Author Notes:
'Greetings Frank the Human Boy' - Demon Cat - Adventure Time.
How did you almost guess my na- Okay this is just getting silly now.
What's up guys, it's Al here. This will be part of a continuation from the previous chapter which ended in a cliff-hanger...Sort of... Let's continue with the thrilling conclusion from the previous chapter and we move forward with a new plot. As always enjoy!
It's shooooort. And it's been a very loooong time.
2 Months actually... Awkward.
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'BANG'
"What do you mean the statue disappeared!" Dr Director says unhappy at both teens, as she slams her fist on the table in anger.
Both teens were sitting in a room, with Dr Director and Agent Du present. There body language looked flat and didn't talk too much throughout the ordeal. Paul was slouched in his chair and swinging from left to right, while listening to Dr Director giving them a dressing down. She was pretty angry about them not destroying the statue in the first, but for the statue disappearing too.
"Dr Director, If I may, we did try to destroy the statue hundreds of times and many different ways, but it was just unbreakable." Kim says.
"If it was unbreakable then, why didn't you come here to destroy it at the GJ lab?" Agent Du asks.
"We tried every possibly way to break the statue, so we saw it pointless in bringing it here after we spent a whole afternoon trying to destroy it ourselves." Paul adds.
"And what in the right mind would you think that the temple in Africa would have made it easier to destroy there, then here?" Dr Director asks.
"I don't know!... We trusted the ancient texts." Kim answers back.
Dr Director stares at them as she loosens her face, before releasing a sympathetic sigh.
"Look... I'm sorry that I lost my temper at you two. But we have a major problem here, that powerful statue. It's location right now is currently unknown, someone in the world might stumble across it one day, or perhaps even right now! Who am I to say that if something bad happens, it might be us that's to blame for that?" She explains.
"How can they connect it back to us?" Paul asks.
"No one will know now, but if they dig deep enough, they'll found out the statue was on this premises." Dr Director says something that shouldn't be repeated again. CCTV footage is one example of primary evidence, secondary evidence is to all the people in that room the day Kim and Paul brought the statue at GJ boarding room. But who's to say if anyone would believe them?
Both teens just slumped in their chairs, Paul even further than he was previously. They could be in more trouble if this statue came into the wrong hands.
Sure, it might have disappeared off the Earth for good, but who's to say where it ended up? They might be worrying for no reason.
But it's something they might be concerned about for a long time.
"I trust my team will keep quiet about this, but General Hangry on the other hand I'm worried about, if he ever finds out that it's missing. My job could be on the line because of you two." Dr Director says.
Kim and Paul stared at each other uneasily. They could cost the director her job because of their unfortunate negligence that they couldn't control in the first place.
Call it harsh, but they had a huge responsibility in taking care of that statue. And they had failed.
"But then again, I have myself to blame too." Dr Director admits, "I took the risk in trusting you two with the statue, but I don't blame you for losing it. Let's call it a series of unfortunate events."
Both teens look at each other expecting Dr Director to say something else.
"So that's it? No suspension? Or any kind of restrictions?" Paul asks.
Kim squirmed in her seat when he said the word, 'Suspension'. Restrictions was an unusual word he said. How would Dr Director restricted them anyway? Take a beat downtown? Demote their status?
"No." She simply answers, "You guys do a good enough job taking down various villains across the nation, some I may add, across the world. I'm not going to let one little hiccup destroy your reputation." Dr Director says, "Plus I have no power to suspend you two. You're an independent organisation."
Kim mentally gives off a sigh of relief. She was thankful Dr Director didn't have the power to suspend both of them.
Even if something like this were to happen again, nothing would happen to them. But Global Justice might cut ties with Team Possible for good, losing an ally for the future. Plus many reliable resources and a great connection with a government body.
Both teens know that they got off easily today, but they know next time, they won't get off the hook easily next time around.
"Look guys, don't be so hard on yourself. You are two young teenagers. You are still learning, it's okay to make mistakes. Just please be more cautious in the future."
Both teens wanted to talk back and say it had nothing to do with them.
They felt like trying to rip something off there body or hitting something nearby to relief the stress the fully upon hearing that. Gridding their teeth in frustration, clearly knowing that they are innocent of making the statue disappearing.
No one was going to believe there story, besides a few close friends. Possibly Ron, the 6 villains and one villainess, who were present when the statue disappeared. And Wade.
Both teens left the room disappointed, but didn't show from their body language. As soon as the door shut closed, Dr Director turns to Agent Du and asks him something.
"Agent Du, I have a job for you. I want you to keep an eye out for those two teens, I want to ensure that they haven't kept the statue for themselves." Dr Director says.
"You don't believe them Director?" Agent Du asks.
"I didn't say I don't believe them, it's just a bit unusual for a statue to disappear out of the blue, as they claimed it was unbreakable. They might use it for their own benefit. Keep tabs on them for the week only. If you find something worth looking into, continue to investigate until the end of March. It's for a precautionary measure."
"Yes, ma'am." Agent Du salutes as he prepares for a little PI work.
"Oh and get Agent Lopez to help you with your investigation." Dr Director orders, she looks back at the table where Paul was sitting, and noticed a envelope on the table.
"Paul left something behind, can you please give it to him before he leaves the building." Dr Director says.
"Actually Dr Director, I believe it's for you." Agent Du says as he picked up the envelope and shows the item to his Director. Her name in capital bold letters, written with a Black Sharpie.
Dr Director turns around curious to see what's inside. She grabs the envelope from Agent Du, then opens it up.
After reading the contents inside of the envelope she casually throws them on the table after half a minute of reading it.
"What was inside?" Agent Du asks.
"Nothing that we already know." She answers.
"Already know? What is it? It's not about the statue?"
"No... It's about Jack Hench." She says.
"Jack Hench? What does Paul know about him?"
"He doesn't... Well he knows his name of course. He asked us everything we got on him on our database."
"And?"
"And what Agent Du?" Dr Director not understanding Agent Du's point.
"Well are you going to give him what he's asking for?" Agent Du asks.
"Absolutely not." She says with a stern tone.
"Good. We shouldn't get him involved with Hench Corporation. Less worries for him. But I'm afraid he will be persistent in asking again about him sooner then later."
"There's obviously a reason why he asked about Hench... I'd keep an eye on him more than Kim Possible. After all, he's come out of nowhere recently, he might know something. Or maybe he's not who we think he is..." Dr Director says as she stares back at the paperwork, causing a little cloud of doubt over Paul's gain in all of this.
Outside of the HQ for GJ, Kim and Paul sit down on the steps of the building with heads in their palms. Staring across the wide road where the other office mixed use buildings.
"Rough night?" Paul asks Kim, based on her rugged face.
"Yeah, you look like you didn't sleep well either." Kim says.
"... (Tsk) I sure didn't."
It had been two days since that crazy mission in Africa, as both teens were still processing what had happened in the second part of their mission.
The first half was pretty easy as usual, but the second half... Was very bizzare.
"You know I've been thinking a lot recently. Not about the statue or that Futuristic Rufus, but more of...H-How do we end this mission? It's status? Is it conclusive or inconclusive?" Paul says.
Kim hadn't really thought about if their mission was a success or not. More focused on the the stuff he said.
Which included, the statue gone AWOL and seeing that talking Rufus in the helicopter. She thought about it for a few seconds before giving him a response.
"The villains don't have the statue, so it's a win I guess. We stopped them from having it in their possession." Kim answered.
"But they are out in society right now, they can cause mayhem, instead of being locked up." Paul adds.
"True, but some will take time to come up with another plan again. My best bet is that Drakken will come up with his next evil plan first out of all of them."
"Oh yeah? What about Fiske? He must be dying to get his next plot ready as soon as possible. No pun intended." Paul says.
"Fiske is on the run, meaning he's limited with facilities and resources. It might be a matter of time before he's back into the authorities hands. While Drakken and Co have lairs, funding to go back and create a new plot for world domination almost immediately." Kim explains.
Paul knew by now that most of the villains Kim encounters, less than 50% of them end up in jail after they foil their plan.
50% Isn't even close. Maybe about 29% sounds more like it.
"Man, when you put it that way, it's sounds like you're rooting for them." Paul says.
"I'm just stating the facts. But as long as we're still around, they have to go through us." Kim says.
"Amen to that. At least we aren't on our own now, GJ would have suspended us for that fuck up. Come on, let's go home. I'm supposed to be continuing this project with you know who." Paul says.
"Bonnie?" Kim said in a curt tone, "(Sighs) Justine still hasn't cracked yet, I've tried everything to convince her to do that project with me."
"Everything? Everything how?" Paul asks.
"Things to make her feel annoyed. Before we left, I tried to... Well, it seems silly talking about it now. But I kind of pranked her a few times to make her life a wee bit miserable." Kim gestures with her fingers showing a small gap in-between showing how little she made Justine's life hard to deal with.
Kim in reality done some things to make Justine's life a bit frustrating for her. One example being the locker filled with paper. One of the dozen things she did to get underneath Justine's skin. Truth be told, she was annoyed, but she took it like a champ and ignored it, keep her tail high and mighty, but not caving into Kim's antics.
"I feel bad, but I just really wanted to participate in the English Project together. I shouldn't have swooped down to that level and be so childish about it." Kim admits.
Paul felt Kim's frustrations.
She's had a bad week. From being away from school, her family for a couple of day, her English Project in the mud and the all mighty supposedly powerful statue gone missing, making Global Justice raise a few eyebrows on it's were abouts.
It has been a week that both teen would want to forget as soon as possible.
He wanted to cheer her up.
She does cherish her education. He had a few ideas pop into his mind.
Back at Paul's house. Two teens were working away with their English Project. You'd probably guessed by now it's probably Paul and Kim.
And you'd be wrong. No, instead it was Bonnie. On her laptop she was typing away doing her part of the project.
Throughout the night, he thought about why he hasn't been to Bonnie's house for this project, then he remembered about her family. He really wanted to meet them to see if they were actually what Bonnie said they really were. But the time will come. Or it might never came at all.
He's time is very limited in America.
She had been nicer to Paul ever since they started doing the project together, he hasn't seen her much in school though, but this would be the fifth time she has been to his house. With each visit a more brighter and more friendlier Bonnie would show up to the house. Plus. She was actually particpating!
It was like, each visit she had, she was feeling more comfortable around Paul.
"Bonnie, can I ask you something?" Paul blurts out as he stops working.
"Sure, what's up?" Bonnie asks as she stops typing.
"I want to ask you about something."
"Ah ha?" Bonnie asks intrigued what he has to say.
"How long have you known Justine Flanner?"
Bonnie stopped for a second and thought about it, feeling a bit of pain in her chest. "Well... She's know Kim, Tara, Ron and I since Pre-K."
"Gee, that long?" Paul asks.
"Well it's a small community after all. Anyway, she's always been a high achiever in school. Taking out every science fair award since we were little."
Paul was impressed by Bonnie's knowledge of a girl she hardly knew and spoke to in school.
"She's probably the smartest girl in this town." Bonnie admits. Even she herself was surprised that she remembered all of that, plus on top of that, praising her intelligence. "Why do you ask?"
"I want to know her weaknesses." Paul says.
Bonnie felt relieved and curious when he said the word 'Weaknesses.'
"Weaknesses?" Bonnie asks.
"Weaknesses is probably the wrong word. I want to know what makes her enjoy life." Paul says.
"Anything relating to school is all I know." She answers back.
Paul thought that was one thing she liked, but wasn't good enough to hook her into something she cherishes.
"She's in a lot of afterschool and extra curricular activities. But they aren't as popular as the sport clubs. Maybe the Maths club is the most popular learning club. I even heard the school is potentially closing down a few school clubs for next year's school year." Bonnie says.
"School clubs?"
"You know? Band Club. Glee Club. Cheerleading Club... The school hasn't got enough money to run every club, so they are deciding to cut certain clubs for next year."
"You think Justine is in any of those clubs that could be cut by the end of the school year?" Paul asks.
"Probably... I heard Chess club might be gone. Not 100% yet. She's definitely part of that club."
"Interesting... And the student body doesn't have a say in who goes and who stays? Who has the final say?"
"Well, if the club has low numbers, it probably won't make the cut. But, if they manage to raise enough money for that certain club, by all means, they are allowed to be registered for next school year."
"And the principal has allowed this?" Paul asks.
"And Mr Barkin too." Bonnie adds.
Paul wasn't surprised to hear his name come up. That man is legit everywhere.
The man is everywhere like moths to a light.
"Why am I not surprised." Paul says.
"Yeah.. He's kind of involved with everything at Middleton High, I'm convinced he has a twin brother." Bonnie says with a grin.
"Yeah." Paul says back, as he continues with his laptop.
"So, is there a reason why you are after Flanner?" Bonnie asks.
"Let's just say, she needs to learn to share once in her life, and work as a team." Paul says.
Bonnie knew Justine was Kim's partner for this project. She also knew that Kim wasn't participating in the project due to Justine's full commitment to solo this, as she overheard some conversations during cheer practice. She did feel for Kim, more than usual nowadays. But she hoped Paul wouldn't do anything drastic to the Brainiac girl. He was better than that. Better than most of her childhood actually.
Justine is working alone in the library. Another day where she buckled down and committed to doing her homework. She had her laptop out and a few notebooks open alongside a large text book.
The straight A student was working away as soon as the final bell rang at 3PM. Still eager to cram in a bit of work before heading home for the day.
The library door opens up and it's revealed to be Paul. He sees her, she doesn't take notice of him from the far distance.
He walks towards her table, but before even getting her to acknowledge him, Paul pulls out a chair opposite her on the table. Getting her undivided attention.
"Afternoon Justine." Paul says taking a seat in a backwards fashion, as his arms lean against the top of the chair back support.
"Paul...What a surprise. I see you haven't learned how to sit down on a chair properly after 25 years of being alive." Justine says taking a dig at his age. Adding more than 10 years of his age.
"Hm, calling me old. So that's how we're gonna approach this conversation... Okay, I'm game. Justine it has come to my attention that you still aren't letting Kim participate in the English project you're supposed to be doing together." Paul says.
"So?" She continues to write.
"I'm just asking why is it that you're working on this all by yourself, when you have Kim ready to help you and relieve some stress off of your load."
"I will take a hard pass." She says.
"Come on Justine, you know it's always better to work as a team. It's a great learning experience for when you get a job down the track." Paul says. It's quiet true. When you work in whatever industry, you see no individuals. Sure there are sole traders in the line of certain businesses. But it's always nice to have others around you. Especially ones you trust and have to work with everyday for the foresable future.
"And if I don't? You going to force me to do it with her or else you're going to do what? Exactly?" Justine stops writing and crosses her arms not pleased how this conversation was unfolding.
"I'm not here to make threats or force you to do anything. I'm merely her to offer you something."
"Well I don't wanna hear what you have to offer." Justine says.
"Just 2 minutes of your time and I'm gone." Paul gestures with two fingers and make a swipe with his hand, like they do in poker.
"Not interested." Justine says as she resumes her project.
Clearly Paul wasn't getting any head way with Justine. "Alright I tired." Paul get's up from the chair, finally to the relief of Justine, but turns around before leaving.
"Oh...Before I go Justine, I want to ask for your personal feedback on something. Someone told me, that the school is planning on some major budget cuts on certain school clubs."
Justine stopped what she was doing and actually listen to what he was saying.
"They said something to do with focusing on bringing in quality and up to standard food in the cafeteria for the whole school body, after they disbanded the Senior Table last year, injected funds for all their sports teams so they can go up against their rivals Lowerton and the preppy school in Upperton and something about a... SKIP Program of some sort that they want to invest in. Never heard of it. But in saying all of this. It came to my attention that it affects a few of your school clubs." Paul says.
Of course, the teen wouldn't go head to head with Justine without doing his research. He managed to ask around and did some research on certain school clubs and it just happened to be that Justine was in those few clubs that had lack of interests, meaning the clubs had low numbers.
He also asked why the school had recent budget cuts. One thing he thought of was the lack of government funding, but it wasn't that. They wanted to focus on certain sports at the school, so students can aim for scholarships for college. Truth be told, their Football Team had a pretty low average IQ in it's starting team. Brick being one of the low performers when it came to school, but thanks to a certain teen, he's grades have gone up a notch and is now averaging a 'B'. But they wanted to receive more honours in general with sports. With soccer Paul was delighted they would make a team by next season.
And someone even mentioned about a SKIP program which stands for (Superior Knowledge and Intelligence Placement), which enables students to skip year levels, based on their intelligence levels. Maybe this would benefit Justine, if this is a true rumour that Middle High were willing to invest in.
"The point being?" Justine says.
"My point is that some of your clubs may not be funded by the school anymore, and instead it will be co-funded by the students themselves." Paul says.
Justine got worried by this. She loved her school clubs, being around her fellow peers, learning as much as she could and building her CV for later in life.
Science is her Number 1 passion. And for the Science club to be shut down next school year, would be devastating for her. She and her student peers would never have that much to invest in every single club they particpate in. They would only have enough money for just one.
"Either that, or no clubs can be registered at Middleton High by the end of March and so on in the future." Paul continues.
Justine puts her head slightly down, feeling saddened by this. She immediately thought that maybe some of her teachers could appeal against shutting down the curricular activities, and save her after school clubs. But then again, they might not even care about that at all.
"I'm willing to fix this problem for you. I'm prepared to offer you a small donation to all your three clubs, if you agree to let Kim work with you on this English project." Paul finishes.
Justine looked back at him. That offer was sooo tempting to her, but at the cost of sharing the project with Kim...?
..
.
"Are you.. Bribing me?" Justine says. The girl wasn't stupid, she could tell it was a bribe from a mile away.
"In simplified terms, yes. But are you aware that you should've working as a team."
"And are you aware that you're doing the same thing too with Bonnie." Justine fires back.
"I'm working with Bonnie on this project."
"Stop lying." Justine says.
"I really am. I sucked in my pride and swallowed the pill, maybe you should do the same thing too." Paul says.
"Not going to change my mind." Justine said stubbornly.
She'd been offered an opportunity of a lifetime to ensure the future of her school clubs stay open next school year, seeing that window shutting in an instant.
"Alright then, I guess you should start telling your club members to start leaving at 3PM next fall. No need to stay around for your beloved Chess Club." Paul says.
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"Or Maths Club."
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"Or... Science Club."
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Justine's heart was racing. Every time Paul spoke, her heart rate increased with every subject he mentions. She had no plan whatsoever to save her clubs in this point in time. And on top of that, there might be a timeline to submit all clubs for next school year.
"Well, zeeeee you later Justine." Paul gets up and is about to leave-
"Wait!" Justine shouts.
"SHHH!"
"What are you willing to offer?" Justine whispers back.
"...What do you need?" Paul turns back with a pen and notepad.
Damn that was quick to pull out.
Justine was taken away at how quick he pulled that notepad out, surprising her in the process.
She quickly thinks for a few seconds, before she starts naming all the items. "Let's see...Uh...We need PCs for all of our clubs, Probably 4 will do. 5 New Chess Boards. A new printer in the Science and Maths club. a ton of exercise books. Te- No.. Thirty Rims of Paper, boxes of pens, Two iPads and... Two mini fridges." As she lists all the things she needs. Making it difficult for Paul to get these expensive items. Surely he hasn't got that much money to invest in. But everything she said, Paul wrote it down.
"Okay, so that's 5 new chess boards. I'll throw in a 3-D Chessboard that they use in the Big Bang Theory show, to make the club more interesting. Uhh, 4 Up to date PCs remoting to 2021 standards, that includes monitors I'm assuming. 5 dozen exercise books, two normal standardised printer with 30 rims of paper. Two iPad Pros and... Not going to ask, but two mini fridges... Final calculations. Outgoing price of a computer... Uh... I can give you $5000 USD."
"F-five thousand dollars!"
"SHUSH!"
"5K will cover 4 PCs costing at 500 a piece, iPad Pros are about $700 each and Printers can be around $200-300. I know a guy at the Middleton Mall. I'm more than happy to give you his number, just ask for Paul. 5 Chess boards go for around $35 a board including pieces of course. Exercise books are a chinch and paper... Come on. Really? Too easy. That should leave you with around $500 to spend on ink and other things required for the whole year, depending how you see things."
"You're willing to do all of this?" Justine says.
"I never kid, Justine." Paul says.
"And what if your cheque bounces?" Justine says quietly.
"Who said I was going to write you a cheque. I was going to give you all of it in cash." Paul says.
"You have cash!"
"Yep. Cash is king. I'll give you 2000 now and 3000 once you present the project." Paul declares.
Justine immediately frowns upon hearing that "What! How's that fair? Haven't you heard of half now, half later?"
"I know it's not half, but simply... I don't trust you."
"You? Not trusting me? I was the Teacher Pet of the Year award winner from 2016-2019."
"I wonder what happened in 2020?" Paul says sarcastically, but was hidden out of sight.
"It's only given out in Middle School."
"Well, I still don't trust you. Because, you could turn around and say you are working with Kim, but the fact is you'd be lying to me just for the money, hence making this deal worthless. Plus, 40% is pretty good offer to take."
"Why would I run off with the money? I'm probably the most trustworthy person at this school."
"Look.. Justine, I'm not here to play games and judge you. I haven't gotten to know you well enough to know that, based on the small timeframe I've had to deal with... Now listen...I've had a bad week, travelling home without seeing my family which I haven't seen in more than half a year, going to Africa and seeing some paranormal shit... Twice! I-I don't even know how, or I'm not going to question why. Take the two thousand for now and buy what you need for the time being. I'm good for it. Trust me."
"The irony is you don't trust me, but I have to trust you." Justine says.
"Hey, I'm the one who made the offer in the first place, so we're kinda at a stalemate." Paul says.
Justine knew he was right, what other choice has she got.
"So... Do we have a deal Justine." Paul says as he extends out his hand.
After some hesitation, Justine took the-
"Deal." Justine shakes his surprisingly clean hand for a male.
"Good."
Paul pulls out his designer wallet, which had a zipper feature and pulls out 2K and hands it to the blonde teen.
"I can't believe you carry that kind of money around you at all times." Justine says.
"I normally don't, but in this case I am." Paul says as he hands her the money, afterwards he quickly sanitizes his hands. Answering the question Justine had in her thought bubble a few seconds ago. He was a clean freak.
To what extent? She didn't know.
"And if I hear that you didn't meet your end of the deal... I will know." Paul says in a serious tone.
"Fine by me. I'll make sure I'll meet the end of my deal. You can trust me... So, when do I have to include Kim in my pro-"
"Right now. And it's 'Our' project now. And when I mean 'Our', I'm referring to you and Kim." Paul says.
"Now? B-but it's after school. How am I going to know where she is?" Justine says.
"Well I heard you're the smartest person in school. Figure it out Marie Curie."
"Oh nice one, like you couldn't have just said Einstein like everybody else in this school."
"I think outside the box's house." Paul says.
"That doesn't even make any sense!" Justine says loudly, getting the attention of the librarian for the third time in 2 minutes.
"SHHHHH!"
"Come on Ma'am. Are we really interfering with your personal business?! We are the only two students in here." Paul says to the librarian quite frustrated at her constant shushing of them talking.
"Young man! This is a library. Last time I checked, talking isn't allowed in here. Which is something I've been hearing you babbling about the last 5 minutes." She walks up to him.
"Miss, a library is meant to research books, texts and achieves for our enjoyment, pleasure or to educate. We also choose to study and complete work in here too. Last time I checked, there is no law against talking in the library. Not to mention, there's no penalty or fine for talking in public libraries. Talking is permitted as long as we respect the others around us. As I can see, we are the only two students in here. And if you must know, we were talking about a school related matter, which involves after school clubs!" Paul says agitated by the women's strict rules in the library.
She gave Paul a dirty glare...
Suddenly Junior comes into the frame of the teen's line of sight.
"Hey Paul, you on for tomorrow's study sess-" Junior sees Miss Hatchet standing towards the two other teens on the table and makes a scene.
A scene was not even close.
Let's call it... Fear
"AHHHH! Runaway! I don't wanna push the cart down the aisles!" Junior says as he runs out of the libarary as Miss Hatchet chases.
"NO RUNNING IN THE LIBRARY!" She yells at the student leaving in unattended, as Paul watches on surprised.
"Does that happen a lot in here?" Paul asks Justine.
"Everybody fears Miss Hatchet. I think I'm the only one she likes at school. No one ever stands up to her."
"Well there's a first for everything." Paul says.
"You're not like the other popular students are you?" Justine says.
"I don't consider myself popular, I'm just an average Joe doing what's right for my friends."
"An average Joe, wouldn't pay this much money to keep their friends happy." Justine admits.
"Call it a gift Justine."
"Well thank you for this. This means a lot to myself and my friends (Sighs) It's a shame the school can't take education seriously. Always focusing on sports and other popular activities. The Nerds and Geeks of school can't catch a break. The hierarchy of the food chain can be intense in schools." Justine explains.
Just before Paul was about to leave, he turns to Justine one last time.
"I don't believe in the food chain at school. Teenagers can be so cruel in this dank and sensitive world we live in. Don't listen to them calling you Nerd, Geek or Einstein. People are insecure about themselves, and they pick on others to use as a coping mechanism or to make themselves feel better. Your knowledge is powerful that can help out people and progress the world in discovering new theories of science or a way of life. And don't let anyone say otherwise! Just ensure yourself not to be put down by other people, especially in high school where respect is hard to earn by, when people rely on some hierarchy that only exists as a figment and not the way of life. And oh... This is me talking, but you should interact more often to increase your social skills for later down the track. Always make trustworthy friends in life Justine."
Paul walks off, and exits the library as you can hear Junior running in the hallway yelling, trying to escape from Miss Hatchett
"ₐₕₕₕₕₕᴴᴴᴴᴴᴴHHHHHHHᴴᴴᴴᴴᴴₕₕₕₕₕ." - DOPPLER EFFECT
Justine looks on, as she thought about what the teen said.
It's probably the nicest thing anyone has said to her, minus certain adults within her short life. It felt... Refreshing to hear that from someone her age.
She looks down at the money he gave her, she gives off a small frown, she puts it in her bag and continues to work on her laptop.
After a minute on her device, she completely stops and stalls for a few seconds, before pulling out her phone and doing a few things to ensure she kept her deal active.
Author Notes:
Just a short chapter recap and future plot points in this chapter. We got to see more of Justine in this chapter.
- That Big Bang Theory reference clashes with Justine Flanner as her voice actress plays Amy Fowler in the series of TBBT.
- Agent Lopez is a parody of George Lopez in the form of an agent for Global Justice.
- I'll just add this here to educate the readers about the Doppler effect. In physics is defined as the increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards (or away from) each other. Waves emitted by a source travelling towards an observer get compressed.
- I do those special texts and heartbeats from Justine ('ﮩ٨ـﮩ-ﮩ٨ـ-ﮩ٨ـﮩ-ﮩ٨ـ') That thing on your left, to make the fanfic more interesting. It ain't much, but it's honest work.
If you watched the canon show of Kim Possible. Yes, the The S.K.I.P. (Superior Knowledge and Intelligence Placement) Program does exist. It's actually a pilot program in place called the "Middleton Unified" School District in which students which have above average levels of intelligence are skipped ahead based on how they test. This is how Jim and Tim jumped Middle School and went straight into Freshman year, during Kim and Ron's Senior Year. The more you know.
Well folks, that's the end of that. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and until next time. Take care!