DISCLAIMER: I don't own Chalkzone. There, that was simple enough.
Chalkzone is a copyright of Nickelodeon Studios.
Penny Sanchez sat curled up in the corner of her bottom bunk, her couch. She could hear her mother and father fighting in the other room. She was glad she couldn't hear what they were saying. But that didn't matter. Penny knew that they were fighting about her. That was always the reason. Penny called one of her three dogs, Sadie, over to her. Of all her pets, Sadie was her favorite. Instead of the purebred looks that her mother prized so much, Sadie was a mutt. All of the dogs had taken to retreating to Penny's room whenever the fights started. Penny buried her face in Sadie's hair. She felt like crying, but the tears no longer came. But sulking would not do. Penny had learned that long ago. She reached over, and turned on the song "That'd be All Right". It always managed to make her feel better. But not tonight... Well, she had to admit, it did lift her spirits a little bit. Penny reached under the bed, and pulled out a book. Ever since she was little, books and music had been her way to escape from reality. She would open thebook , and drift into what ever story she was reading, just as the music took her along on a ride. Penny checked the cover. "Gone With The Wind." It was okay. She had read it a few times before. Penny opened up to the first page. "Scarlet O'Hara was not beautiful..." Just as the song hit the first chorus: "We'd be livin' us a pretty good life, that'd be all right..."
"Heya, Rudy. Where's Penny?" Snap questioned his three-dimensional friend.
"She had to pack today. She said she was leaving on ANOTHER trip."
"Did she happen to say where to?"
"Nope. She's going to be gone for two months, though. That's almost the longest yet. I wonder how she keeps up in school?"
Snap let the question hang unanswered. Penny was a genious. What more needed to be said?
"I just whish she would tell me where she was going."
"Oh, Rudy. She probably has her reasons."
"Yeah. Penny told me that it's because at her old schools, whenever she left on a trip to some weird place, especially out of the country, the kids there would start to like her just because of that. She said that they liked her because her family has money."
"Oh. Now, are we goin' to Penguin Bowl, or just stand right here and talk? Penguin's can't knock themselves over, you know."
Rudy could almost hear Penny saying "Well, technically, they can, but why would they want too?" In the back of his mind. He grabbed a snow ball, stepped back, and sent it down the alley.
Penny's life hadn't always been like this. There was a time, about two years ago, when Penny had felt a sort of unity in her life. She'd had friends, (that is, more then two) and her family had been united. Then her Dad had gotten a job in Oregon, and everything had changed. Her Mom hadn't wanted to move, to root up the life in which they were so comfortable. Her Dad hadn't wanted to, either. He didn't want to leave his home town for anything, he had just thought the change would be good for Penny. Well, he had thought wrong. Right away, the kids at school were horrible. First they made fun of the way she talked, coming from New England into a textbook state (textbook state means that their accent is exactly the way it is pronounced in encyclopedias. Oregon and Washington are the only two 'textbook' states). Then they didn't like her because she was smart.
And then they had moved again.
And again.
And again.
And finally they were where they were now. Plainsville. With Rudy, and Snap. Penny almost felt like she had a home again. Almost.
Then there were the out-of-country trips. Those were always fun. Penny liked to go places foreign, and exotic. She just had to keep it a secret. She didn't want to give kids another reason to hate her.
But a few times each year, she got to HAVE a home. She got to go back, and visit everyone where she had come from. For two months of heaven each year, and a few weeks at other times.
Only problem was that all and all, she was gone more then half of the year.
And once again, that made her a freak.
I'm sorry if this part didn't have much Rudy or Snap, or Chalkzone in it at all. The next part will.
Penny Sanchez sat curled up in the corner of her bottom bunk, her couch. She could hear her mother and father fighting in the other room. She was glad she couldn't hear what they were saying. But that didn't matter. Penny knew that they were fighting about her. That was always the reason. Penny called one of her three dogs, Sadie, over to her. Of all her pets, Sadie was her favorite. Instead of the purebred looks that her mother prized so much, Sadie was a mutt. All of the dogs had taken to retreating to Penny's room whenever the fights started. Penny buried her face in Sadie's hair. She felt like crying, but the tears no longer came. But sulking would not do. Penny had learned that long ago. She reached over, and turned on the song "That'd be All Right". It always managed to make her feel better. But not tonight... Well, she had to admit, it did lift her spirits a little bit. Penny reached under the bed, and pulled out a book. Ever since she was little, books and music had been her way to escape from reality. She would open thebook , and drift into what ever story she was reading, just as the music took her along on a ride. Penny checked the cover. "Gone With The Wind." It was okay. She had read it a few times before. Penny opened up to the first page. "Scarlet O'Hara was not beautiful..." Just as the song hit the first chorus: "We'd be livin' us a pretty good life, that'd be all right..."
"Heya, Rudy. Where's Penny?" Snap questioned his three-dimensional friend.
"She had to pack today. She said she was leaving on ANOTHER trip."
"Did she happen to say where to?"
"Nope. She's going to be gone for two months, though. That's almost the longest yet. I wonder how she keeps up in school?"
Snap let the question hang unanswered. Penny was a genious. What more needed to be said?
"I just whish she would tell me where she was going."
"Oh, Rudy. She probably has her reasons."
"Yeah. Penny told me that it's because at her old schools, whenever she left on a trip to some weird place, especially out of the country, the kids there would start to like her just because of that. She said that they liked her because her family has money."
"Oh. Now, are we goin' to Penguin Bowl, or just stand right here and talk? Penguin's can't knock themselves over, you know."
Rudy could almost hear Penny saying "Well, technically, they can, but why would they want too?" In the back of his mind. He grabbed a snow ball, stepped back, and sent it down the alley.
Penny's life hadn't always been like this. There was a time, about two years ago, when Penny had felt a sort of unity in her life. She'd had friends, (that is, more then two) and her family had been united. Then her Dad had gotten a job in Oregon, and everything had changed. Her Mom hadn't wanted to move, to root up the life in which they were so comfortable. Her Dad hadn't wanted to, either. He didn't want to leave his home town for anything, he had just thought the change would be good for Penny. Well, he had thought wrong. Right away, the kids at school were horrible. First they made fun of the way she talked, coming from New England into a textbook state (textbook state means that their accent is exactly the way it is pronounced in encyclopedias. Oregon and Washington are the only two 'textbook' states). Then they didn't like her because she was smart.
And then they had moved again.
And again.
And again.
And finally they were where they were now. Plainsville. With Rudy, and Snap. Penny almost felt like she had a home again. Almost.
Then there were the out-of-country trips. Those were always fun. Penny liked to go places foreign, and exotic. She just had to keep it a secret. She didn't want to give kids another reason to hate her.
But a few times each year, she got to HAVE a home. She got to go back, and visit everyone where she had come from. For two months of heaven each year, and a few weeks at other times.
Only problem was that all and all, she was gone more then half of the year.
And once again, that made her a freak.
I'm sorry if this part didn't have much Rudy or Snap, or Chalkzone in it at all. The next part will.