Chapter 6: The Detention
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I'm so stupid.
What have I done?
This..
This is all my fault!
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A thunder claps in the school the weather was stromy. All of the lights were out except for a room that only lights up: Section Anima.
9 woke up from the sound of the thunder. He never thought that he would sleep like that. He sighs, and then looks at the clock on the top of the board. It was 12:00 midnight.
9: Only 8 hours left…*sighs* I'm so stupid. I can't believe I got deceived by him. I should have took their advice more seriously. And now...I'm in Detention.
Then another sound came in, but it wasn't thunder. It was something else. It sounds like someone is pounding something metal. Curious, 9 went out of the room. He knew he wasn't allowed, but he have to. Before something get worse.
Outside, it was very dark. Few lights were making the school visible, but it wasn't enough. It was still dark. He looked around, searching where the noise came from. Too bad for 9 since his eyes weren't similar to the others, his vision were like a horse wearing blinders.
By the time he reached the Corridor of Lockers he can barely see for the two lights were the only light source. It was hard to see, but he did saw someone pounding a locker.
9: Wait, that's not allowed in school! Hey! Stop what you're doing! You're breaking someone else's locker!
Unknown: *looks to 9* And who are you supposed to be?
9: A student.
Unknown: Pffft! And I even thought I saw a walking doll. *points* ATTACK!
9: Attack?!
Just then, a bunch of dark shadows rise up from the floor. The shadows formed into knights inside the twisters. The shadows charged at 9 quickly. In a split second, 9 started to run.
When he reached the school entrance, 9 tripped on his knees. He tried to get up until the figure grabbed his face pinning him down. He could still see who it was despite his face was covered partially by someone. All he could see was a girl that is slightly resembles Bridget's height, and her eyes were in crimson red. 9 barely hear his 'heartbeat', he just stare at the girl right in front of him while a gun was pointed on his head.
9: Who...are you?
Unknown: Someone…someone you should never forget in your life.
9: Someone…never forget?
Unknown: You scared? Don't worry, little doll *pressing the gun on 9's head*. This nightmare will be over…for eternity!
The girl pulls the trigger of the gun. Then a white flash occurred…while a bang echoes in the scenery.
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15 Hours Ago
Geronimo: My name is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton. And I will be your new English teacher.
Students: Ohhh…
Kyoko: A mouse who is a teacher? This section is getting more and more awkward than before. Wait till I tell this to Eli, that is if she is here *sighs*
Geronimo: I hope I'll be teaching you students very well. It's quite the first time being a teacher.
Mickey: You mean you haven't been a teacher before?
Geronimo: No, I haven't.
Dib: Is that the reason why there's a mouse outside with a sign says 'Don't let me down, grandson'?
Geronimo: *blushes in embarrassment* That's my grandfather, William Shortpaws. He's actually the founder of The Rodent's Gazette until he passes it on to me. I worked as an editor and author.
Lettuce: The Rodent's Gazette? I've heard that newspaper before.
9: What's 'The Rodent's Gazette'?
Geronimo: *gasps in shock* You mean you've never heard it before?
9: *hung his head down in shame* No sir…
Jet: *sarcastically* Wow, you don't know what our teacher's newspaper was? How long did you slept? My Goddess!
9: *glares* 52 years, and I didn't know any of that.
Lettuce: *looks to the bag, pulls a newspaper from her bag and gave It to 9* The Rodent's Gazette is our current newspaper in the school, since the principal wasn't yet sure if we could do any newspapers. We always read it whenever a newspaper came to our dorm rooms.
Jet: There was no such thing as a newspaper club also. My mommy would think that it would be embarrassing and disgusting.
Kyoko: *coughs* Daily Rat *coughs*
9: *reads the newspaper* A sunken ship?
Lettuce: It was published in April 2005 and we read it as current events in our library.
Geronimo: Really? I never heard of that. I never even knew that they still liked The Rodent's Gazette. *smiles*
Lettuce: You don't?
Geronimo: *chuckles* Maybe I stayed in my office so I didn't take any notice of it.
Jet: Maybe because you're socially isolated or you're too coward to take a peep?
Geronimo stopped moving and looked at the floor, his eyes appeared to be in a blank state. The students gasped at Jet's insult to him, so surprised that Kyoko had to throw a book to Jet's head to teach him a lesson.
Kyoko: Jet, what the freaking Hell did you do to him?!
Jet: I was asking him a question. What so bad about that?
9: You were asking him if he was a coward or not. It's bad because you were telling something bad to whoever is older than you!
Mickey: What you did was offending a person by telling something personal to him.
Jet: It's just a question!
Finn: A question that offends people.
Jet: I'm not offending people!
Kyoko: Well, you are now! You idiot!
Jet: How dare you call me that?!
Kyoko: That because you are!
Jet: Come and say that to my face, Junk Eater!
Kyoko: Oh, so now it's personal! Narcissist!
Jet: Whale Mouth!
Tails: *to Mickey* Not again.
Mickey: Just calm down.
Lettuce: Maybe we should wait this time.
Finn: *to Mordecai* Should we stop them?
Mordecai: You better ask Kyoko for that.
9: We have to stop them!
Mirai: But we can't.
Dib: We just have to watch and let-
Geronimo: THAT'S ENOUGH!
Kyoko and Jet stopped arguing, the students froze from Geronimo's first outburst in school. This was mostly normal for students who kept on being shouted by a teacher because they were noisy or some stuff that make them so pis-, I mean, ticked.
His head was hung down as his breath is like a tempered bull. He tried deep breaths just to calm down. His eyes were in quite rage as from what 9 sees. When he calms down a little, he went back to his original posture with watery eyes. He attempted to wipe it off but the tears are getting more and more watery that he made an embarrassment.
So he ran out of the classroom.
And all of them glared at Jet from what he did.
Jet glared back. To 9, that is.
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At recess, 9 and his friends went to the cafeteria leaving Jet behind. What they don't know is that Jet is planning something bad to 9 in revenge.
Jet unscrew the metal bolt from 9's chair and place it in the bookshelf in an inclined position as well as a big book that Jet has chosen.
Geronimo was seen walked passed to Section Anima. He really regretted of what he did that he ran away from his class.
Why am I so stupid?
He stopped as he heard as noise from inside. He looked inside carefully and saw Jet was doing something bad, his body and mind want to tell to Aliana. However, he began to think twice of this situation. If he tells this to Aliana, then no one will hurt and no one will be blamed by the principal; but that would take the blame to Jet. The principal won't believe to Geronimo because of that. He had a hard time to think. Whether he thinks to save 9 or be blamed.
Save or blame…save or blame…
You know what he decided to choose?
Neither
However, that would resemble as be blamed.
He just shook his head and walked like nothing happened in there.
After recess, the students went back to their classroom for English. Geronimo was in a good mood like nothing happened from him. He gave them a seatwork in pairs, too bad 9 ended up paired up with Jet (He was actually willing to be 9's partner because of something). As for the plan that Jet had earlier…
Jet: *in a sweet voice* Elijah? Would you mind get me a book so we could start?
9: Is he being nice to me? *reluctantly* …Ok…
Jet: Just get the black book from the fifth level.
9 got out of his chair (Which he was glad to get out since his chair feels funny) and went to the bookshelf. Unfortunately, the shelves were quite high for him, for his height was the size of a 12 year old child. He decided to climb the shelves. When he reached the fifth level, he was unable now to move because he's in a bad position and all he can move was his hands. He stretched out his hand and tries to get the book that was sticking out of the edge for some unknown reason. What he don't know that a metal bolt from his chair holds the book in an inclined position. He was closer to the book and ALMOST got the book.
The book fell and landed on the floor. The impact was heard from 9, but not the students. But then, he heard something like a clattering plate from above. He saw a marble bust from above the cabinet that looked like a clattering plate indeed and IT FELL DOWN FROM THE CABINET. What's worse that it's going to hit Mirai in any second! 9 climbs down from the cabinet and ran as fast as he could.
9 then jumps to Mirai…and the bust along Mirai's chair is completely destroyed to pieces. The students all gasped, including Geronimo who's in a state of guilt. Luckily, 9 and Mirai weren't hurt from the crash.
9: *sat up* Are you okay?
Mirai: Yes, thank you Elijah.
Finn: Dang…
Mordecai: Mirai's chair is totally busted.
Lettuce: What happened?
9: I'm just getting a book because Jet told me when I saw the bust is going to hit Mirai.
Jet: *interrupts* Elijah, I just said get the book.
9: But you said that I had to get the book. I just get the book that was sticking out of the shelf.
Jet: That's not the book I was looking for! *goes to the shelf* I said the book that- Hehe...*pretends to saw something* What's this? *picks out the bolt, smiling evily* Elijah, have you noticed that your chair feels funny?
Dib: What's with the topic about Elijah's chair?
Jet: *shows the bolt* Because I saw this one from the shelves. I think someone placed it while we were gone…
Mordecai: Hmmm… I remember something. I remember Elijah went out of the cafeteria last time.
9: But I was going to the Corridor of Lockers at that time.
Dipper: Wait, Mordecai. Do you mean that Elijah planned all of this?
Mordecai: I'm just saying! I'm just saying that Elijah left last time, but I'm not even sure where he goes that time!
Jet: Elijah…
9: I didn't do it! It's true, I didn't do it!
Jet: I want to believe you but...*smirks while pointing to 9's direction* You better tell that to mommy.
He froze from Jet's statement. When he says "You better tell that to mommy.", he knew that Jet's mother had already arrived. He could even felt the rising of the temperature from his back, possible someone blocking the cold. None of the students moved from their spots, not even Geronimo who is completely in shock. He slowly turned around and saw the principal with anger stuck in her face.
Principal: Elijah Oppenheimer! What is the meaning of this?! Causing interruption to the class because of the thing you made. You even destroyed 3 things!
9: I didn't do it miss.
Principal: Oh really? Then how could you explain a piece of bolt from your chair caused wrecking of someone's property? You know it came from you so It was you who caused it! *shakes her head in disappointment, groans* I am SO disappointed in you. I can't believe you caused 3 items destroyed in one period. ONE PERIOD! What kind of a student causing these accidents in Section Anima? You should be ashamed of yourself. Being in Section Anima and not doing good things in this advanced section. From now on you will be-
Geronimo: *shrieks* WAAAAAAAIT!
Principal: What now, Mr. Stilton?
Geronimo: *inhales and exhales nervously* Isn't that punishment a little bit harsh? I mean, he is a new student for 3 days. So maybe you could…well…give him a warning or a not so harsh punishment for him?
Principal: Hmmm…Well he IS a new student. So…Very well then, I give Elijah a detention. 24 HOURS.
Geronimo: Oh great, you made it worse Geronimo! *facepalms, bailing* That's not what I meant…
The bell rang.
Principal: Looks like it's dismissal now. *to the students* You may all go…EXCEPT Elijah. *to 9* Your 24 hours starts now. Maybe that would teach you a lesson. *leaves the room*
Jet: *sarcastically* Don't worry, Elijah. At least it's not worse than having a community service around the school.
Finn: *pats 9's back* It's okay, Elijah. We'll see you tomorrow.
9: I guess so…
The students left the room without a word. When Geronimo begins to leave the room, he looked back to 9 who looked depressed because of the accident. He felt so guilty he didn't tell the truth to Aliana or 9. He felt that it was his entire fault of the accident. He left the room without even a sorry to 9.
It was 6:00, 9 seated on his chair for a while. He looked to the broken chair and the statue. He had to do something; he decided to clean the mess (If you know what I mean…).
In 9:00, he finally finished the mess (I really mean it, he did). Mirai's chair was fixed and the bust was recovered like nothing happened to them. He place the chair and the bust right in their own place before the accident. He sat down on his seat again comfortably (He also fixed his chair) and began to do his homework…That is if he had any. He looked to the window, dark clouds forming in the air covering the moon. He felt sleepy and decided to take a nap.
Then the thunder claps in the air.
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Present Time
Unknown: Don't worry, little doll *pressing the gun on 9's head*. This nightmare will be over…for eternity!
This is it...
I'm dead...
I never get the chance to say sorry to them!
Please...
9 closed his eyes and brace for the trigger.
HELP ME!
Ring of Fire!
Structilis Pluvia!
Solar Flame!
Moonlight Echo!
Lux Ribbon!
Shards of Presence!
Halos!
Caeletis Certamine!
Who...
Who are you?