Chapter 13 (Tony Rydinger)
After revealing the boy that she will use to have Wilbur as her boyfriend, Violet begin to break down her plan to the girls as they still couldn't believe that she's going to use Tony Rydinger of all boys. She told the two that she will pretend to be in love with Tony in which will make Wilbur crazy jealous, and eventually it would make him confess his love to her. And that's what she was going to do and theirs no down side about it except the outcome of it, as Vanellepe and Penny begin to break it down for her.
"Vi that's a very bad idea to be doing that. This is the lowest thing that I ever heard in my life." said Vanellepe
"Yeah, and have you even think about how this will effect Wilbur mentally or physically?." Penny said giving out a good strong view point on the subject.
Violet didn't say anything at first while she was thinking about what Penny just said as it true. Wilbur will hurt someone if one of them either get beat up or even get picked on by some loser from school or in the neighborhood. She finished thinking about it very good an said to them with seriousness.
"I know what am I getting myself into but, I love Wilbur like a heart attack and I want to spend my whole life with him. Like that jerk Ernesto De La Cruz have told me at the party that I need to do whatever it takes to cease my moments." She told them as Vanellepe was confused about her mentioning the now exfamous musician but, Penny however know who she was talking about.
Penny finished eating what was left in the bucket of ice cream and said "Why are you taking advice from that murder?. His the one that killed Poppa Hector." "Yes I know Pen but he has a good point." Violet said defended her case. While arguing about the subject as Vanellepe was still trying to figure out where have they, her brother, and the boys went to when they were missing for one day.
Both Vanellepe and Dash sometimes talk about that subject as they keep hearing them talk about Hector or Momma Imelda like they have met and known them, and what bugs them about was that they wouldn't tell them about the night in the land of the Dead. As she was seeing and listening to the two preteens, Helen was ease dropping on the conversation as she heard about the classic every girl issue known to all women, and that's boy trouble.
Helen was hearing good points from both Violet and Penny and decided to add her two cents in this conversation and went inside, as it made both of the girls stopped arguing and replace it with a shock. "Um, hey Aunt Helen, um, how long were you standing there?." Penny asked nervously. "Oh, not long but I have to over hear about the boy trouble that you girls are talking about and I wanted to give you three some real advice." said Helen taking a seat on the Violet's bed.
Penny turned up the volume up on her tablet so she can hear what Aunt Helen have to say, while Violet and Vanellepe were waiting to hear it from former super. "What I'm about to tell you kids is nothing but honest. If you really love a boy then you should go out and tell him instead of keeping it to yourself." Helen said telling them the simple way of getting a boy. "Of course. It's so simple and easy like passing an IQ test." Vanellepe said with a smirk.
"Thanks mom for giving us a great advice on how to bring home a boyfriend. Now, can you please go now." Violet asked her mother as she wasn't going to do that and just go to her plan, and that's using the pretty boy tomorrow morning. Shrugging her shoulders and respect the request from her daughter, Helen got up and went out an closed the door. But then she opened the door back and said "Good night girls and enjoy your slumber party." and close the door completely. When Helen was gone and see it was safe to resume back to the conversation.
"Trust me you two my way of getting a boy is the best option to choose from." Violet said taking a bite of a cookie.
"We shall see Vi and if it all goes down hill then you can not say that I told you so." Penny argue as she grab a pack of peanut butter cookies.
Violet rolled her eyes after hearing that and ignore what Penny said and call it a night, and hit the hay for school tomorrow so they went to sleep. Next day morning eating freshly made hot breakfast, the boys were talking about last night when Aunt Franny have given them some advice on how to get girls and know what to do, they were now getting ready for school. As usual they wear the same style clothes and grabbed their book bags and went to catch the school bus.
When the bus pulled up aside the Robinsons house and door to the bus swing open they each went in as the bus was almost crowded, and their were only two seats left. Hiro and Miguel quickly grabbed the empty seat with grins on their faces as Wilbur was upset due to the fact that the other available seat was half taken. The person who was seating was none other than Tony Rydinger as he offered Wilbur to seat down with him.
"Great now I have to seat with this dude." Wilbur thought as he had no choice and sat down beside Tony. In high school, Tony Rydinger is the most popular kid in the whole school such as being the number one star QB of the football team, and especially being the one to have the reputation of being a lady killer. While heading to the school, Tony broke the silence between the two as he began to introduce himself.
"Hi, my name is Tony Rydinger. We and your friends have history class together." He said offering his hand out as he wanted to be friends.
"Oh is that so?. Well then Tony please allow me to introduce to my best friends. This is Hiro Hamada and this is Miguel Rivera." said Wilbur.
"Hey what's up?." Miguel answered with a friendly tone.
"Hey how's it going Tony?." Hiro answered as he pulled out his phone to check to see what the weather is like for this week, as Wilbur continue talking.
"And my name is Wilbur Robinson. You know the son of Cornelius Robinson. As in the worlds greatest scientist and the most riches person compared to Bill Gates." Wilbur thought if he have said that it would made Tony jealous of him and his rich family and he would leave him alone. But unfortunately it was the whole complete opposite of thing.
Instead of feeling poor, Tony said this. "Awesome!. I'm a huge fan of Mr. Robinsons inventions!. In fact I heard that his making a deal with Microsoft on creating a brand new game system. Hey can you be a pal and get me one for my birthday buddy?." "Ummmm, yeah why not. You got it." Wilbur said confuse as to what just happened and can't believe that his fake rich snob act back fired at him.
Hiro tapped his shoulder to get his attention and said with a smile. "So um, since you are giving him the new game system in the far future then maybe you could get me one for Christmas this year. Huh?." Then Miguel said "And can I get one as well?."
"Ohhhhh shut up the both of you." Wilbur said pouting as he still can't believe this was happening to him.
When the bus finally made it to it's destination, every teen got off of the bus and headed inside of the building. While doing so, the boys met up with Violet at their lockers as they were opening it up to get something else out from their locker. "How was your slumber party Vi?. From what my little sister have texted me she said it was something else." Hiro said taking out his science technology text book and put it in his book bag. "It was great all things considered Hiro. By the way have you guys watched that new Super Burger commercial that Penny was in?." Violet asked while collecting some fresh notebook paper and her Algebra text book.
"As a matter of fact we were about to watch the new commercial again today. See." Wilbur said taking out his phone and show the video.
On the video it showed Penny running away from the minions that worked for the evil scientist until her dog Bolt jumped in front of her as he was growling at them. Then Penny went inside of the Super Burger joint and ran over to the counter.
"Get me a super double bacon ham deluxe burger please. My stomach depends on that sandwich." Penny said in her acting as the female employee gave her the sandwich.
Then she walked out of the fast food restaurant while eating her burger. "Mmmmmm, good. Bolt thunder bark." She said to Bolt as he did what he was told as he barked at the minions making them get electrocuted, and pass out with a burnt sizzle of smoke. Penny then looked at the camera with the burger in her hand and said "The super double bacon ham deluxe burger. It satisfies your hunger when you need it the most, and it's only at Super Burger." After that she started humming the restaurants signature theme as the screen showed the name and burger symbol.
"Huh, that's a funny mix with a not bad food commercial. In fact it makes me want to have that burger for lunch." Miguel said while licking his lips as if he can taste that juicy burger.
"No kidding." said Violet. When she left her eyes off her phone she spotted Tony Rydinger walking straight towards them, and quickly put her plan into action. As Tony was close by with a group of the players from the football team, Violet begin to smile shyly and turn her back around as he passed by making the boys and Wilbur especially look confuse. Wilbur looked at the cause of Violet's blush and see Tony as it made him sick to his stomach.
"Vi please don't tell me you're liking this guy?." He asked with worry.
Violet smirk as she figured that Wilbur was going to get jealous pretty quick and turn around to face her friends and drop her smirk. "Who me?. Not a chance Wilbur. But."
"But what?." He ask wanting to know about the but part.
"But he is kinda of handsome. After all he is the schools all star quarter back." Violet said seeing Wilbur eye twitching.
Miguel and Hiro knows when Wilbur's eye twitch it will automatically tells you that he is either mad or his getting ready to pick up a fight with someone. Luckily he stopped twitching and broke out a smile and said "Not as handsome as me, cause that's a fact." With relief on their side and got save by the bell, both Hiro and Miguel pushed Wilbur out.
"Come on we can't be late for English class." said Hiro.
"We have an English exam today you know." said Violet leading the way to the classroom.
As time roll on in each class room, both Hiro and Miguel keep monitoring on Wilbur's patients as they both watch how his trying to keep it together. Sadly in truth, Wilbur was really hating to see his crush falling hills for that goody two shoes Tony. In music class practicing music on their instruments, Violet was too distracted by looking at Tony dreaming while playing his trumpet. Wilbur was trying his best to keep playing the electric guitar but he keeps breaking the strings in anger.
Hiro who was on the drum set was seeing the whole thing and lean to the side and whispered to Miguel.
"You're seeing what I'm seeing don't you?." He asked hoping that he wasn't hallucinating and pray that his eyes weren't fooling him.
"Like a crazy person in the heat. I'm surprise his holding up for a good few hours." Miguel commented as he was done polishing his great grandfather's guitar. Even he was praying that his eyes doesn't need an eye exam cause he really dodoesn't want to wear glasses for his whole life.
Violet can't believe this was actually working out the way it should be as she went back to playing on her electric keyboard. "And Penny says that it's going to a bad idea. Girl please don't make me laugh." She thought to herself while watching the music teacher conducting the tempo of the music. When Lunch time arrived in third block as the whole cafeteria was packed with bunch of kids talking amongst themselves while eating. In the back of the cafeteria seating at their spot, the kids were enjoying a nice meal of today and talking about the Tonight Show tonight as Penny was going to be the special guest of the night.
"I can't wait to watch the Tonight Show tonight. Penny is going to do great." Hiro said taking about of his burger while showing his love for his crush.
"Me too, I know for a fact that she's going to do great and this isn't her first time being the guest of the show." Wilbur pointed out as he was playing with his mix vegetables.
Then Violet said "It sure is and believe it or not, she is tired of being on guest shows and special appearances." Miguel had his mouth full as he said while taking his time on chewing it. "Yeah, like when she won the most best acting award on the red carpet award ceremony."
While talking about their favorite member of the group, Violet saw Tony taking a seat with his friends at the table that was in front of them and smiled as it caught all three of the boys attention. They all both looked back and see why as it made Wilbur fuel up in anger a little bit, but thankfully with the help from Aunt Cass he can control his temper by either taking deep breaths or just binge eat until you get a tummy ache.
"Violet be honest with us. You like Tony Rydinger don't you?." asked Hiro as he can tell by how she's looking at him. Violet look back at her friends seeing that they want to know and so she came out and said it. "Somewhat. It's not like a boy will ever love me and want me to be their girlfriend anyway." "Well in honesty I would totally want you to be my girl." before Wilbur could finish he stopped talking as he just realise what he was getting ready to say. All three was waiting for him to say it as Violet who was the one to feel her heart pounding with love, as she can't wait to finally hear Wilbur's confession for her.
In Wilbur's mind he was thinking up a way to say quietly before Violet can figure out the truth, and thankfully he came up with a good one. "I mean you can get a boy to ask you out Vi. All you have to do is to don't be shy and have confidence in yourself." Hiro slapped his head in disappointment as he can not believe what he just witnessed as Miguel just spit his food out back out on his tray, and even he can't believe what he just heard. But the main person that was disappointed was Violet. She was hoping that Wilbur was going to confess his love for her but things didn't go as plan.
"It looks like I have to keep up with this plan until he steps up. I guess." She thought to herself and said "Really?." Wilbur gave her a confident smile and said "Of course Vi!. All you have got to do is just pull your hair back and I guarantee that anyone will fall hills for you." In Wilbur's mind he hope that she doesn't do it as he love her just the way she is and never change nothing about her. Smiling she thanked him and told them that she's going to the bathroom, and when she did it gave Miguel and Hiro the opportunity to have a few words to say their scared friend of theirs.
"Dude what the heck was that?. You were so their man." said Miguel.
"Guys come on it's like what said. I'm going to wait for the right time and moment so I can tell Vi how I feel." Wilbur said knowing that he did had the opportunity but didn't take it.
Hiro said picking up his chocolate chip cookie off the tray. "Wilbur you can't wait for the right moment and time. Violet is the only girl that you love and she's already falling for that jock of the football team." Hiro was speaking the truth as Wilbur didn't want to hear it as he know for a fact that his right. He loves Violet more than all the coolest games or the coolest high tech in the world, and he will do anything to make his crush happy. When Violet came back from the bathroom and rejoin her friends they resume back to talking about the Tonight Show and can't wait to watch Penny.
And speaking of Penny, meanwhile back in Hollywood she was getting ready for both the film set and her guest appearance for the tonight Show. She was filming non stop since she landed in California and wanted to quit while she's still sane as she can no longer stand being the center of attention for twenty four hours each day. Heck, she wasn't a center of attention back home but instead she's treated like a normal person, except she gets picked on by the school bullies in school. Her and the guys always get picked on out of jealousy or even they just do it to be doing it.
Penny didn't care because back in Todayland she's just a normal girl as she can be. "As a few more films to go and this TV show will be done for the season." She told herself while looking at herself in the mirror. With satisfaction she stepped out of her trailer as she was quickly meet her mom and ignoring manger. "Alright kid we need to get you on the set in about an hour and then in about midnight you will be on the Tonight Show." He said with happiness while answering his phone. Rolling her eyes she follow him and then made it to the film set where her pet dog was waiting for her like always.
"Alright Bolt let's go and put a stop to Dr. Cailco and save the world boy." She said putting on her acting as Bolt bark back with his game face on. While filming on the set, Penny was in character as she was watching one of the minions walking by and getting ready to drive off in the truck. "Let's hop on Bolt." She told her dog leading the way as she and her dog hopped in the back without being noticed by one of the henchmens and took a ride to one of the secret hideouts. While remembering what was going to happen in the next scene she thought on the night when she visited Aunt Cass at her bake shop/home and still can't get her mind off of what she saw in Tardarshi's journal when she saw a design for a Super costume.
Sure Tardarshi loves Supers like a fan but deep down she knows that their was something much more than being a fan. No, if it wasent true then how come everytime she sees him working on it and keep telling himself that the world needs Supers back and also said that he wish he can do something to save innocent lives just like Aunt Helen and Uncle Bob. Penny snapped out from her thoughts as it was the right time to jump out of the truck. "Ready to jump?." She asked her pet as he nodded in agreement and both hopped off the truck.
Back at the Robinsons house hold Franny and Cass were going through old pictures of them from back in the day when they were kids. Each photo was great memories as it made the two older women smile. "I love this photo. Remember when we hanged out at the old Super Burger joint?." Aunt Cass asked with a smile while showing Franny the old photo. "Are you kidding?. Of course I remember the old version of Super Burger. That was the time when we did that drink the most milkshake contest, and Helen beat us." Franny laughed about that one. Then she took out another photo that show a picture of them in a Super costumes in which the kids know they were an all team Super group.
"Those were the good old days." said Aunt Cass looking at the fun photo as she miss that time frame.
"It sure was but unfortunately due to that incident back in the day when the whole world put up that stupid illegal ban, and now Supers are a the face of criminals. said Franny a little bit upset about it and drop the photo back into the old cardboard box. She took out a old newspaper that had them in the front cover as it read. Todayland saved once again by The All Women Super Group known as The Elastic Dynamics!. In the photo was Helen in her Elastic Girl outfit along with Franny in her green hero suite with a red face mask, Cass in her black suite with a silver japanese sword in her hand and a black mask, Sierra in her all red and blue outfit with a light blue mask, and finally Luisa who was in her spanish red and golded pattern hero suite with a gold mask on.
"You know something Franny?. I miss the good old glory days." said Aunt Cass looking at the newspaper. Franny smile a little as she set down on the couch as Cass sat down as well. "It sure is and I think Bob misses those old times as well. Every since that law was official he became miserable and depress, let alone can't resist on saving people to point it cause him, Helen, and the kids to relocate over and over again." said Franny remembering that all too well.
"But luckily we did found the perfect place for them and hopeful nothing goes wrong in the future." said Cass while checking on her emails on her phone. When she read one of her emails she almost forgot that the flower truck delivery was coming to her shop and quickly grab her purse and said goodbye and speed walked out the house and getting ready to get in her truck. Suddenly she heard noises in the bushes and little whispers as it made her want to investigate it, but can't since the truck driver was calling her on her phone and she has to hurry back to her Cafe before he gets impatient.
"Phew that was close Doris. But don't worry my friend we will get that Time Machine tonight, and we can put our plans in motion." said the mysterious person as he began to chuckle evil once more. (A/N: That's what I call a not that so sneaky villain) Meanwhile back at the school in the math class, the kids were doing some math work as it was pretty much easy for Hiro and Violet but for Miguel and Wilbur on the other hand wasn't having it easy like them. "Man, I hate Algebra and the word problems." Miguel said in frustration as he was trying to find the answer to the problem.
"I really don't see the point of doing this math work. We're not going to use it when we graduate." said Wilbur speaking the truth as Hiro agreed to what he said as Violet just shaking her head.
"I can't believe that the school is going to be close for a whole week, and it's all because of a teacher strike for more money and benefits." She said answering the questions on her paper.
"Well hey the teachers work hard to put up with all of us and so why not?. I would do the same thing and go on strike." said Hiro as he was done with the work assignment and now was texting his little sister as she was done texting him about Dash getting sent to the principal office once again, and telling him that Aunt Helen is going to pick and drop her off back home. "Hey Vi, Dash got sent to the office again." He said putting his headphones on and listen to music.
Violet was ignored about that as it was just sad and ridicules but hey, she and the guys have an unbeaten streak in elementary as the the kids who always get sent to the office non stop. "I think his trying to break our old undefeated streak Violet." Miguel said still struggling on the work assignment. "He wishes, besides no one in the next few years can't beat our undefeated streak. Theirs no way and that's the truth." She said with a smile.
"Amen to that." said Hiro as he agreed to that statement.
"Preach it to the choir sister." said Wilbur as he was finally done with his work as Miguel looked over, and copy the work without getting caught.
Back with Penny as she on the part where she and Bolt was running away from Dr. Cailco's minions as she ran and jump kick the door down that was already been stage. Then on the set the film crew was making sure nothing goes wrong when it was Bolts turn to do he stunt, as they push the button to activate the disguised trampoline as Bolt ran and think that his actually a super hero when he jumped high in the air and shoot out his laser eyes, making the metal door melt as Penny jumped through it.
While running as fast as her legs can muster when as on cue a crew of heavy armed trucks and helicopters were right behind him. "Bolt. Full speed." She said taking out her skateboard and connect the dog leash on Bolts collar as he started running. In ever obstacle that was set up, she jumped over the car and landed back on to the skateboard then avoid being hit by moving trucks and people going by, and finally when it was safe she told him to stop as they both turn around as the trucks and helicopters were coming in full speed.
"Bolt. Speak." She said as Bolt ran in front of her and did his signature bark creating a huge sonic blast, causing the trucks and helicopters to blow up and crash into one another and eventually fell down and slid in front of them. At that moment this episode came to a close as Penny drop her acting an be herself as she took out her camera, and take a picture of her and Bolt. "Good job boy and now we can head out." She said picking him up as he was still thinking that everything was real and believe that he was a lab experiment that was given the amazing powers to protect Penny and the world itself.
As she mange to get him off the stage set and make her way back to the her trailer, the director of the show yelled "Cut!. Alright that's it for the day and remember we have to film one more in Hollywood, and finish filming in Todayland!." On cue everyone got up and take off their costumes and headed off the set while the clean crew came to clean up the set back.
As Penny went back to her trailer she posted the photo that she took and put it on the wall where she had pictures of her and Bolt on each film set that had famous backgrounds of the world most famous attractions. "Great work boy. I'm so proud of you Bolt and since we're almost done filming, I was thinking we can hang out when we head home in Todayland. Bolt?." said Penny poking her head out from her dressing room as she sees her dog keeping his eyes on the door and not even paying attention to what she said.
With a sigh she went back to dressing as she was wearing a pair of black shoes with a black dress, with a metal wrist band on her right wrist that was given to her by her dead farther when she was just only little. Then when she was about to help herself with the food on the table she heard her phone ringing, and took it out an read the name of the caller and smile.
"Hi Uncle Cornelius what's up?." She spoke first while taking a bite of her peach.
"Hi Penny, how's my little niece doing?." Cornelius asked as he was taking a break from his meeting with his coworkers on the bossiness trip, as he drawing up and looking over some old plans from his old invention archives. "I'm doing fine Uncle. I was just done filming and now I'm getting ready for the Tonight Show." She said taking another bite of her fruit. With a sigh in relief he was glad that she was alright as he hated to worry when one of his family members are in trouble or worse. "That's nice to know Penny, I was planning on watching it. By the way how's your dog Bolt doing?." Cornelius asked out of the blue.
"As always being over protective, nothing much new. Why do you ask?." Penny asked her uncle.
"Oh, I'm just asking since after all theirs nothing wrong with having a man's best friend. I'm not going to hold you up for long so I'll see you when you come home." He said as Penny said "A promise is a promise. Bye Uncle Cornelius and enjoy your business trip." After Cornelius said bye and hanged up he went back to his blueprblueprint design that was a small chamber pod that was a DNA power core, that was supposed to give any small creature the ability to have super powers of his choosing.
He was planning on giving Bolt actual superpowers with the help from Tardarshi and his college friends since they were one time talking about creating a serum that cab give any animal to develop super abilities, but in honesty it was illegal to test unsafe chemicals or even do dangerous lab experiments to animals. And Cornelius was not a animals abuser but a animal lover. But then again this suppose to be a safe experiment and he had one animal that he can test it on.
"One day. Just one day I can build and test run my invention and I can really give Bolt the same powers that he thinks he has." Cornelius thought to himself as he folded his blueprint and place it in his grey suit case and set the lock on.
"Maybe one day. And like I always say when things don't go the way it should be. And that's Keep moving forward." He told himself and headed out of his hotel room, and headed back to his second long hours of his company meeting.
"Sometimes I wish I was a kid again." He thought and went in and get this over with. After all he has a week to finish and head home for a nice long vacation with his entire family.