pay's not bad, the commute is a breeze, and the other rangers aren't actually as boring as I thought dad would have made them. I think I can see myself in this position for at LEAST the next couple of years...heck, maybe even longer then that, depending on how things go."
Spenser is about to say his farewells, when he suddenly remembers something. "By the way, you wouldn't happen to know of anybody looking for an easy job organizing reports, do you? Something tells me that it's going to be one part of the job I'm NEVER going to get used to."
Aha! That was a great chapter! thanks once again An Ordinary Fan for sending me this chapter to help out with my story. Well..Next is REALLY Lunick's chapter..it'll be coming soon. stick around!
Bye Sasuki234