Chapter 6: OPEN REVOLT!!
Sam wasn't at school the next day. Danny and Tuck didn't know why she was absent, but they didn't exactly care. Oh sure, they were worried, but it just wasn't at the front of their minds. What was? The secret 7:00 meeting at the park.
The school day seemed to take about three years, plus two years because of the fact that Sam wasn't there. It was kinda boring, so I won't describe it. So let's skip to 6:55 that night, where Danny and Tucker were setting up for the big meeting in the park.
"So... what is your idea anyway?" Tuck said, after they were done setting up.
"You'll see," Danny said. "But trust me, they'll love it. Okay, here come the early ones now!"
Ten minutes later, most of the little area was jammed with almost every student from Casper High- except Sam, who hadn't heard the news. The kids who hadn't gone to Marmel Junior High when Danny and Tuck were there had confused looks on their faces, while those that had had triumphant looks on their faces, as if they knew what was going on.
"Err...eh...hi," Danny said to the crowd. "Umm... how many of you went to Marmel Junior High between late 2000 and early 2003?" About forty kids raised their hands, including Dash. There were about 500 kids there.
"Okay... so, for those who don't know... back at Marmel-"
"But we aren't at Marmel, are we?" a voice from the crowd said.
"Let him finish, ok?" Tuck said.
"Thanks. So, back at Marmel, people bolted all the time. Usually, somebody bolting was a signal to start something cooler, like say... an open revolt."
Most of the crowd was stunned, but about thirty-five kids started cheering loudly. Five kids were trying their hardest not to cheer. One kid whispered to his friend, "Isn't Marmel Junior High that school that's famous for having more student rebellions than any other school in the state?"
"I heard that!" Danny said.
"And we know about the whole rebel thing," Tuck said. "And not to brag or anything, but we were the ones who started it." The kids who used to go to Marmel started cheering again.
"And we were thinking; why not bring the down home favorite to Casper? Y'know, just as a test run."
"Whaddya mean 'we?'" Tucker said. "I didn't know about you trying to organize an open revolt until-"
"I get it. Anyway, for those who don't know- an open revolt is when you disobey school rules, trash the halls, and technically have a lot of fun. Any questions?"
"Yeah," a kid said. "Is this legal?"
"In some states. Depends on what you mean by 'legal'. So, who's with me?" Danny said.
Dash stepped on the stage. "I hate hate HATE to agree with you," he said, "but I actually kinda miss the open revolts. I'm in!"
After Dash agreed, most of the kids in the hall agreed- except for about ten, who thought that it was just plain cruel (they're nerds, in case you're wondering).
"Now, it's only fair to warn you that you will get in trouble for doing this," Tucker said. "But as I say, all trouble is worth it if you had fun. Anybody change their minds?" Nobody did.
The meeting lasted an hour longer, in which they made arrangements- even if it meant going to school twenty minutes early. After the meeting everyone went home happy, except for those ten nerds.
That night, Danny had a weird dream.