Chapter 16! And earlier than expected! Takes place the day after the interview.

Chapter Name Reference: Back in the High Life Again by Steve Winwood

Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Buttercup Bear, Dick Dastardly, Secret Squirrel, Penny, Morocco Mole, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Adam "Atom" Ant, Dee Dee, Super Snooper and Blabber Mouse belong to Hanna-Barbera

Chapter 16: Back in the High (School) Life Again

"Boo-Boo! Where are you?!" cried out a teenage brown bear, wearing only a green pork pie hat and a white T-shirt with matching green tie design printed on it, walking through the school halls, full of students interacting in different ways, just getting in his way.

After scanning the hallways again, Yogi Bear finally his best friend, Boo-Boo Bear, hiding behind some lockers, watching something, sighing deeply. Walking up to his little buddy, he saw just what he was watching.

A girl.

A pretty little bear cub with perfect grey fur, to which, on top of her head had long thick fur styled like a ponytail, tied together with a Catalina blue bow. She wore a white long sleeved shirt with a blue tie that matched her bow and a skirt, with bow on the side that, also matched.

A Preppy Girl.

It did strike Yogi as odd that his best friend and potential brother was clearly attracted to her, on account of him being a skater boy.

"He's just a boy and she's just a girl," Yogi couldn't help but say that to himself with a small smirk.

"Boo-Boo?" Yogi suddenly asked, causing Boo-Boo to jump.

"Yogi!" he hissed, covering his best friend's mouth.

Taking his paws off his mouth, the older bear casually said, "If you like Buttercup Bear so much, why don't you actually talk to her?" and then attempted to pull him away from the lockers to lead him towards the girl and her group.

"Noooo!" Boo-Boo cried out, pulling back, judo throwing Yogi onto the hallway floor, then tackled him, not letting him up.

From the moment he did that, all eyes were on them. Suddenly, a loud mocking laugh was heard, Getting back up, Yogi and Boo-Boo looked up and saw who laughed at them.

Dick Dastardly and his gang.

Secret Squirrel was just reorganizing his locker, wearing his earbuds, mouthing along as the music blasted into his ears, when as soon as the song ended, he heard Penny Ardilla shrieking, "Hide me!" and quickly jumped into his locker, locking herself in. Confused, he was about to open it back up when suddenly, he heard something that caused him to flashback to the day before.

The cry of the fangirl.

Suddenly, there was a stampede of girls, screaming and running though the halls, all looking for Penny. The group wasn't quite as big as the one from the day before but as soon as, the group was gone, Secret manged to peel himself from the lockers.

"Are they gone?" asked Penny, whispering quietly.

"Yeah, looks like it," Secret replied, letting her out of his locker, then asked, "So, why are there girls chasing you?"

"Well, yesterday, there was a Cattanooga Cats interview on TV, did you hear about that or is their music out of your radar?"

"No," answered Secret, "My uncle and Snooper's mom told me," then looking around, commented, "Speaking of which, man, if you didn't know better, you'd think that Snoop seriously sucked at his job," then shrugged, adding, "Being the hall monitor and all."

"Well, during the interview, which was awesome, in case you wanted to know," continued Penny, "Suddenly, Bunny was to be interviewed, too."

"Wait, was this an Immy Constantia interview?"

"Yeah, and because Bunny mentioned that she saw Country McClaw in his underwear, the girls won't leave us alone!"

"So, Bunny's lucky that she had to go to work today, huh?" asked Secret.

"Yeah," admitted Penny, "But, this sucks!"

Before Secret could say anything about that, he saw a dazed Morocco Mole stumbling about in the hallways, clearly confused and unable to see straight. The two squirrels both ran to help him, though as soon as he saw Penny, he freaked out.

Secret quickly deduced that Morocco was caught in the crossfire of that fangirl stampede and has barely escaped.

Penny then cried out, "Secret, we gotta take him to the nurse!"

"What?!" exclaimed Secret, not wanting to take his... he still wasn't quite sure of what to call him... to go get zapped by Winnie Witch and end up getting dizzy a lot at random times.

Long time best friends, Huckleberry Hound and Snagglepuss were hanging out in the school auditorium. Huck, as everyone called him, was standing there, camcorder in hand, watched as his friend pulled off some great Shakespeare poses, saying a few lines onstage with as much drama and flair as a professional.

Snagglepuss, or Snag for short, a pink-furred mountain lion, wearing a black beret and matching sweater, while practicing, listened to his best friend as he talked about a pretty girl he saw.

"She's smart and fun! And her hair! Her eyes, wow! Plus, she's got those pretty clothes! And then when she sings, talk about 'Wowee-wow-wow!'"

Snag then said, "Sounds like you're talking about Miss Desiree Fleur from the rich side of town."

"Oh," said Huck, before asking, "So, you don't think I have a shot?"

"No, I don't," replied Snag, sighing, between poses, "One, she's from the rich side of town. Two, she goes to a fancy school that's filled with kids who hate us. And three, her father is a total troll, even. If he mess with rich boys who want his precious jewel of a daughter, think about what he could do to you, Huck!"

Suddenly, the lunch bell rang, so Snag in his usual way said out loud, "Exit! Stage left!" and got off the stage. Once he walked up to Huck, he asked, "To the cafeteria?"

"To the cafeteria!"

"Cool," replied Snag, walking with his best friend, then stopped to do one more pose, to which, Huck smirking, asked, while making a similar pose, "Doth mother know you wearth her drapes?"

Scoffing, Snag replied, "You know, Huck, it's just like you to reference that movie," then paused, grinning, "Besides, the grammatically correct way to say it is 'Doth mother know you wear her drapes?' or maybe 'Doth mother know thou wearest her drapes?' but only if you feel like living dangerously."

Huck, smacking his best friend on the back, laughing cheerfully, responded with, "Let's get lunch!"

Adam "Atom" Ant and Dee Dee Specman were walking, by walking, really Dee Dee was walking and Adam was just riding on her shoulder but, both were exhausted from dealing with fangirls all day.

But, they were both thankful when Principal Hanna and Vice Principal Barbera made the announcement that anyone caught harassing either Penny Ardilla or Dee Dee Specman about this fangirling matter would get detention, after all, it was disrupting class, though, this only helped with school as soon as that final bell rang, they'll be on their own. Still, Dee Dee was grateful for Adam.

"Thanks, Adam," she said, smiling, "You really didn't have to do that for me."

"No, problem," he replied.

"No, really," she insisted, "You're a hero!"

It wasn't very obvious, on account of him being a mutant fire ant, but Adam was blushing at that comment, "Aw, I'm no hero," he bashfully replied to her.

"Yeah, you're right, you're a superhero!"

"Oh..., um,... okay," replied Adam, unsure of what to say to that, "Wanna do lunch?" he asked, to change to subject and because lunch just started.

"I'd love to."

Secret, Penny and Morocco had been seated at the table when students started fulling in the rest of the seats, starting with Yogi Bear and ending with Adam Ant, which was still amazing how quickly the table filled up, in Secret's humble opinion, but the food quality was still the same.

"Gee, thanks, Mrs. President," he sarcastically thought to himself as he chewed him food, listening to Morocco. who was feeling much better now, talking.

"...Secret even told me this funny story-"

Which caused Secret to start choking on his food, which, in response, Penny smacked him on his back, repeatedly.

Talk about embarrassing.

"Okay, now I have to hear this story," said Adam, laughing at his guardian's nephew's reaction.

"It's not that funny," said Secret, to no avail, now everyone at the table wanted to hear the tale. Sighing, giving in, he replied, "Okay, fine," then started with, "It was all misunderstanding..."

Hall monitor Super Snooper entered the cafeteria, glaring at everything. It had been a hard day for him, struggling to deal with those fangirls, which caused some students to question his authority as hall monitor, which added more fuel for the other kats' brutal teasing.

He glared at the tips of his fingers where his claws should be, thinking, "Stupid claws, why did I have to be in that accident?" as he got in line for the cafeteria food.

After getting his meal, Snooper walked around, looking for a place to sit when he caught wind of the end of Secret's story.

"And that's why I can never show my face in London, especially around Scotland Yard, ever again."

"Gee, that was a real fascinating story, S.S." Snooper sarcastically said to himself, "Got any more B.S. you'd like to share to try to make yourself look cooler."

But to his shock, the students listening actually bought the male squirrel's story and some were even demanding another.

Rolling his eyes, Snooper said to himself, "Unfreakinbelievable."

"Hey, Snoop!" somebody loudly called out to him. Looking up, Snooper saw that it was his best friend and partner, Blabber Mouse, standing on his seat, waving frantically to get his attention because clearly Blab saved him a seat.

"Looks like things are starting to look up," the teenage kat thought to himself as he walked to his seat and sat down, "Plus, since she's not here, I don't have to put up with Blab's lovestuck grin."

"Geez, Snoop!" Blabber cried out, once he got a better look at his best friend, "You look terrible!"

"Thanks, you try dealing with those crazy girls," Snooper replied and with that, he began eating.

To Be Continued...

First, Buttercup Bear isn't made up for this story, she's the only love interest other than Snulu that I know of for Boo-Boo Bear.

Those girls had to know something if they're being harassing by other Cattanooga Cat Fangirls.

I had to bring Huck and Snag into this and yes. it was obvious what movie Huck was referencing.

Also, I had to bring the ant into this and to top it off, Snooper and Blabber.

That story Secret was telling is basically a modified version of his old short 'Scotland Yard Caper' and it did happen but, Snooper doesn't believe.

Well, see ya later, dudes.