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Chapter One: The Gumshoes and the Prince
The day was bright, sunny, and unusually warm. It seemed as if it would be the typical, or, not so typical day at Degrassi Junior High. JT and Toby were sitting outside on the steps. They had arrived especially early at school that day, before everyone else, for reasons they preferred not to disclose to anyone besides themselves. Toby was whispering furiously, a pad of paper in his hand and a pencil tucked behind his ear. JT was wearing a magnifying glass around his neck and he had a strange look in his eye, as if just waiting for someone to jump out at him. They were forming something that would eventually change everyone's outlook on one another. They were forming a spying agenecy.
Toby looked over the blank paper in front of him. "Ok, we need a case if we're going to really start this whole business thing." JT nodded slowly, thinking. "Yes... we'll ask around and find out if anyone has anything for us to figure out." People started to arrive as they talked, including Spinner who seemed very mad about something. Toby nudged JT. "Now's our chance, c'mon." They both hopped up from their sitting places and over to Spinner, who looked at them like he was ready to kill anyone who crossed his path. "Hey Spinner, whats wrong? You look tense Big Buddy." JT patted his arm nervously, then wiped it on his pants leg.
Spinner looked at him with fire in his eyes. "Not now, dork. I have some important business to attend to and it involves your little friend there." Toby's eyes grew wide and he quickly shook his head, backing up. "Spinner, if it's about Kendra, I didn't mean to keep her out really late, I'm so sorry..." Spinner rolled his eyes. "It's not about that, stupid, it's about the fact that my little sis is talking about you so much it's starting to make me sick." JT raised both eyebrows. "Now is that REALLY whats bothering you Spinner, because I think it's something else entirely..." He said in a therapist-like voice, before his mouth was covered by Spinner's hand. "I'd shut it if I were you, JT. You never know what may happen." His eyes narrowed and he let go, walking into the school with his hands stuck down in his pockets.
JT watched him leave, then sighed. "I think that boy has some anger management issues. Seriously." Toby rolled his eyes and they both trudged into the school, ready to find their first client. ~
When homeroom started that morning, Mr. Raditch announced the arrival of a new student. "He just transferred here from BC, his name is Tick Smith, and for goodness sake, be nice to him." He said, because he knew what usually happened to new students. If you didn't fit in, things were rocky. The boy walked in and a few whispers were heard. He had thick black hair that stood in short spikes, clear green eyes that were framed by small black rimmed square glasses, and pale skin. Thick eyeliner was applied around his eyes, giving him a mysterious look. A black t-shirt and loose jeans adorned his lanky frame. He nodded once to the class, then sat down in an empty seat. Mr. Raditch walked out, letting their first teacher come in. All the girls were staring at him with a sort of adoration in their eyes. The guys were looking at him and thinking 'Great, New Guy syndrome, the girls will be dropping like flies.' Jimmy sighed, looking at Tick, as did most of the other guys. One girl in particular was looking at Tick. It was Paige. Paige was looking at him like a lioness looks at her prey. Tick took no notice however, and looked over his notebook half-heartedly. When homeroom let out, Tick continued his task of reading.
Spinner took it upon himself to welcome the new guy. As he walked past him, he clamped a hand on his shoulder. "Welcome to Degrassi, man. I'm Spinner, and this is Jimmy, Sean, and Marco." The rest of them waved slightly, and Tick smiled warmly. "Hello. I would love to chat, but I really have to sort out my locker." He gave them one last nod, then walked down the hall. Jimmy shrugged. "Must be nervous or something. Oh well, we're already late for class."
Paige was close behind them, having heard Tick talking to them. She decided to take the Welcoming Commitee into her own hands. Walking quietly over to where Tick was, she held out her hand. "Welcome to Degrassi. I'm Paige Michalchuk." Tick shook her hand gingerly, then smiled. "Hey, I'm Tick, as you already probably know... are you a cheerleader?" Paige smiled in surprise. "Yeah, how'd you know?" Tick looked downwards as did Paige. She was wearing her cheerleading shirt. She laughed in a ditzy sort of way. "Ah, stupid me. How could you not know?" Tick nodded, smiling slightly. The bell rang for class and he started to walk, Paige right beside him. "Hey, maybe I could introduce you to some people after school?" She grinned in her most inviting way. Tick nodded. "That sounds great." They walked into class together and sat down in the back.
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JT and Toby were also sitting back there, talking among themselves like before. Then Toby noticed the new guy. "Hey, who's he?" JT shrugged and went back to thinking about anything that had been going on at Degrassi. Toby watched the new guy for a few minutes longer, then asked JT quietly, "So, anything interesting come to mind?" JT sighed and shook his head, still trying to think of something. "No, not really." All of a sudden a voice came of the intercom. "Students of Degrassi, we have a mild crisis. The Mascot costume is missing from it's original place. If you have any information, please come forward immediately. This means you, JT Yorke." Some students laughed at the last part. JT just scowled and started to grumble, until Toby's eyes brightened and he said loudly, "We have a case!" The teacher looked over at them and raised both eyebrows. "We certainly do, Mr. Isaacs. Could you two please settle down?" Toby smiled sheepishly. "Sorry."
JT nodded, then whispered, "We definitely have a case." They bothgrinned at each other, then waited for class to end. When it finally did, they walked out into the hall and straight to Mr. Raditch's office. He was sitting there, looking completely exahausted. He was going over paperwork when JT approached him. "Hello Principal Raditch. Any news on the missing Mascot costume?" Mr. Raditch looked up in surprise. "Hello JT, no, not yet." Toby nudged JT slightly, which earned him a quick shove. "Thank you sir." JT smiled forcefully, then they both quickly started off down the hallway. Mr. Raditch watched them as they left, wondering what they were up to.
JT looked around, wondering where to go first. "Ok, the mascot costume is usually kept in the locker room, right?" Toby nodded and they set off down that way, pencil and pad of paper ready. JT suddenly stopped and looked down, groaning. "Ew... there's gum all over the bottom of my shoe." Toby rolled his eyes and grabbed his arm, pulling him the rest of the way.
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Will JT and Toby make it to the locker room? Will Tick and Paige hit it off? Will the gum ever come off the bottom of JT's shoe?! Tune in next time to find out about the case of Prince Charming and the Missing Mascot!- --- Crook
Chapter One: The Gumshoes and the Prince
The day was bright, sunny, and unusually warm. It seemed as if it would be the typical, or, not so typical day at Degrassi Junior High. JT and Toby were sitting outside on the steps. They had arrived especially early at school that day, before everyone else, for reasons they preferred not to disclose to anyone besides themselves. Toby was whispering furiously, a pad of paper in his hand and a pencil tucked behind his ear. JT was wearing a magnifying glass around his neck and he had a strange look in his eye, as if just waiting for someone to jump out at him. They were forming something that would eventually change everyone's outlook on one another. They were forming a spying agenecy.
Toby looked over the blank paper in front of him. "Ok, we need a case if we're going to really start this whole business thing." JT nodded slowly, thinking. "Yes... we'll ask around and find out if anyone has anything for us to figure out." People started to arrive as they talked, including Spinner who seemed very mad about something. Toby nudged JT. "Now's our chance, c'mon." They both hopped up from their sitting places and over to Spinner, who looked at them like he was ready to kill anyone who crossed his path. "Hey Spinner, whats wrong? You look tense Big Buddy." JT patted his arm nervously, then wiped it on his pants leg.
Spinner looked at him with fire in his eyes. "Not now, dork. I have some important business to attend to and it involves your little friend there." Toby's eyes grew wide and he quickly shook his head, backing up. "Spinner, if it's about Kendra, I didn't mean to keep her out really late, I'm so sorry..." Spinner rolled his eyes. "It's not about that, stupid, it's about the fact that my little sis is talking about you so much it's starting to make me sick." JT raised both eyebrows. "Now is that REALLY whats bothering you Spinner, because I think it's something else entirely..." He said in a therapist-like voice, before his mouth was covered by Spinner's hand. "I'd shut it if I were you, JT. You never know what may happen." His eyes narrowed and he let go, walking into the school with his hands stuck down in his pockets.
JT watched him leave, then sighed. "I think that boy has some anger management issues. Seriously." Toby rolled his eyes and they both trudged into the school, ready to find their first client. ~
When homeroom started that morning, Mr. Raditch announced the arrival of a new student. "He just transferred here from BC, his name is Tick Smith, and for goodness sake, be nice to him." He said, because he knew what usually happened to new students. If you didn't fit in, things were rocky. The boy walked in and a few whispers were heard. He had thick black hair that stood in short spikes, clear green eyes that were framed by small black rimmed square glasses, and pale skin. Thick eyeliner was applied around his eyes, giving him a mysterious look. A black t-shirt and loose jeans adorned his lanky frame. He nodded once to the class, then sat down in an empty seat. Mr. Raditch walked out, letting their first teacher come in. All the girls were staring at him with a sort of adoration in their eyes. The guys were looking at him and thinking 'Great, New Guy syndrome, the girls will be dropping like flies.' Jimmy sighed, looking at Tick, as did most of the other guys. One girl in particular was looking at Tick. It was Paige. Paige was looking at him like a lioness looks at her prey. Tick took no notice however, and looked over his notebook half-heartedly. When homeroom let out, Tick continued his task of reading.
Spinner took it upon himself to welcome the new guy. As he walked past him, he clamped a hand on his shoulder. "Welcome to Degrassi, man. I'm Spinner, and this is Jimmy, Sean, and Marco." The rest of them waved slightly, and Tick smiled warmly. "Hello. I would love to chat, but I really have to sort out my locker." He gave them one last nod, then walked down the hall. Jimmy shrugged. "Must be nervous or something. Oh well, we're already late for class."
Paige was close behind them, having heard Tick talking to them. She decided to take the Welcoming Commitee into her own hands. Walking quietly over to where Tick was, she held out her hand. "Welcome to Degrassi. I'm Paige Michalchuk." Tick shook her hand gingerly, then smiled. "Hey, I'm Tick, as you already probably know... are you a cheerleader?" Paige smiled in surprise. "Yeah, how'd you know?" Tick looked downwards as did Paige. She was wearing her cheerleading shirt. She laughed in a ditzy sort of way. "Ah, stupid me. How could you not know?" Tick nodded, smiling slightly. The bell rang for class and he started to walk, Paige right beside him. "Hey, maybe I could introduce you to some people after school?" She grinned in her most inviting way. Tick nodded. "That sounds great." They walked into class together and sat down in the back.
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JT and Toby were also sitting back there, talking among themselves like before. Then Toby noticed the new guy. "Hey, who's he?" JT shrugged and went back to thinking about anything that had been going on at Degrassi. Toby watched the new guy for a few minutes longer, then asked JT quietly, "So, anything interesting come to mind?" JT sighed and shook his head, still trying to think of something. "No, not really." All of a sudden a voice came of the intercom. "Students of Degrassi, we have a mild crisis. The Mascot costume is missing from it's original place. If you have any information, please come forward immediately. This means you, JT Yorke." Some students laughed at the last part. JT just scowled and started to grumble, until Toby's eyes brightened and he said loudly, "We have a case!" The teacher looked over at them and raised both eyebrows. "We certainly do, Mr. Isaacs. Could you two please settle down?" Toby smiled sheepishly. "Sorry."
JT nodded, then whispered, "We definitely have a case." They bothgrinned at each other, then waited for class to end. When it finally did, they walked out into the hall and straight to Mr. Raditch's office. He was sitting there, looking completely exahausted. He was going over paperwork when JT approached him. "Hello Principal Raditch. Any news on the missing Mascot costume?" Mr. Raditch looked up in surprise. "Hello JT, no, not yet." Toby nudged JT slightly, which earned him a quick shove. "Thank you sir." JT smiled forcefully, then they both quickly started off down the hallway. Mr. Raditch watched them as they left, wondering what they were up to.
JT looked around, wondering where to go first. "Ok, the mascot costume is usually kept in the locker room, right?" Toby nodded and they set off down that way, pencil and pad of paper ready. JT suddenly stopped and looked down, groaning. "Ew... there's gum all over the bottom of my shoe." Toby rolled his eyes and grabbed his arm, pulling him the rest of the way.
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Will JT and Toby make it to the locker room? Will Tick and Paige hit it off? Will the gum ever come off the bottom of JT's shoe?! Tune in next time to find out about the case of Prince Charming and the Missing Mascot!- --- Crook