Chapter two

It has been two years since Calvin lost Hobbes.

He is eight. He is 4'2" now, and ever since Calvin lost Hobbes, he has made new friend. I'll show you. Calvin was walking to the bus stop. Once he got there, His friend, Nick, was already waiting. Nick is eight years old, just like Calvin. He wore black sneakers, green shirt with long sleeves, and blonde wavy hair.

He's two inches taller than Calvin.

"Yo, how's everything going?" Nick asked.

"It's all cool, my friend." Calvin said.

They did their secret handshake.

"So, did you ask the folks at home if they can come to my party?"

"Not until I ace that history test." Calvin said.

"Aw, man! That's just jacked up!" Nick said.

"Tell me about it. Can you help me study?"

"Sure. I get the best grades."

"Cool. Be at my house at four?"

"I'll be there." Nick said.

They did their secret handshake again.

The bus came after they did their secret handshake.

They stepped inside.

They sat in seat #12. Their bus only has 22 seats.

"I just don't get it, Nick." Calvin said.

"You get A's, and I get F's! My grades are down the tube!"

"Boy, you're grades are always down the tube." Nick said.

"True."

Five minutes later, Susie stepped inside the bus. Remember earlier that I said that ever since Calvin lost Hobbes, he made new friends? Well, his friends are now Nick, and…gulp…Susie.

Surprised?

Susie decided to sit next to Calvin and Nick.

After all, they are friends.

"Yo, Suz, how's everything going with the old folks at home?" Nick said.

"It's all good." Susie said.

Nick and Susie did the secret handshake.

Only the three of them do the secret handshake, and no one else. Susie is also eight. She wears a blue skirt, blue blouse, and has black hair (She dyed it black).

Calvin wears a red shirt, blue pants, and red sneakers.

"I'm going to your birthday party, Nick!" Susie said.

"Yeah, but get this. Calvin is not coming to my party until he aces Wormwood's history test."

Yep. Calvin's teacher is Miss Wormwood, just like every year.

"That test is very hard. You need to study hard. I'll come to your house. We'll all have to study."

Calvin groaned.

Then, Calvin looked out the window. He saw a tiger. He wore glasses, a long beard, was on his feet, and was holding a cane.

Calvin looked away from the very old tiger.

"It can't be." Calvin said.

The old tiger looked at the bus. He saw a kid with yellow spiky hair. He looked away from the kid.

"It can't be." The tiger said.

The tiger looked up in the sky.

"Calvin…I will find you…somehow."


Meanwhile, at school, Calvin's teacher, Miss Wormwood was talking about math.

"Now, what is two times three? Anyone?"

Nick, Calvin, and Susie always sit next to each other every day.

"This is a tough one. I think it's 15. Yo, Cal, what do you think?" Nick asked.

Calvin wasn't paying attention. He was daydreaming. Let's see what he's daydreaming about.


The intrepid Spaceman Spiff is on Planet Timerog.

Our hero is being held captive by the evil Timerogons!

The Timerogons want Spiff to learn.

They took our hero to what they call Zigzogzugian, translation: school.

Spiff is thinking of a plan to escape. Suddenly, the Timerogon teacher walks over to Spiff. Could this be the end for our hero?


"CALVIN, PAY ATTENTION!" Miss Wormwood yelled.

Calvin suddenly snapped out of his fantasy world. Everyone was staring at him.

"What?" He said.

"Calvin, if you were paying attention, you would've heard me say, what is nine times five. Do you know the answer?"

"Uh…13?"

"Calvin, this is the 14th time this month that you're sleeping in my class. Is something wrong?"

"No…just didn't have much sleep last night." Calvin lied.

"Well, get plenty of sleep tonight." Miss Wormwood said.

"Three years until retirement…three years until retirement…"

It was 3:00. School was finally over. Nick, Calvin, and Susie decided to walk to Calvin's house.

"I have the history books right here." Nick said, holding the history books.

"I have the notes, too." Susie said.

"Great. I'm definitely going to pass the test with the help of you guys."

"Hey, no problemo." Nick said.

They finally made it to Calvin's house. Calvin's house is now white. It was rebuilt. Calvin and his family had to stay at a hotel until their house was repaired.

They stepped inside.

Mom was watching her soap opera, and Dad was still at work.

They walked upstairs to Calvin's room.

"Hey, nice room." Nick said, stepping inside the room.

"Okay, let's get started." Susie said, getting out the notes.

"Okay, what is the capital of Washington?" Susie asked.

"Uh…I know this one!" Calvin said.

"Is it…Washington City?"

"No, it's Olympia." Susie sighed.

"Alright, whose handwriting was the biggest on the Declaration of Independence?" Nick asked.

"Uh…George Washington?"

"No, it was Hancock!"

"This should be an easy one. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?" Susie asked.

"The big apple!" Calvin replied.

"Very good!" Susie said.

She looked around the room. She couldn't see Calvin's stuffed tiger.

"Calvin, where is Hobbes?" Susie asked.

Calvin stared at Susie.

"Who's Hobbes?" Calvin said.

"Has today's heat got to you?" Susie asked, feeling Calvin's forehead.

"Hobbes, your stuffed tiger? The tiger that you used to drag around with all the time?"

Calvin's eyes grew big.

Calvin is looking at the flashback of him and his friend, Hobbes two years ago.


Flashback to two years ago…

Flashback #1

"Hey, Hobbes! Are you up?" Hobbes got out of bed.

The sun was shining.

"Yeah…" He said.

"Well, I got the water balloons. Let's attack Susie with them."

"Hot dog, let's go!" Hobbes said, getting out of bed.


Flashback #2

"Hobbes, you have to untie me!" Calvin said.

He was tied to a chair.

Don't ask me how he did it, okay?

"Hey, look! It's your scout handbook!" Hobbes said, grabbing Calvin's scout handbook from the floor.

"Yes, that's nice, now untie me!"

"You know, I always wanted to be a scout ever since I was a cub." Hobbes said.

"For some reason, I never got the chance to do that opportunity."

"You are going to be a cub in a minute if you don't untie me!" Calvin yelled.

"Hey, they have a yearbook in here, too!" Hobbes said, flipping through the pages.

"Hey, there is you…and that's me! Ha! Ha! Good times…"

"If you don't untie me right now…"

"Hey, they have secret codes on this page!" Hobbes said. "Ooh, here's a good one!"


Flashback #3

"Look at all this snow!" Calvin said.

Calvin and Hobbes were outside.

It's obvious that it's winter.

They even have a sled with them.

"It's like a new chapter…" Hobbes said.

"A new beginning…" Calvin said.

"A new leaf…"

"It's like a new sheet of paper, ready to write about a new year!" Calvin said.

Calvin and Hobbes were on the sled.

"It's a Magical World, Hobbes 'ol buddy." Calvin said.

Then, they went down the hill.

"Let's go exploring!"

Then, the sled went through the woods.


Everything was coming back to him now.

Calvin forgot they he actually had a friend.

"I know where he is!" Calvin said.

Calvin got off his bed, and ran out of his room. His friends followed him.

"Calvin, wait!" Susie said.

"Where are you going, Cal?" Nick asked.

Calvin ran out the door, and ran past his bus stop. He then saw an old tiger on the street.

"Hobbes, it has to be him!" Calvin said.

Calvin ran to the old tiger. The old tiger had a long beard, wore black glasses, and was holding a cane.

Calvin picked the old tiger up, and ran back to his house.

He saw his friends at the bus stop.

He ran past them.

"CALVIN!" Susie and Nick said at the same time.

"Sorry, guys. No time to explain. Come to my house, now!" Calvin said quickly.

Nick and Susie followed Calvin back to the house.


The old tiger was lying on Calvin's bed.

"Who is this stuffed tiger?" Nick asked.

"One, it's not a stuffed tiger, and two, I'm going to find out!" Calvin said, getting scissors out of his drawer.

Calvin started cutting the beard off the old tiger. Nine snips later, the beard was off the old tiger's chin. Then, Calvin took off the glasses. Now he finally knew who the old tiger was.

It was Hobbes.

"Oh my gosh, It's Hobbes!" Calvin said.

"Who?" Nick asked.

"Calvin, you lost him this whole time?" Susie asked.

"For two whole years." Calvin said.

Calvin explained to Nick who Hobbes was, and how they met.

Then, he told Susie and Nick how he lost Hobbes.

"Wow that was sad." Susie said.

"SNIFF! that was the saddest story I ever heard." Nick said.

"Yeah, but when I made friends with you guys, I forgot all about him." Calvin said.

Suddenly, the closet door snapped open.

A huge wind was coming out of the closet, and Hobbes was sucked into the closet.

"Hobbes, no!" Calvin said.

Calvin ran inside to get Hobbes, but it was too late.

He disappeared.

"I'm coming to get you, Hobbes!" Calvin said.

Calvin walked into the closet. Calvin disappeared before Nick and Susie's eyes.

"We have to go in there, too." Susie said.

"But what if we don't come back?" Nick asked.

Susie ignored Nick and walked into the closet. Nick followed Susie. Then, the closet door closed.


Calvin woke up. He looked around.

Everything was dark, but it wasn't dark enough to see his friends. He walked up to Susie.

"Susie, wake up." Susie opened her eyes.

She got up from the ground and looked around.

"Where are we?" Susie asked.

"In a different dimension, I guess. Where's Nick?"

Susie pointed to where Nick is.

They walked over to Nick. Nick was lying on the far side of the room.

Calvin kicked him a little. Nothing.

So Calvin kicked Nick hard, and Nick moved.

"Ow…"

Nick got up from under the ground.

"Where are we?"

"In another dimension, in Calvin's closet."

"I remember now…Hobbes was sucked in here, and I followed him." Calvin said.

"He shouldn't be that far."

Calvin and his friends looked around. There were a million doors.

The doors were floating above the ground.

"Let's check the doors." Nick suggested.

"Great idea." Susie said.

Calvin walked up to the first door he sees.

The door is purple.

Calvin jumped up, grabbed hold of the door knob, and gave it a good twist.

The door opened.

Inside the door was the Safari.

I'm not joking.

"Wow, it's beautiful." Susie said.

Then, there was a group of elephants, and they were running towards the door.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Calvin quickly closed the door. He jumped down.

"Whew. No way he's in there." Calvin said.

Calvin kept looking. Looking in all of the doors.

Will Calvin find Hobbes? Why don't you R&R, and find out? HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!