At Lititz Heights High, Charlotte was coming out her poetry club when she got a text message from a secret admirer.
Dear Charlotte,
I'm sorry, but your voice is out of hand.
So I'm leaving you for Celia Nolan.
Sincerely, Cupid Craig.
Charlotte was annoyed, but it didn't stop her from showing up for the spring dance committee, which her Uncle Atticus was sponsoring.
"Hey, Char!" shouted a wallflower boy with sandy blond hair and glasses. "What ya doing later?"
"I'm helping my uncle set up for the dance tomorrow night, Parker."
"But don't forget," said a boy in a wheelchair, "you're bug poems are due Monday."
"I won't, Farley," replied Charlotte as she took off.
XxoxX
In the school gym, everyone was getting ready for the Spring Girls Choice dance Saturday night. Mr. Harmon and Nathaniel were going over a few things, Kirby, Helen, Martin, and Issac were setting up the table cloth for the food, Estrella, Kaylin, and Paige were setting up the decor while Leah, and Rylie were setting up the amps and equipment for the Bugaloos, who are going to perform for the dance. On an amp, Tokkori began to complain, "So why do we have to handle this stuff? It'll damage my feathers."
"While you were being punished in Nowhere, Kansas for insulting the townspeople," explained Leah, "Tania has become the songwriter for Judson and the Bugaloos."
"You mean those bug people from the early '70s?" asked Tokkori, "Their old school.
"They're bug fairies," corrected Leah.
"Whatever," groaned Tokkori as he started lying down.
"Come on. mate," Rick interrupted. "You don't get the job done lying down. It's not the Cat's Meow."
Hearing the word "cat," Tokkori started getting to work. By the door, Tania, Judson, and the Bugaloos arrived with a bunch of cute white puppies.
"Sorry we're late," said Tania. "The Hamster Wheel is giving away free four west highland terriers. Shelly found them abandoned and alone by The Bauer while handing out fliers for their 50% off dog kibble."
Tokkori became mesmerized by Joy's beauty. He tried to fly up to her, but Rylie grabbed him while shaking her head.
"Perros," Estrella interupted. "Care to be petted by Estrella Pareja?"
One by one, the puppies started licking Estrella. Swinger joined in because he was a fond of Estrella a lot. Observing their colors, she read the tags that look like a green grasshopper, a pink butterfly, a yellow bee, and a red ladybug.
"Fenmore, Fifi, Luigi, and Melvin?" Estrella recalled. "Arent' those the names of I.Q.'s, Joy's, and Harmony's personas when they had to rescue an amnesiac Courage, believing that he was Benita's nephew."
"They were," I.Q. answered. "Fenmore here sure knows how to fetch magazine."
"And Fifi really loves to chase butterflies," Joy continued.
"Luigi can really eat out a dog bowl in one gulp," Harmony continued.
"And after I acidentally dropped my drumsticks," finished Courage, "Melvin fetched them."
Martin was petrified due to his dog allergies, but Harmony assured them that they were hypoallergenic. Just then, Charlotte came in feeling much better after seeing her uncle's face.
"It was really nice of Mr. Harmon to sponsor the spring dance this year," explained Tania. "Every year, Principal Hopkins sponsors it and constantly freaks out due to the fear of the dance going wrong."
"Working here will make me much better after that good-for-nothing Craig dumped me," Charlotte replied.
"As in 'Cupid Craig'?" Asked Tania. "I was dating him first." Judson and the Bugaloos were confused. "Before I met Judson," Tania explained, "I've been getting romantic texts from Cupid Craig. When I first laid eyes on Judson and his voice, I started to think that Cupid Craig was a fake. So I decided to ignore him until further notice."
"You made the right choice, Tania," replied Nathaniel. "Meeting people online can be dangerous."
Charlotte explained to them that Cupid Craig was a local Lititz Heights boy that had been flirting most of the single straight girls at school. Fowarding a poem from Cupid Craig to Estrella, she began to read it.
Oh Charlotte your hair is like a star
And you have an uncle who lives real far
Your quiet and proud and you have world of rhyme
And to you that isn't a crime
Thinking carefully, Estrella had a feeling that this could be a member of the poetry club doing this.
XxoxX
Suspects
Farley Bernard (Head of poetry club) - Eager to get the job done.
Parker Duffy (Former friendly scout and member of poetry club) - Always uses star emojis in his texts.
Principal Hopkins (Former chaperone for the spring dance) - Seems a bit bitter about letting Mr. Harmon run the dance this year.
XxoxX
As the Klue Queens were about to take off, someone knocked Mr. Harmon out with a sleeping cat nip bag.
"Uncle Atticus!" shouted Charlotte.
"Dad!" shouted Nathaniel.
"Mr. Harmon!" shouted everyone else.
As Friendly Scouts, Leah, Kaylin, Tania and Paige knew that they had to help the needy first. Estrella and Rylie decided to stay behind so they can help the sponsor.
"But who is going to figure out who Cupid Craig is?" asked Helen.
"Maybe we can help you," giggled a voice. It was the Sensational Six: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto.
"Did we forget to mention that we ran into Mickey and friends at The Hamster Wheel and that their going to help with the spring dance.?" I.Q. asked.
"You did," answered Nathaniel. "Listen, Mickey, my father is out cold, and I think Cupid Craig is doing it as a distraction. Which means, we get to investigate."
"What do you mean 'we'?" asked Donald.
"The Klue Queens did so much for us," Nathaniel explained. "I figure that Kirby, Issac, Martin, Helen, Judson and I could do something in return."
"Good idea," agreed Harmony. "And we'll stay here and calm him down with one of our songs, 'Fly Away'."
"Tell 'em, Harmony," Tokkori shouted as he finger-waved at Joy, "'cause I want to hear the joys of Joy."
Joy felt nervous, I.Q., Courage, and Harmony felt annoyed, and Rick felt worried. "Hold it!" Rick shouted as he lured Tokkori with gummy worms. "It's better if you stay with Martin and Issac."
"Fine," groaned Tokkori as he fly passed Joy, winking at her. "I'll be back for you, Cupcake."
The four puppies that the Bugaloos got were so thrilled to solve the mystery, that they barged up to Pluto.
"Looks like the Bug Pups want to come too," suggested Courage.
"Bug Pups," smiled Tania. "I like that name."
"Gawrsh," Goofy said. "This is going to be out of control."
XxoxX
In the art dept, Issac, Martin, Mickey, Minnie, Tokkori, and Robopup 2.0 were going around looking for clues. Martin brought Robopup 2. 0 so he can rehearse his special effects for their show.
"You know a lot about romance, do you, I?" asked Martin.
"Of course," answered Issac. "Harry had a few girlfriends, but when you love someone, let them go."
"But you're not letting go of Leah," replied Martin. "Why do you like her so much?"
"Because she's a natural-born leader," Issac answered again, "and knows how to be a true Friendly Scout. What about you, Martin? What made you fall in love with Rylie?"
"Because she fat and loves it," Martin answered. "Many people these days complain about their weight and people like me get teased for having both glasses and braces, but someone like Ryls reminded me that looks aren't everything. When I'm done with college I'm getting my braces removed."
When they reached the photography room, they spotted Celia, Joyce, and Ell-Berry, otherwise known as the Circus Pops.
"G'day, mates," greeted Celia. "That bloke just texted me about my eyes looking like stars."
"Celia has really good eyes," Ell-Berry replied. "That's what she gets for eating a lot of carrots."
"Enough talk," Issac interrupted. "Someone at LH High has been sending breakup messages."
"Sort of like a Mark C. McGarrity- esque persona," Mickey said.
Taking a glimpse at Celia's text, Martin could see that there were two cat emojis. One had heart eyes and one had star eyes.
Joyce explained to them that this was how he always signed off. "Believe me," she said, "I flirted with him before. Then he left me for Charlotte due to her poetry skills and her sensitive nature."
"How did Cupid Craig get started on the whole flirting texts?" Minnie asked.
"It all started after Valentine's Day," explained Joyce. "When Ell-Berry was starting to get texts from a hunk muffin from her phone known as Cupid Craig."
"That dude said I have the scentsational smell," Ell-Berry continued. "He told me that if I tell my folks about this, I'm doomed."
"He sounds like one of those online personas that makes me cringe entirely."
Robopup 2.0 started detecting another text message from Cupid Craig, for Aranea.
Dear Aranea,
An Itsy bitsy spider it what you really love
Climbed up the waterspout;
Down came the rain and you gave your troubles a shove.
Out came the sun and then you run away.
And the itsy bitsy spider wait for the night to sway.
Love, Cupid Craig.
They thought that Aranea was going to be lovesick, but Aranea replied,
Cupid Craig,
I heard rumors about you breaking girls heart for no reason.
Your not going to be a match for a girl like me.
I may be dark and edgy, but I don't like frauds like you.
Sincerely, Aranea.
They were proud of Aranea for standing up to Cupid Craig via text.
"That Aranea sure knows how to handle things on her own," admitted Tokkori. "Maybe she could whip me up one of her Spider Smoothies for me and Joy."
XxoxX
In the Language Arts department, Kirby, Helen, Nathaniel, Donald and Daisy were going to the Poetry Club room when they found a light by a janitor's closet. It was Sparky. He was bound and gagged and had numerous cell-phone number notes. "Thank goodness you're here," Sparky replied. "I was at volunteering at the Lititz Heights Library when someone knocked me out with cat nip."
"Harmony told me that Sparky can be quite gullible," Helen explained to Nathaniel. "Plus he thinks sweets ruin his Christmas wreath."
"You mean teeth," replied Daisy, "'cause 'teeth' rhymes with 'wreath'."
Sparky nodded his head. Nathaniel explained to him that his father was knocked out the same way. That way, the Klue Queens wouldn't be able to find out who Cupid Craig was.
While they were figuring out who would kidnap Sparky, Helen bumped into Harley, and he acidentally dropped his backpack. While Donald and Daisy were trying to clean it up, Daisy saw a decriptor for phones in it.
"Hey, Helen," greeted Farley. "Have you seen Charlotte? I want to make sure she doesn't miss out on the spring dance, I hear there's a meteor shower at the same time called 'Lactaverinteum'."
"What does that got to do with poetry?" asked Helen.
Nervously, Farley grabbed his backpack from Donald and rolled off. This made Helen and the others feel suspicious.
XxoxX
In the cafeteria, Judson was interviewing the lunch ladies after remmbering that a lot of the students usually talk about their feelings to them instead of the counselor to avoid permanent record troubles while Pluto, Goofy, Fenmore, Fifi, Luigi, and Melvin were going around sniffing for clues. After the lunch ladies took off for the day, Judson turned his head to see the disturbance.
"Come on, Judson," begged Goofy. "Doggies use ther noses all the time."
"You're a talking dog," recalled Judson. "You always use your nose, and the vice principal won't like it."
By the door, Tokkori was flying around daydreaming. He was daydreaming about him and Joy flying around the sky making hearts, then he spots I.Q., Harmony, and Courage dressed like hillbillies and fixing up a candlelit picnic for the two of them. They were about to kiss each other when Pluto and the Bug Pups barked at him. Judson picked him up and asked, "What's the idea going off on your own? Tania told me that when you're solving a mystery on your own, the culprit could kidnap you."
"Kidnap, schnidnap!" snapped Tokkori. "If you're going to try to get to Joy, beat it! I just got out of Nowhere for constantly insulting the patrons for my amusement and I found the most beautiful bug fairy I've ever seen."
"Well, you shouldn't get in the way," Judson replied. "You're a bird, she's a fairy, and Harmony would've hated it if you tried to flirt with her."
"What about the guy ladybug and the grasshopper?" asked Tokkori.
"Courage and I.Q.?" corrected Judson. "I believe they're gay. I like it."
By his foot, Melvin gave him an article in the paper that he found in the trash.
Honolulu astronomer, Kiana Alika, visits Lititz Heights Public Library to show the secrets of the Hawaiian Constellations.
On the article picture was Tania, who was a member of the school's astronomy club and around here were numerous hearts.
"Those are some purity hearts," commented Goofy.
"Yeah," replied Judson. "And I think that Cupid Craig has a crush on Tania. I see his initials on the end of the picture." He came up to Melvin and said, "Good boy, Melvin."
Melvin blushed.
XxoxX
Back in the gym, the Bugaloos were ready to play "Fly Away," hoping that would wake Atticus up.
Fly away with us to space and far beyond.
Come away with us to a place where love carries on.
The verses were so powerful, that Mr. Harmon started to wake up.
"Mr. Harmon," smiled Kaylin as she hugged him. "You're okay."
Estrella and Swinger bounced up and down with excitement.
"I feel like I've gone to heaven and all the angels look like the Klue Queens and the Bugaloos," Mr. Harmon commented.
"Dad!" shouted Nathaniel shouted as he hugged his father. "Thank goodness you're alright."
Kirby sucked all the catnip and gulped it. Issac, Martin, Helen, Nathaniel, and Judson were petrified because they thought he ate the bag for evidence. Luckily, Mickey's magic skills saved the bag from being destroyed. On the bag it had a message saying, "Roll with the Friendly Scouts."
"Poyo (Roll)?" asked Kirby.
"I think he means he's fine," guessed Daisy.
"Speaking of rolls," Goofy interrupted, "Minnie, do you have those cinnamon rolls that you bring? I can use a snack to help think."
"I always carrie snacks with me," Minnie answered, "in case someone gets hungry."
"And it tastes better with jam," Nathaniel replied.
"I'm good," Judson replied. "I'm allergic to cinnamon - breaks me out in a rash."
"That's a relief," Sparky replied, "'cause I don't want to see you get sick."
The Bug Pups ran up and licked the worrisome firefly.
"Sparky!" exclaimed Judson. "The band has been looking everywhere for you. Though I was busy with school with everything. I'm glad I got their texts during lunch."
"Speaking of texts," interrupted Charlotte, "look what Parker sent me."
Char
I feel so sorry about you being another Cupid Craig victim
Aranea texted me about Cupid Craig trying to flirt with her, but she rejected him.
We wanted to make sure that you're okay.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, XOXOXO Parker
Knowing that he cared about Charlotte, the Klue Queens decided to let Parker go. Still they hadn't had figure out who would be Cupid Craig, but Issac did. "Guys," he interrupted, "I've finally figured out a few things. I remember Parker sitting next to Charlotte a few times during lunch and stairing at her like he's in love and he's one of the kindest members of the poetry club and Principal Hopkins always doubts on the Klue Queens like Chief Hess does, but knows how to discipline students. I'm gonna get some fizzy rox to take to the dance, 'cause I have a plan."
XxoxX
The next night, everyone was dazzled up for the dance, including the Bugaloos. Nathaniel gave I.Q., Harmony, and Courage some tuxedos that his father wore when he was younger and Joy a pink butterfly dress his mother wore when she visited Phidalephia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavillion for a dance show in the early 2000s.
When they went inside, they were asking Mr. Harmon if Cupid Craig was going to come in. After informing him that Cupid Craig would come, they went further inside.
"I'm glad I kept his phone number incase of emergency." Tania replied.
After the Bugaloos got offstage and started performing "It's New to You," Farley popped up and rudely interrupted, "The band is not suppose to perform until 7:45 pm. Believe I hack - I mean checked the schedule for the dance."
Everyone glared at Farley. Estrella and Swinger did cartwheels to him and gave him a letter with the phone numbers. "Where did you get these?" he asked.
"Sparky had them when my girlfriend and Nathaniel found him all tied up," growled Estrella. "You knocked him and Mr. Harmon out with a bunch of catnip."
"I don't know what your talking about," he lied.
Issac got out the fizzy rox and shouted, "Kirby, suck it up!"
With one gulp of the fizzy rox, Kirby turned into Bomb Kirby. He tossed cherry bombs at Farley that made him fall over and reveal a list of all the girls he tricked.
"I knew it," Issac replied. "Farley is the culprit."
"Okay, okay," groaned Farley. "I'm Cupid Craig."
Principal Hopkins barged through and was very furious at Farley for harassing innocent girls. She was also impressed of the sweethearts of the Klue Queens and the Sensational Six solving the mystery for them.
"Of course, we had a few clues along the way," recalled Martin, "like the emoji cats with heart and star eyes on them. Also, there was a news article of the astronomy club being at the famous astronomer's visit at the library. It had hearts all over Tania. Plus, there's a note on that knock-out bag that is use to distract the Klue Queens, It said 'Roll with Scout's honor', meaning that Cupid Craig had a crush on a Friendly Scout. And the only person in the Astronomy club that is also a Friendly Scout is Tania. Plus it had 'Roll', meaning that he's in a wheelchair."
"And remember when Helen, Nathaniel, Donald, and Daisy bumped into Farley?" recalled Judson. "He had a phone decriptor in his backpack, meaning that he has good computer skills."
"I've been hitting on Tania for such a long time," Farley explained. "I was about to profess my feelings for her when she started laying eyes on that hunky popstar, Judson Soul."
"Of all the rotten Donald Duck," growled Harmony.
"Hey!" growled Donald.
Farley didn't know what the punishment was for harassing girls at school, but the Sensational Six did. Pluto and the Bug Pups started barking at him, and he rolled off while saying, "Looks like working at The Hamster Wheel in the morning was a bad idea."
"What I don't get is," Mickey said, "why would Farley kidnap Sparky?"
"I think I know why," I.Q. replied. "Sparky must've spotted Farley texting while working under his Cupid Craig."
"I remember now," replied Sparky. "I was going to alert the manager when Farley knocked me out."
"Alright!" stated Mr. Harmon. "Now that Farley has been punished for harassing the lovely ladies that are single, let's slow things down with a slow dance!"
Kirby barged up and played James Stewart's "A Man Like Me."
On the dance floor, Leah and Issac, Kaylin and Nathaniel, Estrella and Helen, Rylie and Martin, I.Q. and Courage, Harmony and Joy, Mickey and Minnie, Charlotte and Parker, and Tania and Judson came onstage and danced tenderly.
"May I have this dance, Donald?" Daisy asked.
"You betcha, Daisy," answered Donald with a smile as he started dancing.
Paige didn't have a slow dance partner, so she swayed back and fourth to the song, including Sparky, Goofy, Pluto, Swinger, Rick, and the Bug Pups. Tokkori was jealous because Harmony got to dance with Joy. He tried to sabotage their dance, but they missed, and Kirby acidentally ended up in the punch bowl. Luckily, a little Mickey Mouse magic changed it back to normal so no one could get poisoned. Tokkori was so annoyed that he left the dance.
Stairing lovingly in each other's eyes, Judson and Tania leaned in and kissed. The Bugaloos saw this and applauded for their friend and his newfound girlfriend.
The End.
