A/N: I'm back! Here I am! No, over here! To your right! See?
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No, no, no! I'm here to update!
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So, last time Mr. Pendanski was heading toward Zero's bed. What will
happen? Wait, people probably guessed by now. Oh well! On with the story!
Chapter four: The kidnapping
That night, no one noticed the figure slip into the tent. No one noticed it was Mr. Pendanski. And no one noticed he was heading toward one of the boy's beds. Zero's.
Mr. Pendanski slipped a hand over Zero's mouth and pulled him off his cot. He glanced around before pulling him out of the tent.
Apparently he had been checking to make sure no one had woken up. What he didn't notice was that after he left one of the boys stirred. That boy glanced at Zero's cot, and saw him gone. That boy was Stanley.
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Mr. Pendanski shoved him out of the tent, a wicked smile on his face. Zero struggled against him, before tripping over a rock and falling to the ground.
Mr. Pendanski grabbed both of his arms and started dragging him toward the warden's cabin.
"You know Zero," he said, still smiling. "I want to show you something. You see this?" he asked, pointing to where Zero had hit him with the shovel. "I still haven't forgiven you for this. And after much persuasion, the warden agreed we do something about it."
Zero tried to pull away, but Mr. Pendanski tightened his grip.
"The warden said she had to paint her nails again soon anyways."
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Stanley had woken up. Why he didn't know. He slowly sat up and glanced at Zero's cot. One problem was that Zero wasn't in it.
'What in the world? Where's Zero?' thought Stanley, slowly making his way to the front of the tent.
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Zero was still tired from all the digging he had been doing, but still had the strength to put up a good struggle. Mr. Pendanski soon got sick of it.
"You know it would be a lot simpler if you just stayed still. You're not getting away from me. "
Zero looked toward D tent.
"You think any of them are gonna come help you? You think they even care? You know what they said to you Zero. They call you Zero for a reason. You're a nothing. Glad Stanley finally sees that."
Zero realized that he was actually making sense, but that didn't stop him from struggling.
Mr. Pendanski stopped for a second, picking up a rock. He quickly slammed it against Zero's head.
Zero let out a loud moan and looked toward the tent, before everything went black.
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Stanley just reached the opening of the tent to hear a groan and see Mr. Pendanski dropping a rock to the ground. He looked at Zero. It looked like he was knocked out. Stanley watched Mr. Pendanski drag him to the warden's cabin. He slowly, so not to be seen, followed.
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Mr. Pendanski dragged Zero into the cabin, quickly shutting the door behind him.
Zero was starting to come to. He opened his eyes to see the warden, Mr. Sir, and Mr. Pendanski talking quickly on the other side of the cabin. He tried to move but found his arms tied to a chair.
"I didn't mean bring him here in the middle of the night! I'm tired, and I want to get some sleep!"
"Yes but the other boys would have-,"
"Excuse me. I want to sleep. We'll take care of him in the morning."
"But-"
"Excuse me?"
Mr. Pendanski stopped speaking and left the cabin, followed by Mr. Sir, who was smirking.
The warden left the room and closed a door behind her.
Zero struggled against the ropes but suddenly felt dizzy. He could feel blood trickling down his cheek from where Mr. Pendanski had hit him. He sighed and let himself fall limp against the ropes.
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Stanley looked through the window to make sure no one was still in there. He crept in and saw Zero.
"Zero," he whispered, walking over to him.
Zero looked up at him. "Stanley?"
"Yeah. Give my a minute." Stanley pulled at the ropes, finally managing to undo them.
The two of them stood up and quickly left the cabin. Once they got far away enough Zero sat down and leaned against a dirt pile, panting.
Stanley sat down next to him. "Are you okay?"
Zero nodded.
The wind blew lightly, scattering small pieces of dirt. The moon shone brightly, reflecting in the boy's eyes.
After a few minutes of silence, Zero spoke. "Why did you help me?"
Stanley looked at him surprised. "Why wouldn't I help you?"
Zero was silent for a moment, looking over the dry lake. "I'm a nothing remember? Why bother with me? I mean nothing," he said, his eyes shining with tears, that he was forcing to keep in.
Stanley looked at the ground. He had said that. "Zero, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I was just hot, and just...just not in a good mood."
"That was no reason to take it out on me," Zero said.
"I know. I'm sorry Zero. I wasn't thinking." Stanley looked at him. "Can you forgive me?"
Zero said nothing.
Stanley looked back at the ground.
"After you said all that stuff? After you treated me like an enemy? After letting all the other boys do that stuff to me? You want me to forgive you?" Zero said.
Stanley didn't reply.
"What kind of friend would I be, if I said no?" Zero asked.
Stanley looked back at Zero, to find him smiling.
"Of course I'll forgive you."
Stanley smiled, and the two of them headed back toward their tent.
The wind seemed to blow normally again. The moon suddenly seemed to shine brighter. The stars twinkled; smiling down at the two of them, somehow seeming to know everything was okay again. Knowing everything was as it should be.
As Zero laid on his cot, he thought of what Mr. Pendanski had done. He was only a couple tents away. He smirked and got up, walking to Stanley.
"Stanley," Zero whispered.
"What?"
"Why don't you say we pay Mr. Pendanski a visit?"
Stanley looked at Zero, before an evil grin lit up his face as well. "Let's go."
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A/N: Hurray! Another chapter up! Review!
Preview for next chapter:
Stanley and Zero get revenge on Mr. Pendanski, but how?
What will the D-tent boys think of Zero and Stanley being friends again?
What will Mr. Pendanski do once morning comes?
A/N: This chapter isn't to short either! Lol. I got to go do my homework now. Oh joy. Review!
Chapter four: The kidnapping
That night, no one noticed the figure slip into the tent. No one noticed it was Mr. Pendanski. And no one noticed he was heading toward one of the boy's beds. Zero's.
Mr. Pendanski slipped a hand over Zero's mouth and pulled him off his cot. He glanced around before pulling him out of the tent.
Apparently he had been checking to make sure no one had woken up. What he didn't notice was that after he left one of the boys stirred. That boy glanced at Zero's cot, and saw him gone. That boy was Stanley.
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Mr. Pendanski shoved him out of the tent, a wicked smile on his face. Zero struggled against him, before tripping over a rock and falling to the ground.
Mr. Pendanski grabbed both of his arms and started dragging him toward the warden's cabin.
"You know Zero," he said, still smiling. "I want to show you something. You see this?" he asked, pointing to where Zero had hit him with the shovel. "I still haven't forgiven you for this. And after much persuasion, the warden agreed we do something about it."
Zero tried to pull away, but Mr. Pendanski tightened his grip.
"The warden said she had to paint her nails again soon anyways."
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Stanley had woken up. Why he didn't know. He slowly sat up and glanced at Zero's cot. One problem was that Zero wasn't in it.
'What in the world? Where's Zero?' thought Stanley, slowly making his way to the front of the tent.
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Zero was still tired from all the digging he had been doing, but still had the strength to put up a good struggle. Mr. Pendanski soon got sick of it.
"You know it would be a lot simpler if you just stayed still. You're not getting away from me. "
Zero looked toward D tent.
"You think any of them are gonna come help you? You think they even care? You know what they said to you Zero. They call you Zero for a reason. You're a nothing. Glad Stanley finally sees that."
Zero realized that he was actually making sense, but that didn't stop him from struggling.
Mr. Pendanski stopped for a second, picking up a rock. He quickly slammed it against Zero's head.
Zero let out a loud moan and looked toward the tent, before everything went black.
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Stanley just reached the opening of the tent to hear a groan and see Mr. Pendanski dropping a rock to the ground. He looked at Zero. It looked like he was knocked out. Stanley watched Mr. Pendanski drag him to the warden's cabin. He slowly, so not to be seen, followed.
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Mr. Pendanski dragged Zero into the cabin, quickly shutting the door behind him.
Zero was starting to come to. He opened his eyes to see the warden, Mr. Sir, and Mr. Pendanski talking quickly on the other side of the cabin. He tried to move but found his arms tied to a chair.
"I didn't mean bring him here in the middle of the night! I'm tired, and I want to get some sleep!"
"Yes but the other boys would have-,"
"Excuse me. I want to sleep. We'll take care of him in the morning."
"But-"
"Excuse me?"
Mr. Pendanski stopped speaking and left the cabin, followed by Mr. Sir, who was smirking.
The warden left the room and closed a door behind her.
Zero struggled against the ropes but suddenly felt dizzy. He could feel blood trickling down his cheek from where Mr. Pendanski had hit him. He sighed and let himself fall limp against the ropes.
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Stanley looked through the window to make sure no one was still in there. He crept in and saw Zero.
"Zero," he whispered, walking over to him.
Zero looked up at him. "Stanley?"
"Yeah. Give my a minute." Stanley pulled at the ropes, finally managing to undo them.
The two of them stood up and quickly left the cabin. Once they got far away enough Zero sat down and leaned against a dirt pile, panting.
Stanley sat down next to him. "Are you okay?"
Zero nodded.
The wind blew lightly, scattering small pieces of dirt. The moon shone brightly, reflecting in the boy's eyes.
After a few minutes of silence, Zero spoke. "Why did you help me?"
Stanley looked at him surprised. "Why wouldn't I help you?"
Zero was silent for a moment, looking over the dry lake. "I'm a nothing remember? Why bother with me? I mean nothing," he said, his eyes shining with tears, that he was forcing to keep in.
Stanley looked at the ground. He had said that. "Zero, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I was just hot, and just...just not in a good mood."
"That was no reason to take it out on me," Zero said.
"I know. I'm sorry Zero. I wasn't thinking." Stanley looked at him. "Can you forgive me?"
Zero said nothing.
Stanley looked back at the ground.
"After you said all that stuff? After you treated me like an enemy? After letting all the other boys do that stuff to me? You want me to forgive you?" Zero said.
Stanley didn't reply.
"What kind of friend would I be, if I said no?" Zero asked.
Stanley looked back at Zero, to find him smiling.
"Of course I'll forgive you."
Stanley smiled, and the two of them headed back toward their tent.
The wind seemed to blow normally again. The moon suddenly seemed to shine brighter. The stars twinkled; smiling down at the two of them, somehow seeming to know everything was okay again. Knowing everything was as it should be.
As Zero laid on his cot, he thought of what Mr. Pendanski had done. He was only a couple tents away. He smirked and got up, walking to Stanley.
"Stanley," Zero whispered.
"What?"
"Why don't you say we pay Mr. Pendanski a visit?"
Stanley looked at Zero, before an evil grin lit up his face as well. "Let's go."
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A/N: Hurray! Another chapter up! Review!
Preview for next chapter:
Stanley and Zero get revenge on Mr. Pendanski, but how?
What will the D-tent boys think of Zero and Stanley being friends again?
What will Mr. Pendanski do once morning comes?
A/N: This chapter isn't to short either! Lol. I got to go do my homework now. Oh joy. Review!