Scooter's Great Idea

Anne came back into the living room to see the look of hopefulness on Alan's face.

"So, did you find any tortilla chips, Annie?" Alan asked hopefully.

"Sadly no, Alan," Anne reported. "Stanley got blue corn tortilla chips that are high in fat and high in salt!"

Alan was now disappointed and disgusted, "Eww, not the blue ones!" he exclaimed.

"Yes, he got his nasty tortilla chips, sorry Buddy." Anne said to Alan, sighing with exasperation.

"Do we have oranges, then?" Alan asked Anne hopefully.

Anne looked at Alan.

"I think Suzie has plans for those oranges," Anne answered Alan. "but I did see a couple bunches of fresh yellow skinned bananas."

"Perfect! Bring me one please?" Alan requested.

"Will do!" Anne said to Alan.

A few minutes later, Anne came back with two perfectly peeled bananas, one for Alan and the other for herself.

The next day at Jackson Elementary, it was recess on the playground and Nancy tripped over an afternoon kindergartener's sand bucket & shovel.

A schoolyard bully laughed at Nancy.

Mimi & Scooter were taking turns sliding down the slide when they saw what was going on.

"You're so clumsy!" the girl teased Nancy.

Scooter finished his turn on the slide, then he & Mimi went to defend Nancy by telling a teacher.

Over at Silver Meadow Junior High, Flip came out of his geography classroom with a geography test for a family to be proud of, an A plus geography test.

Flip then heard his Chan com going off, "Talk to me." he said.

Scooter was on the other end of the call.

"Chief, it's Scooter, I know what we should do for Anne for her big one five." Scooter said to Flip.

"Share it, Scooter." Flip said.

"Well, someone should make a new kite for Anne out of bamboo & rainbow painted wagashi paper, now, who made the first one?" Scooter asked on his end.

"You mean washi paper, Scooter," Flip laughed. "and Alan made the kite's frame while Tom painted the white washi paper."

"Right," Scooter said to Flip. "anyway, pass the word!"

At Sacramento Community College, Henry saw Stanley walking up to Melody Tomson and rolled his eyes.

"Oh, Stanley." Henry said, now feeling annoyed.

Stanley began flirting with Melody, "Hey Sweetheart, how about going out with me this Friday night for a burger, fries, and a soda?" he asked.

Melody punched Stanley in his right eye, giving him a painful shiner, "NOT ON YOUR LIFE! I'M A SERIOUS STUDENT!" she yelled at him furiously.

Over at Golden Brook High School, Alan & Tom got a message from Flip.

"Talk to me." Tom said.

"Me too." Alan said.

"Alan, Tom, this is Flip," Flip said. "Scooter has a great idea for something you both could do for Anne for her fifteenth birthday!"

"He does?" Alan asked Flip.

"What is it?" Tom asked Flip.

"Tom, Alan," Flip said. "Scooter wants you two to make another kite for Anne a lot like the one he ruined at the park last Saturday, do you think you guys can make her another one?"

"Since I feel bad for my hard work being wasted," Alan said to Flip. "I'm in!"

"Tom?" Flip asked curiously.

"Sorry, Flip," Tom said hurriedly. "but I have a study date with Layla."

Flip was now annoyed with Tom, "You've gone totally bonkers over that girl!" he shouted.

Now it was Tom who was getting annoyed with Flip, "You're just too young to understand love." he snapped.

"Well," Flip asked Tom. "do you possibly think you could get that dame of yours to help out with the kite for Anne?"

Tom gave Flip's question some thought.

"I will see what I can do." Tom said to Flip.

"Alright! Tom," Flip exclaimed. "you're the best!"

Flip, Alan, and Tom signed off of their Chan coms just as Anne, Suzie, and Layla came out into the hall for a drink of water.