I don't feel like writing that damn disclaimer. You already know I don't own South Park. Matt and Trey do. God bless those Lucky bastards.
A/N: well, I must say that I'm pleasently surprised by all the wonderful reviews that I've been getting for this story. I thought for sure I would get flamed for this. Guess not. Anyway, this next episode takes place 8 years after The Loss. Thanks to everyone who reviewed for supporting me on this. It really inspires me and makes me WANT to continue. Well, here's episode 2. Enjoy!
[8 years later]
We see an office of some kind where a teenage boy is lying on a couch and appears to be staring at the ceiling until the door opens. The boy looks over to find a man with glasses and a big folder walk in and sit down. The boy sits up and crosses his arms waiting for the man to begin.
"now Mr. Eric Cartman, in your own words, I want you to tell me what happened." the man said.
Cartman sighs and runs a hand through his straight brown hair which he let grow down to his ears.
"Dr. Hernandez, we've been at this for 8 years now. It's getting us no where. I'm just not over him. I don't think I ever will be, and for the love of god, you will please stop calling me "Mr." Just call me either Eric, or Cartman" Cartman said.
"Yes, well Cartman, tell me what happened." Dr. Hernandez said.
Cartman balls his hands into fits and takes a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Fine. My friend Kenny McCormick died 8 years ago of an illness, I drank his ashes thinking it was Chocolate milk mix, his soul was trapped inside my body for 4 weeks, and when his soul left my body, he went into another body, and I'm still upset about it." Cartman said.
"Well Mr. Cartman, it seems to me that you're not completely over him yet." Hernandez said.
Cartman slaps his forehead and lets out a frustrated sigh. He gets up and grabs his jacket.
"And just where do you think you're going, young man? Our session isn't over yet." Hernandez said.
Cartman looks over at him and narrows his eyes.
"This is bullshit! All you've been doing for the last 8 years is making my life a living hell! You haven't helped me in the slightest! I'm leaving, and I'm not coming back! I don't give a fuck what my mom saids, you're nothing but a no good, lazy son-of-a-bitch! Goodbye!" Cartman exclaimed.
Cartman leaves and slams the door hard behind him.
"Whoa, weird kid." Hernandez mutters.
[In the paking lot]
Cartman is trying to find his car looking very pissed off. He finally finds it and gets in. He closes the driver door and just slams head on the steering wheel.
"I can't believe that asshole. What a fucking idiot. Where the hell did he get his degree from anyway, "Medical School For Dummies?" I'm gonna have to tell mom that I'm not going to see him anymore." Cartman said.
Cartman starts the car and leaves the building.
[inside Cartman's house]
Liane is in the kitchen making dinner when she hears a car pull up onto the driveway.
"Oh, Eric must be home." Liane said.
Liane goes to open the front door, but Cartman is already walking into the house by the time she gets there.
"Hi hun. How did your appointment go?" Liane asked.
"Mom, I need to talk to you about Dr. Hernandez, seriously." Cartman said.
"What's wrong, hun?" Liane asked.
"Mom, all he's done for the last 8 years is give me hell about not being able to get over Kenny. He hasn't helped me at all. I finally got so sick of his shit today, that I just got up, told him I was not coming back and left. I also told him that I didn't care how good you talked about him, cuase I thought he was a piece of crap." Cartman said.
"Oh, my." Liane said.
"Now Dr. Martain, I like. Dr. Martain's cool. He's not my therapist, but I can talk to him more than I ever could with that other asshole." Cartman said.
Liane sighs.
"Well hun, if you really don't want to see Dr. Hernandez anymore, than you don't have to." Liane said.
"Really? I don't? Thanks mom." Cartman said.
Cartman gives her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Dinner will be ready in about half an hour, hun. Go and wash up a bit. You're all covered in snow." Liane said.
"Alright mom." Cartman said.
Cartman runs upstairs and goes into his room. Liane lets out a relieved sigh and goes back into the kitchen.
[inside Cartman's room]
Cartman takes off his snow covered coat and tosses it on the chair next to his computer. He jumps onto his bed, picks up the phone, and begins to dail. The screen splits in half to see the phone in another house ringing. Ike comes on screen and picks up the phone.
"Hello?" Ike said.
"Hi Ike. Is Kyle home?" Cartman asked.
"Yeah, just a minute." Ike said.
Ike leaves and calls out to Kyle. A moment later, an older boy with red hair came and picked up the phone.
"Hey Cartman, what's up?" Kyle asked.
"Nothing much. Just got home from my "session" with the asshole." Cartman said.
Kyle shakes his head.
"Dude, you've got to tell your mom that you don't want to see that jerk off anymore." Kyle said.
"I already did. She said I don't have to see him anymore." Cartman said.
"About damn time, Cartman. That guy shouldn't be a doctor, he should be one of those people that give you a guilt trip on a charity commerical so you can make a donation." Kyle said.
Cartman laughs and after a moment, Kyle joins him.
"I'm so glad to be rid of him. Maybe now I can calm down a little. That bastard stressed the hell out of me." Cartman said.
"Speaking os stress, don't forget that we have to go to the book store tommorow to get the book we have to read so we can do our book reports." Kyle said.
"I know. Whose house are we meeting at?" Cartman asked.
"Butters. Since he lives the closest to the book store and the nearby diner we can grab some breakfest before hand." Kyle said.
"Alright. Sounds good to me. What time?" Cartman asked.
"10 in the morning." Kyle said.
"Alright, cool. See ya then" Cartman said.
"See ya tommorow." Kyle said.
They hang up and Kyle's side of the screen disappears.
"Man, book reports suck ass, but if I don't do it I'll fail the damn class. Son-of-a-bitch." Cartman muttered.
[outside Cartman's room]
"Eric, dinner's ready." Liane said.
"Okay, mom. I'll be right down." Cartman said.
Liane leaves and heads back downstairs. Cartman opens the door and heads downstairs himself.
[at the dinner table]
"So Eric, what are you going to do tommorow?" Liane asked.
"I'm going to the book store with the guys to get the book we need to read to do our book reports." Cartman said.
"That's nice, hun." Liane said.
"Mom, you're not gonna send me to another theripst, are you?" Cartman asked.
"No, hun. It obviously hasn't helped. It's only made it made worse for you. I'm sorry I didn't notice it before." Liane said.
Cartman smiles.
"Thanks mom. I want to try my own methods and see if I can finally get over Kenny. I'll never forget him, though." Cartman said.
"Well of couse you won't, Eric. He was your best friend, after all." Liane said.
"Yeah, he was. I just can't help but feel guilty about the way I always treated him, though." Cartman said.
"What do you mean, hun?" Liane asked.
Cartman sighs.
"I always treated him like shit, mom. Calling him a poor piece of crap, beating on him, and callng him every other name in the book. It's too late to take it back, though." Cartman said.
Liane frowns and puts a hand on Cartman's shoulder.
"Don't worry, Eric. I'm sure Kenny knows how sorry you are and has already forgiven you. You always do say that you see Kenny in your dreams, right?" Liane asked.
"Yeah, like the one when showed me how I would become if I didn't go on a diet. Turns out the next day Dr. Martain said I would become a diabetic if I didn't go on a diet before I turned 13." Cartman said.
"And how old were you when that happened?" Liane asked.
"12." Cartman said.
"You see, hun. If Kenny didn't forgive you, or didn't care about you, he wouldn't have given you that nightmare. He was just trying to help you the best way he knew how. He maybe dead hun, but he'll always be with you." Liane said.
Cartman smiles.
"Thanks mom. I feel better now." Cartman said.
"You're welcome, hun. I'm sure Kenny is proud of you." Liane said.
Cartman blushes.
"Mom!" Cartman exclaimed.
Liane laughs.
"Well, it's true, hun." Liane said.
They finish eating anhd Cartman goes back up to his room.
[inside Cartman's room]
Cartman gets his alarm clock and sets for 8:45. He puts it back on his nightstand and notices the picture of Kenny he keeps there. He sighs and picks it up.
"Man, I wish I could tell him how sorry I am in person. That'll never happen, though." Cartman said.
He sighs and put the picture back on the nightstand. He feels a cool breeze and shivers slightly. He goes to close his window, but realizes that it was already closed.
"That's weird. Where did that breeze come from?" Cartman asked.
He shrugs it off and puts on his pajamas. He turns off his light and goes to sleep.
[later that night.]
Cartman wakes up and sees that he is completely surrounded by white.
"Hey, what's going on? Where the hell am I?" Cartman asked.
"Fear not, my son. Look upon me and you will see the answer to your prayers." a male's voice siad.
"Jesus?" Cartman asked.
A figure wlks up to Cartman who reveals himself to indeed be Jesus.
"Oh man, Jesus! Where are we? How did we get here? Didn't the Iraqians kill you?" Cartman asked.
"The Iraians know not, the true power of Jesus." Jesus said.
Cartman laughs.
"Man, it's great to see you, Jesus. So, what are you doing here, anyways?" Cartman asked.
"I come to you with a very important message, Eric." Jesus said.
"Oh, what is it?" Cartman asked.
"Tommorow during your venture to the book store, you will find an interesting book with a page that contains something that will prove to be of great value to you and your friends. I cannot tell you what it is, but you will know it when you see it. You must also wait until the school year is over to try it." Jesus said.
"Why do I have to wait until the school year is over, Jesus?" Cartman asked.
"Becuase, you cannot have any stress on you about anything. Your mind must be clear in order for you to do whatever the page intrusts you to do." Jesus said.
"Wow. Thanks Jesus! You kick ass!" Cartman exclaimed.
"You are most welcome, my son. You must rest now. You have a long day ahead of you." Jesus said.
The screen fades out to show Cartman still fast asleep in his romm. He opens his eyes and sits up. He looks at a picture he has of Stan, Kyle, and Kenny that he has by his alarm. He smiles and picks up the picture.
"Something that will prove to be of great value to me and my friends, huh? I wonder what it is." Cartman said.
He sighs and puts the picture back. He looks at his alarm and sees that it's 4:00 in the morning. He sighs again and lies back down.
"Man, I hate it when I wake up in the middle of the night. It's such a bitch for me to get back to sleep afterwards. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to sleep tonight." Cartman said.
Cartman closes his eyes and tries to get back to sleep.
[next day at Butters's house]
"Well, we've better get going if we're gonna get that damn book and do that stupid report already." Stan said.
"Yeah, let's go. I wanna get thing over and done with" Kyle said.
"Me too." Butters said.
"Let's get going, then. The sooner we get this done, the better." Cartman said.
They head off into town and walk towards the book store, but they decide to stop at the nearby diner to get some breakfest first.
[at the diner]
"So, what book do we have to do the report on?" Cartman asked.
"We have a choice between "Moby Dick", "Phantom Of The Opera", "A Tale Of Two Cities", or, "Macbeth." Kyle said.
"Damn dude, I don't know which one to choose." Stan said.
"Me niether." Butters said.
"I say we go with Phantom Of The Opera, since we saw the movies and the play, and we already pretty know what the story's about, anyway." Cartman said.
"You know, that's a good idea, Cartman. It will make it easier since we already know about the selected book." Kyle said.
"Alright." Stan said.
"Sounds good to me." Butters said.
"Good. Then it's settled. Phantom Of The Opera it is." Stan said.
They finish their meal and go up to pay. Then they head off to the book store.
[at the book store]
"Alright. Let's split up and try tro find the book. The first one to find it, grabs four copies. Let's go." Stan said.
They walk in and head off in direction directions. Cartman is looking through one of the book shelves and a strange looking white book falls off the shelf near his feet.
"Hmm, I wonder what this is." Cartman muttered.
He picks up the book and is shocked to find that it is a book of incantations. He opens the book and scans through the table of contents. His eyes widen in shock when he finds that the book contains a ressurection spell.
"Oh, my god! A ressurection spell? Could this be what Jesus was talking about? I'd better make a copy of this page. Now, where the hell is that copy machine?" Cartman asks himself.
He goes over to the copy machine and makes himself two copies of that page. He sticks both copies in his pocket and puts the book back on the shelf it fell from. A few minutes later, Butters goes up to Cartman carrying a small bag in his hands.
"Hey Cartman, I got the books. Let's find Stan and Kyle so we can get the hell out of here." Butters said.
"Alright." cartman said.
They find Stan and Kyle a few minutes later and leave the book store.
[outside the book store]
"Now remember guys, this report is due the week before finals, which is only a month and a half away. We can't continue to hold this off, especially you, Cartman. This report will determine weather or not you pass that class. You can't afford to fail." Kyle said.
"I know. It should take me no more than a week to read the book. It's not that thick." Cartman said.
"Who would have thought that a smple book report would determine our passing or failing grade. Mrs. Jonhson's a real bitch." Stan said.
"Yeah, all that time I was calling Kyle's mom a bitch, I should have been saying that about Mrs. Johnson instead. She certainly does fit the part. Big, fat, ugly, and a major fucking bitch!" Cartman exclaimed.
Everyone laughs.
"Well, let's go home and start reading this thing so we can get this bullshit done." Butters said.
"Good idea. The sooner, the better." Kyle said.
They go off in different directions to their own homes. On the way to his house, Cartman stops to look over at the rundown house that belonged to Kenny's parents. He reaches into his pocket, pulls out the copies that made and smiles.
"Don't worry Mr. and Mrs. McCormick. Soon you'll have your son back. I may finally be able to bring him back soon." Cartman said.
He puts the papers back in his pocket and continues off toward his house.
[a month and a half later]
"Finally! School's out for three whole months!" Stan exclaimed.
"Dude, we can sleep in, now!" Kyle exclaimed.
"Yeah, no more Mrs. Jonhson!" Cartman exclaimed.
"Ahem to that!" Butters exclaimed.
They laugh and head towards the student parking lot.
"So, what do you guys wanna do now?" Stan asked.
"Well, I really don't feel all that great. I'm gonna go home and see if I can get some rest. I'll catch you guys later." Cartman said.
"Alright. Hope you feel better, dude." Kyle said.
"Yeah, we'll call you later to see how you're doing." Stan said.
"Yeah, there's always tommorow. Take it easy today." Butters said.
"Thanks guys. I'll see you all later." Cartman said.
They each get into their own cars and drive home.
[inside Cartman's house]
Cartman walks in and finds two breif cases by the door and sees his mom come downstairs with two more.
"What's up, mom? Where are you going?" Cartman asked.
"Grandma saids she needs me to go to Nebraska for a few weeks and help her. She didn't say exactly what was wrong, though." Liane said.
"Damn. I hope it's nothing too bad. Poor Grandma. Want me to come with you?" Cartman asked.
Liane sighs and frowns.
"That's the weird thing. She said not to bring you, because it would be too much for you to take." Liane said.
Cartman looks up at her with a confused face.
"Why wouldn't grandma want me to come?" Cartman asked.
"I don't know, hun. I'm sure there's a very good reason, though. Don't worry, grandma loves you." Liane said.
"I know. I just find it weird that Grandma wouldn't want me to come. Well, send her my love and tell her I hope everything turns out alright." Cartman said.
Liane gives Cartman a kiss on the cheek and opens the front door.
"Let me help you with those, mom." Cartman said.
"Thanks, hun." Liane said.
Cartman puts all four breif cases into Liane's car and closes the back door.
"You leaving now, or later?" Cartman asked.
"Grandma asked me to leave as soon as possible, so I guess I'll have to leave now. You gonna be alright, hun?" Liane asked.
"Don't worry about me, mom. There's enough money in the check card you gave me to hold me, Stan, Kyle, and Butters out for three months." Cartman said.
"Well, alright. I'll call as soon as I get to Nebraska." Liane asked.
"Alright mom." Cartman said.
Liane gives Cartman a hug and gets into the car. She drives off and Cartman goes back into the house.
[later that night]
Cartman opens the drawer that he kept the paper in and took it out. He sat down on his bed and began to read it.
"Now, let's see. It saids here in order to cast the spell, I need some white candles, sand to make a certain shape on the floor, and a personal belonging of the person to be resurrected. Okay, that shouldn't be too hard. I'll just use Kenny's old Parka. His parents still have it." Cartman said.
Cartman gets up, puts the paper in his pocket, and grabs his coat. He walks out the door and heads over to the McCormick's house.
"I hope this spell works." Cartman said.
He reached the McCormick's house a few minutes later. He went to knock on the front dorr, but no one answered. He tried again, but still no answer.
"Hmm. Guess no one's home." Cartman said.
Cartman decided to see if he could open the window that was in Kenny's old room. He opend it without much trouble. He went inside and began to look for the parka.
"Man, I feel pretty bad about just breaking and entering like this, but I really need that parka." Cartman said.
Cartman found it sitting on a chair covered in dust from years of nelgect. He grabbed it and climbed out the window. He closed to it to make it look no one had even been there. He got into his car and drove off.
"Well, I've got some sand in a bottle at home, so now all I need are the white candles." Cartman said.
He drove to the drug store and bought 12 long white candles and went back home. He got all the stuff and went inside.
"Hmm. Let me put this parka to wash while I set everything up. This thing smells pretty damn bad." Cartman said.
Cartman put the parka in the washer and went to set up the candles and the sand in his room. He lit all 12 candles and with the sand he made a big circle with a star inside it. He looks at the picture that the paper provides and sees that he did it right.
"Okay. Now, according to this, I have to put the parka on top of the star and circle. Speaking of which, let me see if it's done washing yet." Cartman said.
Cartman checks the washer and sees that the parka did finish washing. He put it in the dryer and set it for one hour.
"One hour should be enough. I'll just lie down and wait for it to dry." Cartman said.
Cartman laid down on the couch and closed his eyes.
[an hour later]
Cartman wakes up to see if the dryer finished yet and finds that it is. He opens the dryer and takes the parka out. He makes sure it's completely dry before heading back to his room.
[inside Cartman's room]
Cartman places the parka on the star and checking to see that all 12 candles are lit, he puts the paper on the floor in front of him and gets into a kneeling postion.
"Hope this works." Cartman said.
He clasps his hands, looks down at the paper and begins chanting what the paper said. After seeing that all he had to do was just say the same thing over and over again, Cartman closed his eyes. After a moment, the parka begins to lift itself off the ground and float in mid air. Cartman opens his eyes momentarily and his eyes widen in shock, but does not stop chanting. He closes his eyes again and feels a cold breeze that flicks off all the candles.
~What the hell? What happened to the candles?~
Still chanting, Cartman gets up to relight all the candles, but they all turn off again. Then, Cartman heard a soft whisper call out his name.
"Who's there? What's going on?" Cartman asked.
"Cartman." said a whispered voice.
Cartman feels another cold breeze and hears the whisper again.
Cartman starts chanting again. He looks up at the parka and sees that it's streching out and filling up. His eyes widen in shock. After a moment he closes his eyes again and continues to chant.
"Cartman." came the whisper again.
Cartman just keeps his eyes closed and continues chanting. He feels a cool breeze run down his right cheek, and he opens his eyes again to find that a shape was now forming inside the parka.
"Cartman." the whisper came again.
"Oh my god. It's working. Kenny's coming back." Cartman whispered.
Cartman closes his eyes again and continues chanting. He hears the whisper again a few minutes later and opens his eyes again. He looks up to see that the shape around the parka is slowly becoming visible. He can see a tuff of Blonde hair and a pair of chocolate brown eyes looking down at him. Cartman continues chanting and the figure inside the parka begins to slowly decend to the floor. A few minutes later, the figure becomes completely visible and Cartman stops chanting. He turns on his lamp to find a boy about his age standing right in front of him.
"Holy shit. It worked. It actually worked!" Cartman exclaimed.
The boy takes the hood off to reveal long, straight blonde hair that reaches down to his shoulders. He walks up to Cartman and smiles. Cartman smiles back.
"Kenny? Is that really you?" Cartman asked.
The boys laughs.
"Of course it's me, dude. You brought me back to life!" Kenny exclaimed.
Cartman crushs Kenny to his chest in a hug and starts crying.
"Oh my god, Kenny! I've missed you so much! I was miserible without you!" Cartman exclaimed.
"I never left, Cartman. I was always here in some form." Kenny said.
Cartman continues hugging Kenny and crying himself a river. He gets so emotional that without even realizing what he's doing, he gives Kenny a long, passionate kiss. Kenny's eyes widen in surprise but he makes no move to push Cartman away. He closes his eyes and kisses Cartman back. After a few minutes, they pull apart, and look at eachother with a shocked expersion on their faces.
"Di... Did I just do what I think I did?" Cartman asked.
"Yeah, you did." Kenny said.
They both start laughing. Cartman hugs Kenny again.
"It's so good to have you back, Kenny." Cartman said.
"It's good to be back." Kenny said.
Cartman puts his head on Kenny's shoulder and closes his eyes. Kenny looks at himself in Cartman's mirror and smiles.
"I'm alive, again. And this time, I'm here to stay." Kenny said.
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: YAY! Kenny's back! Next episode, some confessions are made. Hope you all are enjoying this so far.
A/N: well, I must say that I'm pleasently surprised by all the wonderful reviews that I've been getting for this story. I thought for sure I would get flamed for this. Guess not. Anyway, this next episode takes place 8 years after The Loss. Thanks to everyone who reviewed for supporting me on this. It really inspires me and makes me WANT to continue. Well, here's episode 2. Enjoy!
[8 years later]
We see an office of some kind where a teenage boy is lying on a couch and appears to be staring at the ceiling until the door opens. The boy looks over to find a man with glasses and a big folder walk in and sit down. The boy sits up and crosses his arms waiting for the man to begin.
"now Mr. Eric Cartman, in your own words, I want you to tell me what happened." the man said.
Cartman sighs and runs a hand through his straight brown hair which he let grow down to his ears.
"Dr. Hernandez, we've been at this for 8 years now. It's getting us no where. I'm just not over him. I don't think I ever will be, and for the love of god, you will please stop calling me "Mr." Just call me either Eric, or Cartman" Cartman said.
"Yes, well Cartman, tell me what happened." Dr. Hernandez said.
Cartman balls his hands into fits and takes a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Fine. My friend Kenny McCormick died 8 years ago of an illness, I drank his ashes thinking it was Chocolate milk mix, his soul was trapped inside my body for 4 weeks, and when his soul left my body, he went into another body, and I'm still upset about it." Cartman said.
"Well Mr. Cartman, it seems to me that you're not completely over him yet." Hernandez said.
Cartman slaps his forehead and lets out a frustrated sigh. He gets up and grabs his jacket.
"And just where do you think you're going, young man? Our session isn't over yet." Hernandez said.
Cartman looks over at him and narrows his eyes.
"This is bullshit! All you've been doing for the last 8 years is making my life a living hell! You haven't helped me in the slightest! I'm leaving, and I'm not coming back! I don't give a fuck what my mom saids, you're nothing but a no good, lazy son-of-a-bitch! Goodbye!" Cartman exclaimed.
Cartman leaves and slams the door hard behind him.
"Whoa, weird kid." Hernandez mutters.
[In the paking lot]
Cartman is trying to find his car looking very pissed off. He finally finds it and gets in. He closes the driver door and just slams head on the steering wheel.
"I can't believe that asshole. What a fucking idiot. Where the hell did he get his degree from anyway, "Medical School For Dummies?" I'm gonna have to tell mom that I'm not going to see him anymore." Cartman said.
Cartman starts the car and leaves the building.
[inside Cartman's house]
Liane is in the kitchen making dinner when she hears a car pull up onto the driveway.
"Oh, Eric must be home." Liane said.
Liane goes to open the front door, but Cartman is already walking into the house by the time she gets there.
"Hi hun. How did your appointment go?" Liane asked.
"Mom, I need to talk to you about Dr. Hernandez, seriously." Cartman said.
"What's wrong, hun?" Liane asked.
"Mom, all he's done for the last 8 years is give me hell about not being able to get over Kenny. He hasn't helped me at all. I finally got so sick of his shit today, that I just got up, told him I was not coming back and left. I also told him that I didn't care how good you talked about him, cuase I thought he was a piece of crap." Cartman said.
"Oh, my." Liane said.
"Now Dr. Martain, I like. Dr. Martain's cool. He's not my therapist, but I can talk to him more than I ever could with that other asshole." Cartman said.
Liane sighs.
"Well hun, if you really don't want to see Dr. Hernandez anymore, than you don't have to." Liane said.
"Really? I don't? Thanks mom." Cartman said.
Cartman gives her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Dinner will be ready in about half an hour, hun. Go and wash up a bit. You're all covered in snow." Liane said.
"Alright mom." Cartman said.
Cartman runs upstairs and goes into his room. Liane lets out a relieved sigh and goes back into the kitchen.
[inside Cartman's room]
Cartman takes off his snow covered coat and tosses it on the chair next to his computer. He jumps onto his bed, picks up the phone, and begins to dail. The screen splits in half to see the phone in another house ringing. Ike comes on screen and picks up the phone.
"Hello?" Ike said.
"Hi Ike. Is Kyle home?" Cartman asked.
"Yeah, just a minute." Ike said.
Ike leaves and calls out to Kyle. A moment later, an older boy with red hair came and picked up the phone.
"Hey Cartman, what's up?" Kyle asked.
"Nothing much. Just got home from my "session" with the asshole." Cartman said.
Kyle shakes his head.
"Dude, you've got to tell your mom that you don't want to see that jerk off anymore." Kyle said.
"I already did. She said I don't have to see him anymore." Cartman said.
"About damn time, Cartman. That guy shouldn't be a doctor, he should be one of those people that give you a guilt trip on a charity commerical so you can make a donation." Kyle said.
Cartman laughs and after a moment, Kyle joins him.
"I'm so glad to be rid of him. Maybe now I can calm down a little. That bastard stressed the hell out of me." Cartman said.
"Speaking os stress, don't forget that we have to go to the book store tommorow to get the book we have to read so we can do our book reports." Kyle said.
"I know. Whose house are we meeting at?" Cartman asked.
"Butters. Since he lives the closest to the book store and the nearby diner we can grab some breakfest before hand." Kyle said.
"Alright. Sounds good to me. What time?" Cartman asked.
"10 in the morning." Kyle said.
"Alright, cool. See ya then" Cartman said.
"See ya tommorow." Kyle said.
They hang up and Kyle's side of the screen disappears.
"Man, book reports suck ass, but if I don't do it I'll fail the damn class. Son-of-a-bitch." Cartman muttered.
[outside Cartman's room]
"Eric, dinner's ready." Liane said.
"Okay, mom. I'll be right down." Cartman said.
Liane leaves and heads back downstairs. Cartman opens the door and heads downstairs himself.
[at the dinner table]
"So Eric, what are you going to do tommorow?" Liane asked.
"I'm going to the book store with the guys to get the book we need to read to do our book reports." Cartman said.
"That's nice, hun." Liane said.
"Mom, you're not gonna send me to another theripst, are you?" Cartman asked.
"No, hun. It obviously hasn't helped. It's only made it made worse for you. I'm sorry I didn't notice it before." Liane said.
Cartman smiles.
"Thanks mom. I want to try my own methods and see if I can finally get over Kenny. I'll never forget him, though." Cartman said.
"Well of couse you won't, Eric. He was your best friend, after all." Liane said.
"Yeah, he was. I just can't help but feel guilty about the way I always treated him, though." Cartman said.
"What do you mean, hun?" Liane asked.
Cartman sighs.
"I always treated him like shit, mom. Calling him a poor piece of crap, beating on him, and callng him every other name in the book. It's too late to take it back, though." Cartman said.
Liane frowns and puts a hand on Cartman's shoulder.
"Don't worry, Eric. I'm sure Kenny knows how sorry you are and has already forgiven you. You always do say that you see Kenny in your dreams, right?" Liane asked.
"Yeah, like the one when showed me how I would become if I didn't go on a diet. Turns out the next day Dr. Martain said I would become a diabetic if I didn't go on a diet before I turned 13." Cartman said.
"And how old were you when that happened?" Liane asked.
"12." Cartman said.
"You see, hun. If Kenny didn't forgive you, or didn't care about you, he wouldn't have given you that nightmare. He was just trying to help you the best way he knew how. He maybe dead hun, but he'll always be with you." Liane said.
Cartman smiles.
"Thanks mom. I feel better now." Cartman said.
"You're welcome, hun. I'm sure Kenny is proud of you." Liane said.
Cartman blushes.
"Mom!" Cartman exclaimed.
Liane laughs.
"Well, it's true, hun." Liane said.
They finish eating anhd Cartman goes back up to his room.
[inside Cartman's room]
Cartman gets his alarm clock and sets for 8:45. He puts it back on his nightstand and notices the picture of Kenny he keeps there. He sighs and picks it up.
"Man, I wish I could tell him how sorry I am in person. That'll never happen, though." Cartman said.
He sighs and put the picture back on the nightstand. He feels a cool breeze and shivers slightly. He goes to close his window, but realizes that it was already closed.
"That's weird. Where did that breeze come from?" Cartman asked.
He shrugs it off and puts on his pajamas. He turns off his light and goes to sleep.
[later that night.]
Cartman wakes up and sees that he is completely surrounded by white.
"Hey, what's going on? Where the hell am I?" Cartman asked.
"Fear not, my son. Look upon me and you will see the answer to your prayers." a male's voice siad.
"Jesus?" Cartman asked.
A figure wlks up to Cartman who reveals himself to indeed be Jesus.
"Oh man, Jesus! Where are we? How did we get here? Didn't the Iraqians kill you?" Cartman asked.
"The Iraians know not, the true power of Jesus." Jesus said.
Cartman laughs.
"Man, it's great to see you, Jesus. So, what are you doing here, anyways?" Cartman asked.
"I come to you with a very important message, Eric." Jesus said.
"Oh, what is it?" Cartman asked.
"Tommorow during your venture to the book store, you will find an interesting book with a page that contains something that will prove to be of great value to you and your friends. I cannot tell you what it is, but you will know it when you see it. You must also wait until the school year is over to try it." Jesus said.
"Why do I have to wait until the school year is over, Jesus?" Cartman asked.
"Becuase, you cannot have any stress on you about anything. Your mind must be clear in order for you to do whatever the page intrusts you to do." Jesus said.
"Wow. Thanks Jesus! You kick ass!" Cartman exclaimed.
"You are most welcome, my son. You must rest now. You have a long day ahead of you." Jesus said.
The screen fades out to show Cartman still fast asleep in his romm. He opens his eyes and sits up. He looks at a picture he has of Stan, Kyle, and Kenny that he has by his alarm. He smiles and picks up the picture.
"Something that will prove to be of great value to me and my friends, huh? I wonder what it is." Cartman said.
He sighs and puts the picture back. He looks at his alarm and sees that it's 4:00 in the morning. He sighs again and lies back down.
"Man, I hate it when I wake up in the middle of the night. It's such a bitch for me to get back to sleep afterwards. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to sleep tonight." Cartman said.
Cartman closes his eyes and tries to get back to sleep.
[next day at Butters's house]
"Well, we've better get going if we're gonna get that damn book and do that stupid report already." Stan said.
"Yeah, let's go. I wanna get thing over and done with" Kyle said.
"Me too." Butters said.
"Let's get going, then. The sooner we get this done, the better." Cartman said.
They head off into town and walk towards the book store, but they decide to stop at the nearby diner to get some breakfest first.
[at the diner]
"So, what book do we have to do the report on?" Cartman asked.
"We have a choice between "Moby Dick", "Phantom Of The Opera", "A Tale Of Two Cities", or, "Macbeth." Kyle said.
"Damn dude, I don't know which one to choose." Stan said.
"Me niether." Butters said.
"I say we go with Phantom Of The Opera, since we saw the movies and the play, and we already pretty know what the story's about, anyway." Cartman said.
"You know, that's a good idea, Cartman. It will make it easier since we already know about the selected book." Kyle said.
"Alright." Stan said.
"Sounds good to me." Butters said.
"Good. Then it's settled. Phantom Of The Opera it is." Stan said.
They finish their meal and go up to pay. Then they head off to the book store.
[at the book store]
"Alright. Let's split up and try tro find the book. The first one to find it, grabs four copies. Let's go." Stan said.
They walk in and head off in direction directions. Cartman is looking through one of the book shelves and a strange looking white book falls off the shelf near his feet.
"Hmm, I wonder what this is." Cartman muttered.
He picks up the book and is shocked to find that it is a book of incantations. He opens the book and scans through the table of contents. His eyes widen in shock when he finds that the book contains a ressurection spell.
"Oh, my god! A ressurection spell? Could this be what Jesus was talking about? I'd better make a copy of this page. Now, where the hell is that copy machine?" Cartman asks himself.
He goes over to the copy machine and makes himself two copies of that page. He sticks both copies in his pocket and puts the book back on the shelf it fell from. A few minutes later, Butters goes up to Cartman carrying a small bag in his hands.
"Hey Cartman, I got the books. Let's find Stan and Kyle so we can get the hell out of here." Butters said.
"Alright." cartman said.
They find Stan and Kyle a few minutes later and leave the book store.
[outside the book store]
"Now remember guys, this report is due the week before finals, which is only a month and a half away. We can't continue to hold this off, especially you, Cartman. This report will determine weather or not you pass that class. You can't afford to fail." Kyle said.
"I know. It should take me no more than a week to read the book. It's not that thick." Cartman said.
"Who would have thought that a smple book report would determine our passing or failing grade. Mrs. Jonhson's a real bitch." Stan said.
"Yeah, all that time I was calling Kyle's mom a bitch, I should have been saying that about Mrs. Johnson instead. She certainly does fit the part. Big, fat, ugly, and a major fucking bitch!" Cartman exclaimed.
Everyone laughs.
"Well, let's go home and start reading this thing so we can get this bullshit done." Butters said.
"Good idea. The sooner, the better." Kyle said.
They go off in different directions to their own homes. On the way to his house, Cartman stops to look over at the rundown house that belonged to Kenny's parents. He reaches into his pocket, pulls out the copies that made and smiles.
"Don't worry Mr. and Mrs. McCormick. Soon you'll have your son back. I may finally be able to bring him back soon." Cartman said.
He puts the papers back in his pocket and continues off toward his house.
[a month and a half later]
"Finally! School's out for three whole months!" Stan exclaimed.
"Dude, we can sleep in, now!" Kyle exclaimed.
"Yeah, no more Mrs. Jonhson!" Cartman exclaimed.
"Ahem to that!" Butters exclaimed.
They laugh and head towards the student parking lot.
"So, what do you guys wanna do now?" Stan asked.
"Well, I really don't feel all that great. I'm gonna go home and see if I can get some rest. I'll catch you guys later." Cartman said.
"Alright. Hope you feel better, dude." Kyle said.
"Yeah, we'll call you later to see how you're doing." Stan said.
"Yeah, there's always tommorow. Take it easy today." Butters said.
"Thanks guys. I'll see you all later." Cartman said.
They each get into their own cars and drive home.
[inside Cartman's house]
Cartman walks in and finds two breif cases by the door and sees his mom come downstairs with two more.
"What's up, mom? Where are you going?" Cartman asked.
"Grandma saids she needs me to go to Nebraska for a few weeks and help her. She didn't say exactly what was wrong, though." Liane said.
"Damn. I hope it's nothing too bad. Poor Grandma. Want me to come with you?" Cartman asked.
Liane sighs and frowns.
"That's the weird thing. She said not to bring you, because it would be too much for you to take." Liane said.
Cartman looks up at her with a confused face.
"Why wouldn't grandma want me to come?" Cartman asked.
"I don't know, hun. I'm sure there's a very good reason, though. Don't worry, grandma loves you." Liane said.
"I know. I just find it weird that Grandma wouldn't want me to come. Well, send her my love and tell her I hope everything turns out alright." Cartman said.
Liane gives Cartman a kiss on the cheek and opens the front door.
"Let me help you with those, mom." Cartman said.
"Thanks, hun." Liane said.
Cartman puts all four breif cases into Liane's car and closes the back door.
"You leaving now, or later?" Cartman asked.
"Grandma asked me to leave as soon as possible, so I guess I'll have to leave now. You gonna be alright, hun?" Liane asked.
"Don't worry about me, mom. There's enough money in the check card you gave me to hold me, Stan, Kyle, and Butters out for three months." Cartman said.
"Well, alright. I'll call as soon as I get to Nebraska." Liane asked.
"Alright mom." Cartman said.
Liane gives Cartman a hug and gets into the car. She drives off and Cartman goes back into the house.
[later that night]
Cartman opens the drawer that he kept the paper in and took it out. He sat down on his bed and began to read it.
"Now, let's see. It saids here in order to cast the spell, I need some white candles, sand to make a certain shape on the floor, and a personal belonging of the person to be resurrected. Okay, that shouldn't be too hard. I'll just use Kenny's old Parka. His parents still have it." Cartman said.
Cartman gets up, puts the paper in his pocket, and grabs his coat. He walks out the door and heads over to the McCormick's house.
"I hope this spell works." Cartman said.
He reached the McCormick's house a few minutes later. He went to knock on the front dorr, but no one answered. He tried again, but still no answer.
"Hmm. Guess no one's home." Cartman said.
Cartman decided to see if he could open the window that was in Kenny's old room. He opend it without much trouble. He went inside and began to look for the parka.
"Man, I feel pretty bad about just breaking and entering like this, but I really need that parka." Cartman said.
Cartman found it sitting on a chair covered in dust from years of nelgect. He grabbed it and climbed out the window. He closed to it to make it look no one had even been there. He got into his car and drove off.
"Well, I've got some sand in a bottle at home, so now all I need are the white candles." Cartman said.
He drove to the drug store and bought 12 long white candles and went back home. He got all the stuff and went inside.
"Hmm. Let me put this parka to wash while I set everything up. This thing smells pretty damn bad." Cartman said.
Cartman put the parka in the washer and went to set up the candles and the sand in his room. He lit all 12 candles and with the sand he made a big circle with a star inside it. He looks at the picture that the paper provides and sees that he did it right.
"Okay. Now, according to this, I have to put the parka on top of the star and circle. Speaking of which, let me see if it's done washing yet." Cartman said.
Cartman checks the washer and sees that the parka did finish washing. He put it in the dryer and set it for one hour.
"One hour should be enough. I'll just lie down and wait for it to dry." Cartman said.
Cartman laid down on the couch and closed his eyes.
[an hour later]
Cartman wakes up to see if the dryer finished yet and finds that it is. He opens the dryer and takes the parka out. He makes sure it's completely dry before heading back to his room.
[inside Cartman's room]
Cartman places the parka on the star and checking to see that all 12 candles are lit, he puts the paper on the floor in front of him and gets into a kneeling postion.
"Hope this works." Cartman said.
He clasps his hands, looks down at the paper and begins chanting what the paper said. After seeing that all he had to do was just say the same thing over and over again, Cartman closed his eyes. After a moment, the parka begins to lift itself off the ground and float in mid air. Cartman opens his eyes momentarily and his eyes widen in shock, but does not stop chanting. He closes his eyes again and feels a cold breeze that flicks off all the candles.
~What the hell? What happened to the candles?~
Still chanting, Cartman gets up to relight all the candles, but they all turn off again. Then, Cartman heard a soft whisper call out his name.
"Who's there? What's going on?" Cartman asked.
"Cartman." said a whispered voice.
Cartman feels another cold breeze and hears the whisper again.
Cartman starts chanting again. He looks up at the parka and sees that it's streching out and filling up. His eyes widen in shock. After a moment he closes his eyes again and continues to chant.
"Cartman." came the whisper again.
Cartman just keeps his eyes closed and continues chanting. He feels a cool breeze run down his right cheek, and he opens his eyes again to find that a shape was now forming inside the parka.
"Cartman." the whisper came again.
"Oh my god. It's working. Kenny's coming back." Cartman whispered.
Cartman closes his eyes again and continues chanting. He hears the whisper again a few minutes later and opens his eyes again. He looks up to see that the shape around the parka is slowly becoming visible. He can see a tuff of Blonde hair and a pair of chocolate brown eyes looking down at him. Cartman continues chanting and the figure inside the parka begins to slowly decend to the floor. A few minutes later, the figure becomes completely visible and Cartman stops chanting. He turns on his lamp to find a boy about his age standing right in front of him.
"Holy shit. It worked. It actually worked!" Cartman exclaimed.
The boy takes the hood off to reveal long, straight blonde hair that reaches down to his shoulders. He walks up to Cartman and smiles. Cartman smiles back.
"Kenny? Is that really you?" Cartman asked.
The boys laughs.
"Of course it's me, dude. You brought me back to life!" Kenny exclaimed.
Cartman crushs Kenny to his chest in a hug and starts crying.
"Oh my god, Kenny! I've missed you so much! I was miserible without you!" Cartman exclaimed.
"I never left, Cartman. I was always here in some form." Kenny said.
Cartman continues hugging Kenny and crying himself a river. He gets so emotional that without even realizing what he's doing, he gives Kenny a long, passionate kiss. Kenny's eyes widen in surprise but he makes no move to push Cartman away. He closes his eyes and kisses Cartman back. After a few minutes, they pull apart, and look at eachother with a shocked expersion on their faces.
"Di... Did I just do what I think I did?" Cartman asked.
"Yeah, you did." Kenny said.
They both start laughing. Cartman hugs Kenny again.
"It's so good to have you back, Kenny." Cartman said.
"It's good to be back." Kenny said.
Cartman puts his head on Kenny's shoulder and closes his eyes. Kenny looks at himself in Cartman's mirror and smiles.
"I'm alive, again. And this time, I'm here to stay." Kenny said.
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: YAY! Kenny's back! Next episode, some confessions are made. Hope you all are enjoying this so far.