Chapter 8:
Later that day, at Sheffield, it was Lunch and students were either in the Lunch Hall or outside eating their lunches. Whether they were school lunches or lunches they packed and brought with them. Either way, they were eating. And this is where Irma's prank was about to start.
"You know, I like packing my own lunch.", Cornelia replied as she finished her sandwich. "I know it's good, and it won't make me sick when I look at it."
"Very true.", Alchemy said eating some of the lunch she packed.
"Now I just need my mint to freshen my breath.", Cornelia said as she looked into her bag to find that there was no mint. "And I didn't pack a mint."
"You can have a stick of my cinnamon gum.", Micheal offered as he sat there with Cornelia, Alchemy, Elyon, Drake, and Aldern.
"I do not like cinnamon gum.", Cornelia said. "The flavor burns. How do you like that flavor?"
"I like how it taste.", Micheal said with a smile.
"Well I need something minty.", Cornelia said as Irma was walking by them.
"You can have a stick of my gum.", Irma said as she stopped and pulled out some gum. "It's sweet mint."
"Thanks.", Cornelia said surprised by Irma's offer. "But why are you suddenly being nice to me?"
"We'll after thinking about it, the Oracle was right.", Irma said. "We need to try and get along. So, consider this a sign of good faith.", she said as she hand Cornelia the stick of gum."
"Thanks, Irma.", Cornelia said as she took the gum.
"You're welcome.", Irma said as Cornelia unwrapped the gum and put it in her mouth and began to chew it. "Well, I have to go and do the radio show. Later!"
"See ya!", everyone said as Irma walked off.
"Sucker.", Irma said under her breath with a smirk on her face.
Just them Will came walking up to Irma.
"Did you really do it?", Will asked.
"Yep!", Irma said. "So keep your eye on her in your Study Hall. And text me when she has to use the bathroom."
"Gotcha!", Will said with a smirk. "This is going to be fun!"
"You have no idea.", Irma said as they headed inside the school and into the Lunch Hall. "Now I just have to learn to play the drums."
"Why?", Will questioned.
"So I can play in Matt's band.", Irma replied as they walked through the Lunch Hall.
"Actually, that spot may already be taken.", Will said getting a raised eyebrow from Irma. "Remember my friend, Selece, that moved her from Fadden Hills?"
"Yeah? Wait! She's trying out for Wreck 55's drummer?", Irma questioned.
"Yep.", Will answered. "And her brother, Micheal, is trying out for keyboard."
"I'm not to happy about another girl being around my boyfriend.", Irma replied.
"Relax, Irma.", Will said. "Selece isn't the kind that'll try to go after a guy who has a girlfriend."
"Is she any good on the drums?", Irma asked.
"She's been learning since she's been seven.", Will replied.
"Grrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaat!", Irma said sarcastically getting a laugh out of Will as they exited the Lunch Hall.
Later, in Study Hall, Cornelia was sitting at her desk working on any school work that she had gotten in her earlier classes. As she was doing this, Will was sitting as few desk behind her doing some work as well. But she also was keeping an eye on Cornelia, waiting to see Irma's prank go into action.
"Anytime now.", she said under her breath.
As for Cornelia, ten minutes of Study Hall had passed as she had just finishing the homework she had gotten in her earlier classes and was about to do some text messaging with Alchemy and Elyon when she suddenly had to go to the bathroom.
And it wasn't to do #1, baby!
'What the heck?', she thought to herself as she rumble in her telling her that she really had to go. 'That's not good!', she thoguth to herself as she got up and headed to the teacher's desk.
"Is something wrong, Cornelia?", the teacher asked.
"I have to go to the bathroom, Mrs. Timmons.", Cornelia replied trying to hold what was coming.
"Okay.", Mrs. Timmons said handing Cornelia a Hall Pass.
"Thank you.", Cornelia said as she took the Hall Pass and headed out of the classroom and for the Bathroom.
Seeing this, Will knew what was going to happen and took out her phone and texted Irma with a smirk on her face.
'I wonder what Irma is up to with all of this?', she thought to herself as she sent her text.
Meanwhile, in the K-SHIP room, Irma had just gotten Will's text. A smirk grew on her face as she grabbed a tape recorder and got up to leave the room.
"Where are you going?", Martin asked.
"To use the bathroom.", Irma answered.
"With the tape recorder?", Bess Grumper questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"I need it... in case if I have an idea that I need to record in case if I forget.", she said as she opened the door. "Be back in a few!", she said as she left the room and closed the door.
"Is it me or is she up to something?", Courtney Grumper asked.
"Oh she's up to something.", Uriah replied. "Question is, what?"
"Who knows with Irma.", Martin said. "I just hope that we don't go down with her.", in which everyone there nodded.
Now as for Cornelia, she had just made it to the closest bathroom in time to handle her business. And boy did she have some business to handle. But what she didn't know was that seconds after she entered the bathroom, Irma was right there waiting for Cornelia to enter one fo the stalls. Once she heard the sound of a stall door closing, Irma slowly entered the bathroom and entered the stall next to the one Cornelia was in and raised her feet so Cornelia wouldn't know somebody was there. She then set the tape recorder to record what was about to happen next. As for Cornelia, who didn't see Irma enter the stall next to her, she just sat on the toilet and let it rip! It was like that scene in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" where Harold & Kumar are hiding in the bathroom where the twins come in and have to use the bathroom after eating those tacos and get a slight case of diarrhea in which they make a game out of it. Only of Cornelia, this wasn't a game.
"Aw, man! That didn't feel right!", Cornelia said as she was going through her liquid bowel movement. "Oh Dear Lord! When will it end?", as it continued.
'This is too good to be true!', Irma thought to herself as she kept recording the whole thing. 'Once she's done, I'll head back to K-SHIP and play this for the school to hear! This'll be epic!'
Just then, Taranee came into the bathroom along with Cassidy talking with each other.
"I can't believe that fake lava came out of Donnie's volcanos like that!", Taranee said as the two girls walked up to the sink.
"I can't believe that the stuff flew as far as it did.", Cassidy replied. "And out of everyone there, it hit our shirts. And who works on stuff like that during Study Hall anyway?"
"Apparently Donnie does.", Taranee said.
"Apparently.", Cassidy said as they began to wash off the fake lave from their shirts.
'Aw, man!', Cornelia thought to herself. 'This is the last thing I need right now!'
"You know something, Cassidy?", Taranee said. "The more I think about it, the more I wish Will and Cornelia would try to get along already."
"You and me both, T.", Cassidy said as they washed their hands at the sink. "But let's be honest. They both have to realise that what happened wasn't their fault."
"I wish they could see that.", Taranee said before she heard to sound of gas passing. "What the...?"
"Wasn't me!", Cassidy said as they turned the sink water off.
"It came from one of the stalls.", Taranee said as they heard a he sound of gas passing again causing them both to turn towards the stalls.
'Please don't check the stalls!', Cornelia prayed that the Good Lord would answer her prayers. 'Please don't check the stalls! Please don't check the stalls! Please don't check the stalls! Please don't check the stalls!'
'Please don't check the stalls!', Irma also prayed fearing that they'd catch on to what she was up to. 'Please don't check the stalls! Please don't check the stalls! Please don't check the stalls! Please don't check the stalls!'
"Maybe we should give that girl some privacy.", Taranee suggested. "I know I'd want some if I had what she's having."
"I hear you there, girl.", Cassidy said as they dried their hands and left the bathroom.
Once they left , Cornelia and Irma breathed a small sigh of relief happy of not getting caught. As for Cornelia it was another five minutes before she was finished doing what she was doing.
"Thank the Lord that's over with!", she quickly wiped herself, washed her hands and left the bathroom.
As for Irma, she calmly walked out of her stall and out of the bathroom with a Cheshire Cat like grin as she looked at the tape recorder.
"Jackpot!", she said as she headed towards the K-SHIP room.
As for Cornelia, she was back in her classroom glad to of gotten that ordeal over with. Watching her from a few desk away, was Will who had just gotten a text from Irma saying that she got what she wanted.
'What are you up to Irma?', Will thought to herself.
Soon, Study Hall was over and the students went to their next classes before the second half of the school day was over. Unfortunately for one student, that was going to be a long second half. For you see Cornelia's ordeal with Irma's prank wasn't over yet. That poor girl had to use the bathroom a few more times. Four more to be exact! And each time it was a liquid bowel movement. Movements that she was not enjoying. And things were about to get worse, for you see the last class of the day had just ended and Irma had one more broadcast to do. And it wasn't going to be good for Cornelia.
"What's up, Sheffield?", Irma shouted through the intrcomes. "Irma Lair here with today's final broadcast! And boy do I have something for you all to hear!"
"Uh-ho!", Will said knowing what Irma was up to.
"What's wrong?", Caleb asked as he was walking with Will.
"I think I just helped Irma do something big.", Will said. "And it's not in a good way."
"How bad we talking?", Taranee, who was walking with them asked.
"You're about to find out.", Will said fearing what was coming.
"Listen up, folks!", Irma said. "You're about to hear one of Sheffield's most popular gals at her most private times!", she said before she played the tape.
It was then that everyone there heard the sound of someone going to the bathroom. At first, no one knew who it was. But then...
"Aw, man! That didn't feel right!", came the voice of Cornelia said as she was going through her liquid bowel movement. "Oh Dear Lord! When will it end?", as it continued.
That's right, guys and gals!", Irma said stopping the tape. "That was Sheffield's own Cornelia Hale having one heck of time in the bathroom! One brought on by a very special gum given to her by your's truly! I know you're out there somewhere Corny! Take a bow!"
And somewhere in the halls of Sheffield was Cornelia standing there in shock at what Irma just did to her with a major blush on her face. And it didn't take long for A LOT of the students to bust out laughing. Thankfully Micheal, Alchemy,a nd Cassidy were there with her as they walked with her out of the school.
"How did she...? When did she...?", Cornelia began to question.
"It's Irma.", Alchemy said. "Who knows how or when?"
"Why would she di this?", Micheal asked.
"It's a long story.", Cassidy said as they exited the school where there were more students that were now pointing and laughing at Cornelia.
"That's not funny you guys!", Taranee said to Will and Caleb.
"Aw come on, Taranee!", Will laughed. "It's only a joke!", she said before Irma voice came back on through the intercom.
"And I'd like to thank my partner in crime, Will Vandom!", she bragged. "Thanks, girlfriend! I couldn't have done it without you!"
"You've got to be kidding me!", Micheal said looking over at Will. "She helped do this?"
"Looks like.", Cassidy said as she saw how mad Taranee was. "And it looks like she's about to get an earful from Taranee."
"Don't even start, Taranee!", Will said. "After what she did to me, this is the least she deserves!"
"Will's right!", Caleb said. "It's not like she's going to die from this!"
"You both know the truth about what Cornelia did and yet you two along with Irma still hold her at fault!", Taranee snapped. "When are you three going to grow up and let it go?"
"Did you really help with that, Will?"
Will, Caleb and Taranee turned to see Angelo and Selece walking up to them.
"Indeed I did.", Will said proudly.
"Are you kidding me?", Selece questioned. "You do realise that Micheal is pissed at you right now!"
"Look. I'll just apologize and all will be forgiven.", Will replied while shrugging her shoulders. "What's the worse that can happen?"
"I can't believe that you, of all people, would pull a mean prank like that!", Angelo said. "You know how it feels to have a prank pulled on them, Will. Why would you do something like that?", he asked with a sad yet stern expression making Will feel a bit guilty.
"Look, pal! You don't know what Will has been through for her to do what she did to Cornelia!", Caleb snapped as he wrapped a protective arm around Will. "So why don't you back off and leave her alone!"
"Why don't you make me, PAL!", Angelo said stepping up to Caleb when the sound of a door opening was heard over the intercom.
"IRMA LAIR!", shouted a very angry Principal Knickerbocker. "NEVER HAS SUCH A CRUEL AND MEAN PRANK BEEN DONE TO ANYBODY IN THIS SCHOOL! YOU HAVE MISUSED THIS EQUIPMENT TO HURT AND CAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF HUMILIATION TO A FELLOW STUDENT! THERE FOR, EFFECTIVE AS OF THIS MOMENT, YOU ARE HERE BY RELIEVED OF YOUR DUTIES AS MANAGER OF K-SHIP!"
"WHAT?!", Irma questioned. "But..."
"No but's young lady!", Knickerbocker said cutting Irma off. "To my office, now!"
"But..."
"NOW!", Knickerbocker snapped cutting Irma off again. "And, Ms. Vandom. TO MY OFFICE NOW!"
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOHH!", the students said as Will slowly made her way to the Principle's Office.
"Wow! I didn't know Knickerbocker could yell that loud!", Alchemy said as Elyon came running up to them with Drake and Aldren. "Hey guys."
"Hey!", Elyon said as she walked up to Cornelia. "You okay?"
"I've been better.", Cornelia said as she began to feel dizzy. "Actually, I feel a bit...", she said before she fainted.
"Cornelia!", Micheal yelled as he caught her before she hit the ground.
"What happened to her?", Alchemy questioned as students gathered around the group.
"I think she's dehydrated!", Cassidy said as she was able to sense that Cornelia had little fluids in her body.
"I think you're right.", Angelo said as he and Selece came up to them. "Here! Give her some of my water!", he said handing Micheal a bottle of water he had.
"Here, Cornelia.", Micheal said as Cornelia came to. "Drink this. But drink it slowly.", he told her as she began to drink the water.
"I'm calling 911!", Selece said as she pulled out her phone and dialed the number.
"I can't believe Irma and Will did this!", Elyon said getting upset. "When I get my hands on them, I'll... I'll...!"
"Easy, Elyon.", Alchemy said. "What's done is done. Besides. I think, Principal Knickerbocker is giving them both an earful right now."
'This is not good!', Caleb thought to himself as he kept his distance from the group knowing that he may not be wanted. 'Will and Irma are in major trouble!'
In Knickerbocker's Office, Knickerbocker had just finished calling both Will and Irma's parents and told them about what the girls did to Cornelia. Neither of them know about Cornelia fainted from dehydration. But they were going to find out soon.
"I don't know why you two did what you did, but I will not stand for it!", Knickerbocker said as she gave both girls a stern look that made them feel uneasy. "You two will sit here until your parents arrive so a proper punishment will be chosen!"
"Yes, Ma'am.", Will and Irma said before a teacher came into the office.
"Principal Knickerbocker! A student has fainted in the schoolyard!", the teacher said.
"My word!", Knickerbocker said as she got up from her seat. "Call 911!"
"One of the students has already called for help!", the teacher replied. "Some other students are tending to the student that has fainted. It seems that she's suffering from dehydration!"
"You two stay here!", Knickerbocker told Will and Irma before she left the office with the teacher.
"You don't think...?", Will questioned.
"I hope not!", Irma said. "That's the last thing we need!"
"One way to find out.", Will said as she tried to reach Taranee telepathiclly.
'Taranee! Can you here me?', Will called out to her friend telepathiclly.
'Not talking to you right now!', Taranee said to Will. 'Because of you and Irma's prank, Cornelia got dehydrated and fainted! I hope you two are happy!'
'We didn't mean for that to happen!', Irma said. 'We just wanted to have a little fun!'
'And look where that got you two!', Taranee snapped. 'Look! I have to go. The paramedics have arrived. Later.', she said before cutting the link.
"We're in trouble!", Irma said.
"Ya think?", Will questioned. "We never should have done this! Our parents are going to ground us for life!"
"Maybe if we apologize to her Corny will forgive us and our folks will let us off the hook.", Irma suggested.
"Do you really think she'll forgive us after all this time?", Will questioned sarcastically.
"Good point.", Irma said. "I can only imagine what our parents will do to us."
"I wonder what the Oracle is going to do.", Will said before both girls shivered in fear at the thought.
Watching them and all that had happened, since Cornelia fainted was the Oracle and his council of Tibor, Alfor, Halinor, and Endarno.
"What will you do, Oracle?", Alfor asked.
"As wrong as they were for what they did, both Will and Irma did not mean to do Cornelia harm.", the Oracle replied. "I only hope that they learn from this and not try something like this again."
"I would not worry about that, Oracle.", Halinor said as a small smile grew on her face. "Their parents shall make sure they learn from this."
"This would not of happened if you had taken my advice and given the extra power to the current Guardians.", Endarno replied. "What just happened proves that they all will not be able to get along and work together."
"You do not give them much credit, Endarno.", Tibor said. "Sometimes, it's moments like this that prove one's character."
"Tibor is right, my friend.", the Oracle said to Endarno. "Give them time. They shall do us proud."
"I hope you are right, Oracle.", Endarno said as he left the room. I hope you are right."
Back on Earth, the paramedics had just left with Cornelia and Knickerbocker headed inside to contact Mr. and Mrs. Hale. Watching all that had happened was one Raphael Sylla.
'So it seems that Will and Irma don't like this Cornelia girl.', he thought to himself. 'Maybe I can use her to give them some trouble forcing them to use their powers.', he thought as he headed to his car. 'I'll have to run this by Riddle and Hollens.'
Sylla then got in his car and left the school, hoping his bosses would okay his idea. As he was leaving the school, two vehicles were pulling into the school parking lot. One belong to Susan Vandom, while the other was the squad car of one Tom Lair.
And they were not happy.
A/N: Well, it looks like Will and Irma are in for it now! Who knows what their parents will do to them! And it seems that Sylla has plans for Cornelia! Will she go through with it and help Sylla or will she brush him off and prove herself a true Guardian? And will Endarno ever accept Cornelia, Alchemy, and Cassidy as true Guardians along with the two that the Oracle has chosen? Only time will tell.
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