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Party wreckers

Helga checked out her body in the mirror. She was almost naked, but still, she wore the dress she choose to wear at the party.

"Hey Pheebs, is getting hot in here, or it's just me?" - she asked her friend. They were preparing for the big night since almost an hour, in their room.

"Don't you think this top is showing a little too much?"

"Hey, You know me since forever. I don't like hiding things."

"Yeah. Sure." - Phoebe said rolling her eyes. - "And what's up with all the pink. You look like some Britney Spears wannabe."

"Hey, Britney is basically copying my "It-girl" style, so..."

"Helga, why are you look like this? I mean... you look good, and you were never exactly shy, but... This is so not you." - she asked. Helga didn't answered, just tried to avoid her eyes. - "You want to impress Jake, don't you?"

"Yeah." - she said.

"But he's already your boyfriend. So why?"

"Crimney! 'Cuz I'll meet his friends tonight! That's why!"

"So, you want them to think you're some Barbie-girl?"

"It's not my fault I'm looking so damn good." - Helga said, as put on some lipstick on her mouth. She had to admit, Helga looked stunning. Phoebe knew herself is pretty hot too, in her own, intelligent way, but Helga looked like a star tonight.

"Helga, we need to talk. About Arnold and Jake."

"Oh no." - Helga closed her eyes

"What happened? In a minute you bitchin' about Arnold as usual, and an hour later you can't keep your hands off this guy, you barely know. It's just... weird."

"Well I'm a weirdo, make your peace with it." - but Phoebe remained silent, and looked at Helga questioning. So, Helga took a deep breath. He owed her friend an explanation - and he wanted to confess her feelings too - "I'm so tired Phoebe. I've been waiting for years for Arnold to notice me. And even if it looked like he would... that we shared some moments... Just when I thought there is hope for us, I've seen how worried he were about Lila. They are like meant to be with each other. Arnold is so clean and innocent, while I'm..." - Phoebe seen horrible sadness in her eyes - "I'm kind of filthy Pheebs."

"Yeah. Tell me about it." - Phoebe said. She was dying inside, because she promised Arnold she won't tell Helga about his feelings. He seen her two wonderful young friend suffering, and she couldn't say the four words that would take back their lives on track - "He loves you too."

"Football head is not living in the real world. It hit me at Raphael's apartment. He really believed a peaceful solution is possible with that evil bastard. And this is why I love him so much. But It's never gonna happen, and I have to move on!" - she said - "I've never been in a serious relationship. Crimney! I've never been in any relationship! I'm not a nun or something."

"But are you happy with Jake?" - Phoebe asked. Helga stood up, and went to the bathroom, to put some perfume on herself.

"I will be." - she said - "He will help me get Arnold out of my system." - he looked back at Phoebe dead seriously. "Please Phoebe don't let yourself to fall in love with anybody too much. Not even Gerald. It doesn't worth the pain." - she said. There were something in her eyes that gave Phoebe a sinister feeling. Maybe she's not the only keeper of secrets around here.

"I won't" she said, as she took her deodorant from the shelf, and took it to her purse. Helga in her urge to change the subject, said:

"Hey, I think you're taking this "wanna smell good for Gerald" thing a little bit far."

"You know Helga, my observation tells me the most powerful elements of attraction are the impulses of smell." - she said. - "And I plan to dance a lot tonight, and it will result some sweat, so I'll need this."

"Whatever Pheebs. You know the most powerful elements of attraction are a nice pair of boobs, if you ask me." - she said as she looked down on her body. Phoebe giggled.

"This is coming from a girl who didn't get any action. Ever." - she answered. That's right - it stroke Helga's mind. Phoebe and Gerald been sleeping in the same room since days. And she was so occupied with her own problems, she never gave the chance to Phoebe, to share this huge experience with her.

"Oh my god, did it happen?" - she asked. Phoebe nodded, with a shy smile. - "I can't believe it! That's so not fair! You supposed to be the hot-smart girl, and I'm the hot-slutty one! Tell me everything..."

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Arnold took a look on the huge crowd of young, dancing people

"Oh, we're so happy, so young, so beautiful! We're having so much fun! I think I'm gonna be sick!" - he thought. It was scary, how he's feelings for Helga changed his state of mind. A few days ago he would have been the happiest dancer of the crowd. Now, she found it all so unnecessary.

"C'mon, just tell each other who wants to sleep with who! This whole ritual is just the waste of time!"

"What's up short man?" - Jake asked. He just arrived with Helga. They were hanging' out at the bar till now, and now, Jake got a "Sex on the beach" cocktail for Arnold too. He was so nice to him. There was really nothing bad to say about this party. There were a lot of pretty girls, an "All you can drink" kind of free bar table, and really good music. Although Arnold wasn't a huge fan of RnB. He a liked little older songs. So there wasn't a thing he could complain about.

"Except for the fact, you're bangin' the love of my life. That's ruining my mood pretty much, thank you!"

"It's fine I guess." - he said.

"C'mon pal! Go find Lila football head. See if she's drunk enough already." - Helga said with a vicious smile.

"Leave him alone Helga." - Jake said - "The boy needs some self esteem. Have you found a girl for you taste?"

"You bet! You're freakin' girlfriend! Why are you going all Big Brother on me?"

"I didn't had the time yet." - he murmured. It was the longest ten minutes of his life, when Jake tried to help him find some girls to hit on, and gave him girl advices.

Meanwhile Rhonda and Lila were sitting next to the pool, checking out the guys.

"Hmmm... This party is WICKED!" - Rhonda said, as he watched a guy jump into the water with incredible abs. - "I guess this guy tonight will get in touch with Lloyd quality!"

"Look at poor Arnold." - Lila said - I'm so sorry for him. I really didn't wanted to hit him, but..."

"Hey, believe me, he doesn't give shit about you right now honey. He's can't stop drooling over Pataki. That bitch is freakin' blind." - Rhonda said. Lila got used to the way Helga and Rhonda talked about each other, but she never understood it. It was obvious they are best friends.

"It's funny how the sides just changed. Hey, look at Phoebe and Gerald. They look so happy at least." - Lila said. They were dancing in the middle of the floor, with some pretty inventive moves.

"Speaking of lame dancing, where is the Geek Squad?" - with the Geek Squad Rhonda referred to Sid, Harold and Stinky.

"I dunno. I guess they are hitting on some girls somewhere."

"You mean they're making something ridicolous... oh-oh..." - Rhonda's eyes widened.

"What's that Rhonda?"

"Trouble." - she said silently. - "Big one."

The biggest man in the universe just entered the party. He's huge muscles were truly terrifying, and his small, stupid eyes showed a lack of intelligence. There was Raphael coming on his side. His nose still had a strange form from Jake's punch. And there was a third guy with them - a real hot shot. A cool suit, expensive sunglasses and Italian shoes. He looked just like Rhonda imagined the man of his dreams. Except for the obvious gun he was "hiding" under his suit. Of course he didn't really hide it - he wanted everybody to see and fear it.

"Oh my!" - Lila said - "Is that Raphael?"

"Yes. And he took his sidekicks too." - Rhonda answered. But of course, Ralph was the lackey of the man in suit. It was obvious from the way they came in.

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It all happened in a moment. Helga just filled his glass from a bottle of whiskey, when somebody grabbed Jake from behind, and hit his face into the table a few times. Then the huge hands turned Jake around. There was Raphael standing next to the huge gorilla-man who were holding him.

"Hello Summers." - he said with a vicious smile.

"Raphael. I see you need the whole gang, to take care of me. How brave of you." - Jake greeted him. He looked terrible. His nose almost disappeared in his bloody face. But he was still standing.

"You know, I don't take kindly when people are coming to my house to attack me. It's kind of rude." - he said. Jake split out some blood on Raphael's shoes. The music stopped by know, and everybody looked at them.

"Violatin' innocent girls in front of camera is pretty rude to, pervert." - he said.

"Will, please." - Raphael said to the large man, who punched Jake on the stomach. Right in that moment, Helga smashed the bottle of whiskey to pieces on Will's head. All that precious alcohol went on Raphael's face and shirt.

"Leave him alone Magilla!" - she screamed out. The large man fell down after a moment of hesitation. They all looked at them in shock.

"You never mess with the man of Helga G. Pataki!" - she said. Nobody noticed in the huge chaos, that the face of the man in the suit changed.

"Pataki..." - he murmured in disbelief. As Raphael seen he's "muscle" is down, he get his penknife out of his pocket, and put it to Helga's neck.

"Who do you think you are, whore?" - he asked in pure hatred. - "I will cut you're stinkin' throat."

Everybody friezed in that moment. The fire in Raphael's eyes told, his not kiddin'. Arnold wanted to do something, but he couldn't move a muscle. Helga's life was in danger after all. Even Helga couldn't say a word.

"How does it feel, huh?" - he asked - "That you're life is in my hands. That you will only live after this moment, if I want you to."

"And what if I burn you're face off your skull, huh pretty boy?" - Phoebe asked. Nobody noticed she silently made her way close to Raphael. Now, there was she standing, with a horribly cold face. She had a lighter in her left hand, and her deodorant in her right one, and he aimed this off-hand flamethrower on Raphael face, only a few inches from Raphael's head.

"You're face now is covered with whiskey, and it has a huge percentage of alcohol. It burns like hell." - she said. Arnold never seen her like that. Well, almost never. It was cold, calculating Pheebs, who knew the exact odds. It was the face she had when she played chess. Raphael tried to smile, but it was pretty hard when she looked at Phoebe. She shown the face of a killer by genes.

"You wouldn't do that little girl..."

"You're treating the life of my best friend. If the only way to stop you is turning you into the Phantom of the Operah..."

"Who?" - he asked. He started shaking. Phoebe rolled her eyes.

"Dr. Doom then." - she said in a disdainful tone. - "There is a chance of course, our good host filled it up with a little soda. They do it sometimes, cuz it's really... sparing. In that case, I will probably only burn down your eyebrow. You sure you want to find it out?" - she asked.

"You can't talk to me like this!" - Raphael said. His voice was really high - Phoebe obviously scared the hell out of him. Actually she scared everybody. Even Helga forgot about the knife at her neck for a moment.

"Of course I can." - she said -"Listen to me Raphael. Even in you're expensive clothes and cars, you and your friends are nothing more, that schoolyard bullies. Believe me. I'm the leader of the high-school chess team, and I'm in science class, so I recognize a bully, when I'm seeing one." - she said - "Nobody will miss you're pretty face believe me. Not even you're pals. So, I will count to three. If I'll still see you're knife, I'll turn your head into a FUCKING TORCH!" - she said in anger. She started to count.

"One."

"I'll kill her..." - Raphael said in panic - "I'm not kiddin'"

"Two."

"Do it Pheebs." - Helga said - "If the last thing I see in my life is this fucker burning, I'll go happy." - It was a lie of course, but Helga hoped it will help to convince Raphael. It did. Slowly Raphael lowered his knife.

"Clever." - Phoebe said. Right in that moment Helga punched Raphael in the nose. Again. Arnold ran to check out Helga and Jake, while Gerald ran to Phoebe and kissed her. He never liked Phoebe this much before. After a moment, the man in suit started clapping, with a huge smile.

"Very impressive." - he said - "You're Helga G. Pataki, aren't you?" - he asked. Helga looked at him in surprise. - "And you... the weird headed kid. You must be... Arnold... something..." - he said.

"And who the hell are you?" - Helga asked.

"My name is Victor Sheck." - the boy said. "And I think you guys have some history with my family." Arnold couldn't find words. Not appropriate words at least. And when he found them at last, he didn't had the chance to say "Crimney!" because someone hit him from the back pretty hard. It must have been the huge guy - Will - who apparently woke up.

As he fell toward the floor, he thought:

"Okay. My life is officially sucks."

And then everything turned into dark.

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I know this chapter wasn't too "real life experience" :) We had our share of party-fights but we never used flamethrowers like this :) But there was a nerd girl once, who surprised me pretty much in a confrontation like this. But I think it's more interesting this way. As one of my grandparents said - "I could never trust a man, who never been into a fight when he was young." 'cause that means he never stood up for anything I guess. Arnold and his friends had to go trough this "battle baptism" to become grown ups :)

And Victor Sheck? The young prince of crime in Mountwood? What will he do now, when the arch enemies of his father are in his town?

Please review, even if you think it's bad. I can learn the most from those. :)