Dear Readers,
Another three months passes by & it's due to me dealing with writer's block, family ordeals, mental health issues & extreme laziness. Anyways...In the previous chapter, The Chapins had to cut their family outing short because Phillip let his credit card slip out of one of the suitcases. Lucky for him, Kara has kept it safe. Speaking of Kara, she & her friends managed to get their lunch delivered safely by Tatsu Yamashiro & tried to evade Vice Principal VeDito. Their efforts were almost all for naught when Kara distracted VeDito so her friends could get back to the library with their lunch intact. Unfortunately, Kara ends up being caught by VeDito...Oh yeah! This is the last chapter of our story set in 1992! Thank you for making it this far & be sure to tell me your favorite parts of this affectionate tribute to the Breakfast Club.
Signed, The Author
Chapter 4: The Saturday Ends
Metropolis High Hallway...
(Kara Danvers has been caught singing loudly & off key by Vice Principal Frankie VeDito in the halls. Now she is face to face with the angry Vice Principal & it's only a minute before lunch time.)
Kara Danvers: (Attempting to sweet-talk her way out of this) Oh...Errrr...Vice Principal VeDito! I literally didn't know you were patrolling the halls.
VP VeDito: (Out of patience for anymore antics) SHUT UP! Don't you talk to me! YOU SHUT UP! What in the hell gives you the right to run around in these halls & sing loudly off-key?
Kara Danvers: (Giving her shoddiest excuse ever) I got bored in the library & I wasn't allowed to read any books. So I left & practiced singing & running at the same time. Do you know how hard that is?
(Clearly refusing to buy that blatant lie, VP VeDito pulls Kara by the ear as she yelps in pain. He then drags her down the hallway & throws her in a storage closet before locking the door.)
VP VeDito: (At wit's end with Kara) That is the last time you ever ever EVER run in the halls & sing one of Madonna's greatest hits! Do you know where you'll be five years from now? You're going to be all alone back in your filthy rathole birthplace called Smallville without any family or friends to help you! Everyone will forget all about you as you rot away, living in a cardboard box & begging to be back on your feet!
Kara Danvers: (Mortified) That's a bit too harsh, even for you.
VP VeDito: (Cracking his knuckles & rolling up one of his sleeves) Ok, Goldilocks...See this?
(VP VeDito points his index finger at Kara.)
Kara Danvers: (Confused) You want me to pull it?
VP VeDito: That's right, you little street urchin...Pull my finger...Pull it!
(Kara hesitates to pull VeDito's finger no matter how many times he goads her.)
VP VeDito: I dare you to pull my finger...PULL!MY! FINGER!
(Kara still hesitates.)
VP VeDito: PULL IT!
(After a few seconds, Kara grabs VP VeDito's suit & kisses him with all the passion & fear. She then runs out of the storage closet, while VP VeDito slowly regains his bearings.)
VP VeDito: (Looking around the closet in confusion due to his memory being wipe from Kara's kiss) Huh...Now what did I come in here for?
(He shrugs & walks out.)
Meanwhile, Back at the library...
(Kara runs to her friends, who have started their ideal Saturday detention luncheon, which consists of one 14 inch half broccoli & half plain pizza for Jessica Cruz & Zee Zatara, one 14 inch mushroom & olive pizza for Diana Prince & Karen Beecher & one 14 inch pepperoni pizza for Barbara Gordon & Kara Danvers. There also sits a bucket of ice, three towers of stacked cups, a two liter Pepsi & a two liter Mountain Dew.)
Kara Danvers: (To her friends, who were all waiting) Hey! Hey! Hey! What's happening, everybody? Thanks for waiting! You know, I had the hardest time distracting Frankie so we could avoid coleslaw & lumpy potatoes. So without further ado...Dig in!
(Wasting no more time, the girls begin eating their selected pizzas ordered from Pizza Hut & their lunch was indeed tastier than coleslaw & lumpy potatoes.)
Kara Danvers: (Taking her first slice of pepperoni) Oooh, still warm.
Barbara Gordon: (With her first slice as well) You can thank me for sitting on it.
Zee Zatara: (Disgusted) Okay...Not what I wanted to hear.
Barbara Gordon: (After digesting her first pepperoni slice) So, Jessica...Did you & John Stewart ever eat a slice crust first?
Jessica Cruz: (Helping herself with another brocoli slice) Oh, lots of times...Together at least...
(Diana Prince pours her first cup of Pepsi & drinks it when Karen Beecher eats her mushroom & olive slice like a fish. This makes all the other girls laugh out loud, especially Diana, who accidentally sprays Pepsi out of her nose, much to the amusement of Kara & Babs.)
Kara Danvers: (Guffawing) HAHAHAHA! Diana can't hold her Pepsi! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Barbara Gordon: (Also guffawing) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Her small country sprung a leak & now the dam has burst!
(Zee & Karen continue eating their pizza as Jessica hands Diana a napkin to wipe all the Pepsi off her face.)
Karen Beecher: (Clearly enjoyin her lunch) I can see why Mr. Chapin really loves Pizza Hut.
A hour later...
(The girls have consumed all their respective pizzas, Pepsi & Mountain Dew. Now they all lay on the floor, stuffed up to the point of letting their bellies hang out as three empty pizza boxes, many empty used cups & two empty 2 liter bottles lay all around them. Diana belches really loud.)
Jessica, Karen & Zee: (Outraged) DIANA!
Kara & Babs: (Amused) Daaaaaaamn!
Diana Prince: (Embarrassed) Sorry, friends. I ate like a swine.
Zee Zatara: (Annoyed) We all ate like pigs today, but that does not give you the right to burp like that!
Karen Beecher: (To Zee) Hey! It's a natural bodily function. None of us can help it.
(At the very utterance of the phrase "Natural bodily function"...The girls all have the sudden urge to answer the call of nature.)
Diana Prince: (Clutching her groin) What is this strange feeling in my nether regions?
Jessica Cruz: (Also clutching herself) We all have that uncomfortable feeling as well, Diana. However, we can't go out in the halls to find the nearest bathroom. Otherwise, VeDito will catch us.
Karen Beecher: (Ditto) Girls! We're in luck! There's a bathroom nearby in this library!
(There is indeed a set of two restroom facilities, One for boys & one for girls. However, both facilities have been locked shut by VP VeDito, much to the agony of the girls.)
Barbara Gordon: (Really desperate to pee) Now now now what?!
Jessica Cruz: (Twice as desperate for relief) Mis dientes posteriores están literalmente nadando por mi vida.
Zee Zatara: (Being tortured by her bladder) Do something, Kara! We're all going to explode!
(Seeing a fire extinguisher in a case, Kara wastes no time breaking the glass to take it out & smash the lock with it. Thus, the girls all rush into the girls' bathroom to relieve themselves. A few minutes later, VP VeDito steps in the library to check on the girls, but they were nowhere to be seen. Instead he's greeted to the sight of empty used cups, three empty Pizza Hut boxes, an empty 2 liter Pepsi bottle & an empty 2 liter Mountain Dew bottle littering the floor. Frankie instantly puts two & two together & figures out the girls have succeeded in avoiding coleslaw for lunch. He then hears the sound of toilets flushing from the girls restroom as the six girls step out feeling very relieved. Unfortunately, that feeling of bladder relief was drastically cut short as they were now facing Frankie VeDito. Luckily, their pot bellies have vanished.)
Jessica Cruz: (All color drained) Aye yai yai.
Kara Danvers: (Shocked) Oh snap!
Zee Zatara: (Wide-eyed) Busted.
Barbara Gordon: (Scared) We're in trouble!
Karen Beecher: (Horrified) Now now now now what?!
Diana Prince: (At a near loss for words) Uh oh...
VP VeDito: (Even more pissed off) If you girls thought you were in trouble before...You're all in even BIGGER TROUBLE THAN EVER BEFORE! You all have the audacity to order from Pizza Hut & go to the bathroom against my rules! Now you will ALL stay in this library for the rest of your wasted lives! That's right! THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME!
(As VeDito rants at the girls, the Chapins & their butler enter the library. The obese patriarch of the family stands silently behind the ranting Vice Principal.)
VP VeDito: (Continuing his rant) I WILL PHONE ALL OF YOUR PARENTS & TELL THEM THAT YOU WILL ALL LIVE HERE ALL DAY EVERYDAY! YOU CAN BET YOUR SWEET & PRETTY ASSES THAT YOU'LL START YOUR NEW LIVES AS SCHOOL PRISONERS BY CLEANING UP THAT MESS! WHEN I TELL THAT FAT BLOATED BUFFOON NAMED MR. CHAPIN ABOUT WHAT YOU DID, HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME A WELL DESEVRVED RAISE FOR PUNISHING YOU BRATS LIKE THIS & FOR EVERY MEAL, YOU WILL ONLY EAT LUMPY POTATOES SPRINKLED IN COLESLAW! THIS SATURDAY DETENTION HAS OFFICIALLY TURNED INTO AN ALL-DAY EVERYDAY DETENTION, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT YOU GET FOR INTERUPTING MY SOCIAL STUDIES LECTURE!
Mr. Chapin: (Sternly) Is that so?
(VP VeDito instantly turns around & sees Phillip Chapin & his family have returned early from their outing.)
VP VeDito: (Nervously) Oh! Mr. Chapin! Y-Y-Y-You & your family are back early! Hoooowwwww...was your outing?
Mr. Chapin: (Annoyed) Well, Frankie! Our outing was cut short because my suitcase was so overstuffed my credit card fell out!
Kara Danvers: (Presenting said credit card) Luckily I kept it nice & safe!
Diana Prince: (Not knowing when to shut up) She also ordered us lunch from Pizza Hut!
Jessica, Karen & Zee: (Incredulous at Diana's stupidity) DIANA!
(Kara gives back the credit card to her uncle, Phillip.)
Mr. Chapin: (To Kara) Thank you.
VP VeDito: (Still nervous, but attempting to pluck up courage to Mr. Chapin) I errr...think you should know that I'm currently in the middle of administering a severe punishment on these girls not only for interrupting my social studies lecture, but using your credit card to order Pizza Hut, unauthorized use of the restroom & I especially caught Kara leaving the library & singing one of Madonna's greatest hits loudly & off key, while running around in the hallway! So now I shall expect my raise for putting these troublemakers in their place, which is an all-day everyday detention.
(Frankie VeDito smiles proudly, but Phillip Chapin is not having any of it.)
Mr. Chapin: (Firmly) You're already in more than enough trouble as it is for attempting to keep these girls prisoner over interrupting your social studies lecture, feeding them coleslaw or lumpy potatoes & forbidding them from going to the bathroom, Frankie! Now wait for me in my office so we can discuss this further!
VP VeDito: (Defeated & heading to Phillip's office) Those brats always give me the short end of the stick.
Mr. Chapin: (Pointing to the library exit) Office!
(As soon as Frankie left the library, Gregory heads over to one of the bookshelves, brings down the box full of the girls' personal electronics & gadgets confiscated by Frankie VeDito & presents said box to them.)
Gregory: (Presenting the box of confiscated items) You can now have your belongings back, ladies.
(In an instant, the girls rush over to claim their Gameboys, Game Gears, Sony Walkmans, Beepers, etc from the box.)
Gregory: (Smiling contentedly) You're welcome.
Mr. Chapin: (Feeling chipper) Well...I think VeDito has tortured you all long enough. You can all go home!
(With that, all the girls rush out of the library. However, Kara stays behind to talk to Mr. Chapin.)
Kara Danvers: Uncle Phil...Vice Principal Vedito forced me to pull his finger in a storage closet.
Mr. Chapin: Well, Kara, I'm going to have several words with him in my office. Rest assured that you, Jessica & Barbara won't have any extra Saturday detentions. In fact, Frankie will spent nine extra Saturdays cleaning the library from top to bottom.
Kara Danvers: Thanks, Uncle phil. See you at home.
(With that, Kara keeps us with her friends as Phillip Chapin goes to his office to discuss Frankie's punishment. On the other hand, Vivian & Gregory take Penny & Cody home.)
Cody: (About VP VeDito) Why would Frankie want Kara to pull his finger, Mom?
Mrs. Chapin: (To Cody) I think it's best that you hear it from Kara when she comes home.
The End!
