Author's Notes: This is the intact Missouri version of Chapter Three. It'll probably get tweaked. This won't matter until later, but I'm pretty damn sure Harold doesn't take the bus home.
That Monday:
Brainy approached Helga in the cafeteria. FROM THE FRONT. "What now?" She sighed. Although it took him a while, what he said if you filtered out the wheezing was "There's a certain mystery it would befit you to look into. If you will allow me to join you temporarily?" Helga did a blinky (you know, a blink take). That was more than she had heard from the boy in her entire life. "Uh, sure." *Great, now he's talking like Phoebe and I'm talking like him.* He whispered to her "I trust you remember Gloria? Don't you find it odd that our peer Stinky seems to no longer be associated with her?" She nodded, understanding the subtle undertones of jealousy in his labored voice. Stinky had been her hired 'boyfriend' for a time, whereas Brainy had been beaten almost everyday of his life by her hand since they were three. "Since Stinky and I are not really on speaking terms, I thought perhaps you could ask him for me?" Helga considered. It would probably take the poor geek twenty five minutes to finish the whole question. "It IS kind of strange. Now normally I wouldn't bother with something as trivial as this. But since you were decent enough not to sneak up on me this time, I'll do you a favor and ask him." Brainy just barely stopped himself from fainting. *She talked to me! She willingly talked to me!* Helga went right up to Stinky and cut to the chase. "How ya doing Stinko?…" He opened his mouth to reply, but she kept on talking. "So whatever happened to that skirt you were so goofy over, Gloria?" "Gloria? I don't recall ever knowing a girl by that name." She scrutinized his expression. A face that blank couldn't be lying. He honestly didn't remember her.
Rhonda passed Patty in the hallway. "Hey Rhonda." They both stopped. "Hello Patty. Look," She adopted that air of snobbishness that she so often used to detach herself from things. "About Saturday night, that's strictly between us, right?" "Right." Patty felt a little defensive. *Why would I tell? It'd be almost as big a pain for me if someone found out. It's like the fact that I love Harold too does not compute with her.* "Well, see you later." "Adieu!" The older girl watched as the 'Princess' made her way down the corridor. "I hope she gets over it. Soon."
Back on the night before Monday He drifted into yet another dream. Thaddeus found himself standing in a field, gazing at scarlet sunset. He was wearing robes that, had he been Phoebe, he would have recognized as the traditional outfit of a kendoist. Curly raised his wooden sword and shouted "Oh how I long for both the affections of Rhonda and the pigtailed girl! But alas, I cannot choose between them." Suddenly he snapped awake. "How bizarre. I wonder what it meant?" Then he rubbed his lips together. Ah yes, Rhonda. But what the heck had his subconscious been doing sending him to Japan? *I dunno.* And he never thought of it again. Really, that dream and its contents are not going to brought up again. EVER.
Lila stepped into class with an expression of innocent cheerfulness. She picked 'at random' to sit beside Helga. She had been dropping ever-so slight hints that she was going to let the Pataki girl's secret out. But for some reason, the little threats had gone right over her head. True, she hadn't said anything except "Good morning Helga," but come on. Was she being that vague? Now was the time, thought Lila, now was it. "I'm ever-so certain I have a bit of information about you…" Brainy, who was sitting behind them, took action. He muttered a few strange words, and Lila's father came into the classroom. "Mr. Soya, what brings you here?" asked a surprised Mr. Simmons. "I'm sorry to barge in like this, but I have to go on an emergency business trip. I'm taking Lila with me because I don't know anyone in the city who could look after her while I'm gone." Helga and Lila were both amazed. How in the heck did this particular event occur at such a perfect/disastrous time? "I've already checked with Principal Wartz. He says as long as she makes up the work she misses, it okay." "Well, if you have the Principal's permission. Have a pleasant and special trip!" Lila's father motioned for her to hurry. "Come on sweety, the Greyhound bus leaves soon." Lila put on a mask of happiness, but was seething inwardly. Now she would have to wait for three days to get her revenge on that accursed Helga. Brainy grinned. One less enemy for Helga to worry about.
He stopped her just outside of school. "Hey Helga!" She groaned. What did Harold want with her? Rhonda and Patty were just then walking in from the opposite direction. Rhonda saw what was happening and pulled Patty aside. "Shh! They're up to something." The older girl frowned. "It's not nice to eavesdrop." The younger girl just rolled her eyes. "Does it look like I care?" "What is it Pink Boy? I haven't got all day." The boy was growing nervous. "I just wanted to say that, that, you know what I said the other day after you saved me?" "Yeah? Spit it out!" "I think I really meant it." Helga's brow shock up in shock. "You can't be serious." He looked hurt. "What makes you say that? Of course I'm serious!" Helga slunk away to the bus that had just arrived rather than cause an even bigger and embarrassing scene. Rhonda stepped forward. "I don't believe it!" Patty felt blank. She had no clue what had just been discussed between Harold and Helga. In fact, Harold had never mentioned having his life saved by her. "He can't have a crush on Helga!" Rhonda continued. Then she remembered, she took the bus too. "I'm going to get to the bottom of this!" Sid was just ahead of her in line to pay. "Is something wrong Rhonda?" "Be quiet shrimp." she snapped.
This is where I stopped writing in Missouri.
In chapter four "Lila's Righteous Charge!", see what happens when a woman scorned meets her beloved's current squeeze (i.e., Lila, meet Lulu). Helga joins Brainy in the search for Gloria's origins, and at the same time attempts to avoid the attentions of Harold. Patty reverts to true bully mode, and Rhonda's admirers (you know, Thaddeus and "shrimp"?) secretly fight for the right to be her sympathetic ear. Where in heck are Arnold, Gerald, and Phoebe anyway? Will they ever get involved in this story? Of course not!
Extra: If you would like to see Curly as Tatewaki Kunou, visit my site. http://www.geocities.com/graqtwcgau/HA.html Writing this I really I've been neglected THE most overlooked of all Hey Arnold couples… Eugene and Sheena! I have no clue what to do with them, but they gotta be in here cuz' I said it was about EVERYBODY else. Maybe chapter five or something', I dunno.
That Monday:
Brainy approached Helga in the cafeteria. FROM THE FRONT. "What now?" She sighed. Although it took him a while, what he said if you filtered out the wheezing was "There's a certain mystery it would befit you to look into. If you will allow me to join you temporarily?" Helga did a blinky (you know, a blink take). That was more than she had heard from the boy in her entire life. "Uh, sure." *Great, now he's talking like Phoebe and I'm talking like him.* He whispered to her "I trust you remember Gloria? Don't you find it odd that our peer Stinky seems to no longer be associated with her?" She nodded, understanding the subtle undertones of jealousy in his labored voice. Stinky had been her hired 'boyfriend' for a time, whereas Brainy had been beaten almost everyday of his life by her hand since they were three. "Since Stinky and I are not really on speaking terms, I thought perhaps you could ask him for me?" Helga considered. It would probably take the poor geek twenty five minutes to finish the whole question. "It IS kind of strange. Now normally I wouldn't bother with something as trivial as this. But since you were decent enough not to sneak up on me this time, I'll do you a favor and ask him." Brainy just barely stopped himself from fainting. *She talked to me! She willingly talked to me!* Helga went right up to Stinky and cut to the chase. "How ya doing Stinko?…" He opened his mouth to reply, but she kept on talking. "So whatever happened to that skirt you were so goofy over, Gloria?" "Gloria? I don't recall ever knowing a girl by that name." She scrutinized his expression. A face that blank couldn't be lying. He honestly didn't remember her.
Rhonda passed Patty in the hallway. "Hey Rhonda." They both stopped. "Hello Patty. Look," She adopted that air of snobbishness that she so often used to detach herself from things. "About Saturday night, that's strictly between us, right?" "Right." Patty felt a little defensive. *Why would I tell? It'd be almost as big a pain for me if someone found out. It's like the fact that I love Harold too does not compute with her.* "Well, see you later." "Adieu!" The older girl watched as the 'Princess' made her way down the corridor. "I hope she gets over it. Soon."
Back on the night before Monday He drifted into yet another dream. Thaddeus found himself standing in a field, gazing at scarlet sunset. He was wearing robes that, had he been Phoebe, he would have recognized as the traditional outfit of a kendoist. Curly raised his wooden sword and shouted "Oh how I long for both the affections of Rhonda and the pigtailed girl! But alas, I cannot choose between them." Suddenly he snapped awake. "How bizarre. I wonder what it meant?" Then he rubbed his lips together. Ah yes, Rhonda. But what the heck had his subconscious been doing sending him to Japan? *I dunno.* And he never thought of it again. Really, that dream and its contents are not going to brought up again. EVER.
Lila stepped into class with an expression of innocent cheerfulness. She picked 'at random' to sit beside Helga. She had been dropping ever-so slight hints that she was going to let the Pataki girl's secret out. But for some reason, the little threats had gone right over her head. True, she hadn't said anything except "Good morning Helga," but come on. Was she being that vague? Now was the time, thought Lila, now was it. "I'm ever-so certain I have a bit of information about you…" Brainy, who was sitting behind them, took action. He muttered a few strange words, and Lila's father came into the classroom. "Mr. Soya, what brings you here?" asked a surprised Mr. Simmons. "I'm sorry to barge in like this, but I have to go on an emergency business trip. I'm taking Lila with me because I don't know anyone in the city who could look after her while I'm gone." Helga and Lila were both amazed. How in the heck did this particular event occur at such a perfect/disastrous time? "I've already checked with Principal Wartz. He says as long as she makes up the work she misses, it okay." "Well, if you have the Principal's permission. Have a pleasant and special trip!" Lila's father motioned for her to hurry. "Come on sweety, the Greyhound bus leaves soon." Lila put on a mask of happiness, but was seething inwardly. Now she would have to wait for three days to get her revenge on that accursed Helga. Brainy grinned. One less enemy for Helga to worry about.
He stopped her just outside of school. "Hey Helga!" She groaned. What did Harold want with her? Rhonda and Patty were just then walking in from the opposite direction. Rhonda saw what was happening and pulled Patty aside. "Shh! They're up to something." The older girl frowned. "It's not nice to eavesdrop." The younger girl just rolled her eyes. "Does it look like I care?" "What is it Pink Boy? I haven't got all day." The boy was growing nervous. "I just wanted to say that, that, you know what I said the other day after you saved me?" "Yeah? Spit it out!" "I think I really meant it." Helga's brow shock up in shock. "You can't be serious." He looked hurt. "What makes you say that? Of course I'm serious!" Helga slunk away to the bus that had just arrived rather than cause an even bigger and embarrassing scene. Rhonda stepped forward. "I don't believe it!" Patty felt blank. She had no clue what had just been discussed between Harold and Helga. In fact, Harold had never mentioned having his life saved by her. "He can't have a crush on Helga!" Rhonda continued. Then she remembered, she took the bus too. "I'm going to get to the bottom of this!" Sid was just ahead of her in line to pay. "Is something wrong Rhonda?" "Be quiet shrimp." she snapped.
This is where I stopped writing in Missouri.
In chapter four "Lila's Righteous Charge!", see what happens when a woman scorned meets her beloved's current squeeze (i.e., Lila, meet Lulu). Helga joins Brainy in the search for Gloria's origins, and at the same time attempts to avoid the attentions of Harold. Patty reverts to true bully mode, and Rhonda's admirers (you know, Thaddeus and "shrimp"?) secretly fight for the right to be her sympathetic ear. Where in heck are Arnold, Gerald, and Phoebe anyway? Will they ever get involved in this story? Of course not!
Extra: If you would like to see Curly as Tatewaki Kunou, visit my site. http://www.geocities.com/graqtwcgau/HA.html Writing this I really I've been neglected THE most overlooked of all Hey Arnold couples… Eugene and Sheena! I have no clue what to do with them, but they gotta be in here cuz' I said it was about EVERYBODY else. Maybe chapter five or something', I dunno.
