His eyes were more black than normal… they were also kind of beady. His body was also motionless, his stripes were also more sleek. his stripes didn't move with his shoulder's length and it didn't have hobbes' patterns. And his mouth… it was always down, so was his size. But what could this mean?what was so important about this flashback than all the rest? And why was hobbes so different. Is that what dad was talking about, all those times he said "hobbes couldn't have done it"? but then… how did he? What is he if he's not a tiger? He couldn't be fake! Or atleast I think.. or actually, hope.

If this is true then this means hobbes is, well this means hobbes is not who im used to seeing. Then hobbes is really a..a-a stuffed tiger. Oh here comes another time. This time, hobbes is helping me build a fort. Well how can he be fake if he did that! Well maybe because I always carried him aroun-(starts shaking his head) NO! NO! WHAT AM I SAYING? Hobbes is my best friend and I shouldn't think that way! Still… I wonder is he fake…

BBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP! BBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEPPPP!

"OH NO! BACK IN MY OWN TIME."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH"

As Calvin went speedily towards the transport. He wished he had just a little more time. To take a good look at hobbes and say to himself that he is not fake! Though he is going to a car transport at over 90 kph(im canadian). So he has no time to take a good look at hobbes- or better yet, say good-bye. Calvin headed towards the transport as hobbes didn't care how far calvin was ahead of him and jumped into traffic. Hobbes jumped over cars, grinded the sidewalk, and sped as fast as he could.

Hobbes knew the board was getting wrecked. But as said by his best friend: a life is more important. Hobbes went closer and closer to calvin and told him to turn off the flame.

"I can't! I'll get hit!" calvin said turning away from hobbes for he was to afraid to look.

"I gotcha buddy! Don't worry"

going through calvins mind was: I must make the choice of a lifetime. If he is just a fake tiger then I will die. But if he is real, then I could live. And most of all I'd have my friend back. One choice. The choice of a lifetime.

Time was kind of on calvin's side and went slower than normal. Calvin thought if he should takes hobbes' advice. Or don't take it because he may just be imagining his voice. He had such a hard choice. It was like: do you trust a friend. Do you trust me with your life. Calvin didn't know what to do. Hobbes could be just his imagination and could get him killed! Or he could be real and save calvin from the cars, but mostly save him from himself. This was talking a real beating on calvin. He didn't know what to do. But… at the same time, he did. I think we all know what he chose!

" let's see how fast ya really go hobbes"

calvin stopped the hair spray and saw the car already speeding towards him. Only hobbes could save him now.

Hobbes: im comin buddy just you wait

Calvin couldn't watch. He just waited. Waited for hobbes. And there you have it! HOBBES CAME

Hobbes: grab on!

Even though hobbes was near, calvin still thought slitly that hobbes was fake.

Hobbes: you have to look and reach out when im grabbin ya you know.

Calvin knew it. He had to open his eyes. He got ready for the worst! But the worst never came! It was a real tiger coming towards him. And a real friend.

Hobbes grabbed calvin and jumped on the side of the transport and did a wall jump

Calvin: how did you do that?

Hobbes: I told you, I get lonely. So I use my time practicing, playing, readi- redying for your arrival.

Calvin: its okay! You can read as many comic books as you want. Lets just get on that car before it stops or whatever.

Hobbes: okay.

Hobbes lands on the car and gets back to the sidewalk

Calvin: I smell something burning… AAAAAAAHH! MY BOARDS ON FIRE!

Hobbes: here, use my old one.

Calvin: now I only need more apples.

Hobbes: I got tuna cans

Calvin: even better, thanks hobbes.

Calvin attaches hobbes old board together and gets ready to race.

3…2…1… GO!

Calvin rushed as fast as he could while hobbes went normal speed. Calvin thought hobbes was being friendly till he noticed hobbes grinding a bar. Heading very fast to calvin. Then hobbes realized the board was getting to much trashed and jumped off. Hobbes then decided to go right next to calvin. Hobbes went literaly next to calvin. On the dot. Calvin took this as an insult(wich it was) and tossed a loose stick in hobbes' wheels. Calvin took this time to get even closer to the cool dude. After 10 seconds, hobbes got the stick out and decided to try calvins turbo boost. Hobbes did the whole matchy thing and was sent flying. Literaly was sent flying. He landed right infront of calvin and turned off the boost.

Calvin: uuuggh don't let me see another shampoo bottle for atleast a month.

Hobbes put the hair spray right infront of calvin. Calvin got so sickend that he went even faster than the turbo boost and went right past the cool guy. So calvin stopped, gave the cool guy his cd, grabbed hobbes' cd and gave him that one too.

Calvin: HAHA! 25 POINTS TO CALVIN! WOO-HOOOOO GO CALVIN GO CALVIN UH-HUH UH-HUH UH-HUH!

Hobbes: yeah woo-hoo but now we have to get ANOTHER calvin ball.

Calvin: wow we use up these calvin balls fast.

Hobbes: I FOUND ONE! Wait nevermind, its in my mouth.

Calvin: lemme guess, tuna?

Hobbes: no. it's an apple.

Calvin slaps his face. Whatever!

Calvin: well I think I need a break.

Hobbes: yeah.. hey theres a tree over there!

Calvin: yeah let's go.

Hobbes and calvin go to the tree and site down right next to eachother. The tree is a nice coloured light pink with leaves falling off. And the sun is just right to be on the other side of the tree and make hobbes' and calvin's shadows very long. There were also cherries up on one of the branches. Probably stored up from a neighberhood kid. And it being 3:00 the light was nice and sparkly.

Hobbes: ahhhhhh want some cherries?

Calvin: where would we get those?

Hobbes climbes up the tree and brings them down.

Calvin: oh thank you.

Calvin and hobbes are side by side eating nice washed cherries and making funny pictures with their hands in the shadows. Some of them which being aliens, but that was just hobbes putting in his hands. Calvin and hobbes loved it. What could be better? Nothing, spending the day with a good friend under a tree eating cherries is the best thing I can think of. Obviously the calvin ball game will go on. But I guess now we can wait. And sit here watching calvin and hobbes spend some of the best moments of their lives.

To be continued……