The sun shined bright in the skies above Ocean Shores as morning arrived, a beam of light filled Reggie's room from the outside slowly making its way toward the sleeping twelve year old girl's bed. The flash and beam of the light of the sun eventually shined in her face.
Her eyes soon opened up as Reggie slowly rose from her bed and stretched. "Ah that was a great night." She said with a smile as she crept out of her bed slipped on her slippers and slowly made her way downstairs, where she was greeted by Raymundo who was making breakfast and Otto who was eating cereal at the table, he apparently wasn't in the mood for Raymundo's cooking.
"Morning Dad." Reggie said with a tone of happiness in her voice as Raymundo turned to see Reggie walking into the kitchen and sitting down at the table. "Morning princess, you sleep well?" Raymundo asked with a large smile on his face as he flipped over several Pancakes in the frying pan.
"I sure did, thanks for asking." Reggie answered happily as she than turned her gaze towards Otto. He seemed to be moody, and was hardly eating his cereal properly, his hair was a mess and he looked like he was mad about something.
Reggie thought for a minute and came up with a stunning answer that the talk that Raymundo had with him last night might have made her younger eleven year old brother grumpy, this worried her.
"Um, good morning Otto." Reggie said slowly waving a hand to him in order to try and test Otto's mood, only for him to glare at her and say "Yeah, Yeah whatever Reg." Reggie was disgusted by this as Otto turned back to his cereal and continued to eat it slow and messy.
Raymundo soon planted Pancakes on Reggie's plate, but glared at Otto for his cranky behavior for not even acknolowing his own older sister when she simply just wanted to say hello.
"Don't worry about him Reggie, Otto is just a little sore from the... Talk... we had last night, and while at the same time of him also being grounded for one week" Raymundo said purposely in order to make Otto hear everything that he had just said. This just made Otto growl like a vicious alley dog with a slight hint of annoyance as he then got up took his cereal bowl and storm off to eat somewhere else, he couldn't be around either Reggie or Raymundo right now.
"Don't worry pumpkin. he'll be his normal Sports self in no time." Raymundo than finished off with a smile as he placed a Pancake on his plate and walked off in order to shut off the stove and put the frying pan away.
"You don't think he is mad at me for stopping him from talking about that joke that he and Twister did on Sammy yesterday is he?" Reggie couldn't help but ask as she constantly stared at Otto sitting away in the living room once again eating his cereal sloppy. This sight secretly grossed Reggie out, but she managed to keep her nerves cool and still gather enough strength in order to eat her pancakes.
"No, Reggie, you did the right thing stopping Otto yesterday. Your brother has to learn to treat others the way they need to be treated." Raymundo replied as he sat down at the table while looking directly into her eyes.
"What Otto and Twister did yesterday at Mad Town was completely unacceptable." Ray than said with a hint of disappointment in his voice as he moved his arms up in an I don't beleive it gesture before grabbing his knife and fork and beginning to eat his pancakes.
"I know, I mean, I know Otto and Twist, were just trying to be funny and have a little fun with Sam, but I didn't think that was funny at all," Reggie just grabbed a piece of pancake in her fork, before finishing off her sentence, "I mean blind folding some one and then pushing them down the half pipe, when they can't see." Reggie had a look of disgust as she ate the piece that was on her fork, then took a sip out of her juice after swallowing it, she then proceeded to look back up at Raymundo who shot her a look of agreement.
"Otto really needs to learn that there is a difference between a prank and harassment." Raymundo replied as he nodded his head along with young lady, before taking a couple of bites out of his pancakes. "By the way Reggie, Otto told me that you almost womped him that day, is this true?" Raymundo soon asked with a small look of disappointment on his face.
Reggie couldn't help but sigh in annoyance "There he goes again, use me as a scape goat" Reggie quietly growled to herself, she should have known Otto would bring her into this setback as a form of payback for her refusing to let her younger brother reveal the prank yesterday. Reggie just sighed and finally broke the silence in the room.
"Yes dad it is true, I hurled Otto against the wall because I didn't like what he was doing to my friend. I don't know what came over me that day," Reggie answered as she held her head as if she was getting a small head ache.
"I felt as if- As if, I wanted to pulverize him for that." Raymundo was quite shocked by what his daughter had just admitted, but just smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder, which further got Reggie's attention as she released her hands from her head and looked directly back into Raymundo's eyes.
"Reggie don't get me wrong I am dissapointed on how you held your brother against the wall like that," He first started off as he shot Reggie a look of disappointment on his face as Reggie just looked down in saddness with her eyes shut.
"But-" Raymundo than added as she slowly her head back towards his gaze "I am very proud that you tried to help Sam when you did." Raymundo than finished off with a large smile on his face.
Reggie's sad face quickly transformed into a look of happiness as she jumped into Raymundo's arms with a hug, much to Otto's annoyance who was already watching and listening from the living room.
20 Minutes Later...
It was yet another normal day in Ocean Shores as the gang was practicing new tricks and grinding stunts on metal railings, while tearing up the Pier of Ocean Shores, Sam watched with a smile as he slowly took notes on his friend's moves and stunts.
"Awesome moves you guy's this will look great for Squid Power!" Sam said with a large hint of excitement in his voice as he showed off his notes to the team, all except Otto, who is still grinding on the pier benches and Railings, are excited to find out what will be the newest upgrade for Squid Power.
"This is so Awesome Squid, I can't wait to see what new moves you make for the Tweaser," Twister couldn't help but laugh at this. "Ha ha Tweaser ha ha ha ha ha" Reggie just giggled as Twister was constantly laughing, before turning to Sam.
"I'm sure your new Updates are going to be great Sam." Reggie cheered as he rubbed Sam's head while he chuckled, with a small smile placed upon his face as he looked at Reggie.
"Oh it will, you'll see when I finish." Sam replied as he was constantly staring into Reggie's eyes, he couldn't understand why he was doing this, but she looked really pretty today.
"Yeah As if that will ever happen!" A voice snapped Sam out of his trance, only to see Otto leaning against the Lamp post in the same cruddy Mood that he was in this morning.
Reggie just faced palmed herself in embarrassment, as Twister came forward and was the first to speak. "Yo, what's eating you Otto Man?"
"Why don't you ask Tattle Tale over there. I got grounded for one week because of her." Otto snapped pointing a thumb at Reggie without even looking at her. Reggie just growled from annoyance, as she was just trying to stop him from getting himself into trouble.
"I didn't tell on you Otto, you blurted everything out!" She barked in her defense as Otto glared into Reggie's eyes and snapped "Me?! Your the one who brought it up!" He than mimics the way Reggie acted the day before, "Enough Otto we promised we wouldn't speak of this!"
"I did not! I was trying to save you from getting into trouble" Reggie growled back "No you weren't you were only thinking about yourself! Like you did when you were popular on that's sports show, when you wouldn't even let me do the Double O 9" Otto barked much to Reggie's anger.
"Otto! Why do you keep using that against me! I told you I was sorry about all that!" Otto just huffed out her words and said "Too late, you just wanted all the glory for yourself!" Reggie growled with her hands out as if she was about ready to strangle her brother, until Twister came out between the two.
"Come on guys do we really have to fight now, we gotta storm coming, we should be making the best of what we have outside before it is too late." Twister said as he was constantly trying to lower the rage meter shoved between Otto and Reggie, who were still glaring at one another.
"Twister is right, we should be spending the most time we have outside while we still have a chance," Sam added stepping forward next to Reggie looking between the faces of both rivaled siblings. "We still don't know how long or powerful this Storm is so we should-" Sam is soon cut off by an annoyed Otto "Okay fine whatever dude." Reggie didn't know why she was feeling this way but she growled when Otto spoke to Sam that way, but didn't try anything that would hurt her younger brother.
"Gee sorry. Twist and I were only trying to help." Sam stated with a look of both surprise and disappointment.
"No, your the one that got me into trouble to begin with Squid!" Otto than snapped pointing directly at Sam's nose, making the genius a bit terrified. "If you weren't such a lame-O, you wouldn't have been sulking on the half pipe all the time. You'd be shredding it with the rest of us!" Otto than added on pushing Sam's nose in several times while pointing at him.
"I was only trying to help! and your calling me a Lame-o?!" Sam growled as he glared into Otto's eyes, "It was your stupid Idea to blindfold and push me down the stupid thing to begin with!" Sam snapped back with his face not as far away from Otto's.
Twister was looking horrified at this, he never saw Otto so grumpy before, and he certainty never seen him take most of his anger out on Sam before, he usually took his aggressions out mostly on Reggie or himself.
"You will never be as good as us Sam! I'm sorry if the truth Hurts! But you know that I am right! Every time we try and teach you, you always mess it up! You can't even keep your balance on a stupid Surfboard for crying out loud! I'm sorry Squid but you are lost cause." Otto growled telling Sam straight into his face
"I'm sorry to say this, but Otto is right, you are not as stunt professional as we are" Twister than added much to Sam's horror and Otto's delight. This made Reggie growl.
"Twister!" She yelled angrily elbowing him hard, only for Twister to squeal in a bit of pain. "Ow! what did I say?!" He demanded feeling the spot where reggie had elbowed him, but this didn't change Otto's mood one bit, in fact it made him more proud that one of his best friends were on his side against Sam.
"Thank you Twister, see I'm not the only one who thinks about this Lame-o!" Otto instructed as he pointed a finger at Twister as proof of his point being made a fact, before finishing off his sentence. "You will always be a lame-o, Your nothing more than a Squid who can't even keep his balance or shut up about stuff that no one cares about!"
Sam's glare soon turned into a saddened look as he glared one last time at Otto. "I thought we were friends Otto, I trusted you, and always routed for you even when I accidently took all your moves back in Mad Town, I even forgave you for destroying my Atlas Groovy Tune Land Cruiser, when I put so much work into it! I also helped you skate with Tony Hawk when you've always wanted to! But after today, how the way you are. You just made a point, that you are not worth my time. I will shred the half pipe and I don't need any of you to show me how!" Sam yelled snatching his Shark helmet off his head and slamming it onto the ground infront of Otto's feet, and storming away with his skateboard.
"Fine! Go ahead and run you Lame-o! Our team was better off without you! Do yourself a favor and go back to KANSAS! YA FAT FOUR EYED FREAK!" Otto screamed with rage as he stormed away, leaving Twister and Reggie behind.
Both Twister and Reggie just stared in the directions when both Otto and Sam had left to, Twister in the direction of where Otto stormed off to, and Reggie in the direction where Sam stormed off in.
Both had intense shock in their eyes. Never had something like this had ever happened between the four friends, even when Twister and Otto had a disagreement over a competition that Otto wouldn't stop boasting about several months ago, or during the time when Otto cheated against him during the Logue Race.
"Man that was soooo-" Twister couldn't even think of any words on how to describe the tragic outbreak on what just happened between Otto and Sam. "I can't even think of any words to describe what just happened man. How about you Reggie?"
Reggie remained silent as she continued to stare in the direction where Sam had stormed away towards, her silence was once again broken by Twister who repeated his question, but instead of an answer, Reggie went sprinting towards the direction where Sam went.
"Reggie wait!" Twister cried out much to no avail, and could do nothing but stand there and watch Reggie disappear out of sight leaving him there to stand alone on the pier now.
Twister just sighed as he grabbed his skate board, "I sure hope this isn't permanent" Twister pleaded with himself as he kicked a stray can that was on the ground and walked in the opposite direction where Otto stormed off.