Craig Must Fight

Chapter 2

By Shadowgate

THAT NIGHT WHEN CRAIG WENT TO BED HE THOUGHT ABOUT BEING SUSPENDED AND THE MISSING HOMEWORK. HE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THE CLASS HAD DONE NOTHING BUT LAUGH AT HIM ALL WEEK. HE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HE HEARD KENNY MCCORMICK'S VERY LAST HEARTBEAT.

CRAIG WAS TOUGH BUT THIS WAS TOO MUCH FOR ANY NINE-YEAR-OLD TO HANDLE. HE COULDN'T HELP BUT BREAK DOWN AND CRY HIMSELF TO SLEEP.

Stan and Kyle were in the computer lab and Stan just had to speak his opinion about the dirty joke that Cartman pulled on Craig.

"Hey Kyle you have to admit that joke is pretty funny." Stan laughed but Kyle immediately asked "what joke?"

"You know the one where Cartman asked Craig do your parents know you jack off?"

"You see Kyle whether you answer yes or no you admit to jacking off."

"I see Stan and it's not that funny."

Stan was puzzled.

"Come on Kyle you have to admit that was funny."

Kyle got irritated and said "If Cartman pulled that on me I'd be mad enough to give him a bloody nose. How do you think Craig felt?"

Stan got pissed off and shouted "don't tell me you're on Craig's side."

Kyle insisted "I'm not taking up for Craig damn it."

"So what's the problem Kyle?"

"The problem Stan is that Cartman is always an asshole and I can't blame Craig for being pissed off."

"Oh shit Kyle get over it."

"Mister Mackey I can't get my work done because Stan is bothering me."

"Dude!" exclaimed Stan

Mister Mackey entered and asked "what's going on in here?"

"Stan keeps talking about jacking off."

"What?" Stan was shocked.

Mister Mackey immediately commented "Now Stan it's very inappropriate to talk about jacking off in school umm kay. Jacking off is something that's private ummkay, and we don't need to talk about playing with mister happy in the classroom. Umm kay"

Stan was so mad he wanted to kill Kyle.

But out in the hallway Craig was kicked in his right shin by Cartman and Craig became infuriated. He tried to hit Cartman but was amazed to find Cartman dodging his punches. How the hell could that have been Craig wondered. Cartman dodging punches and before he knew it Cartman kicked his left shin.

"AHHHH" Craig let out

Eric Cartman due to sheer anger was beating Craig Tucker in a fight.

Craig couldn't believe it. He punched Cartman in his belly but Cartman just grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm.

Coach Garrett broke up the fight.

Just after lunch Kyle approached Stan.

"Stan I want to apologize earlier for going off on you and getting you into trouble with Mister Mackey."

Stan gave him a dirty look but then said "apology accepted."

Kyle said "I guess I just got angry about Cartman giving Craig so much shit. Cartman is fucking worse than Hitler."

"Whoa dude!" Stan said.

"Well I don't give a fuck about Craig. Fuck Craig Tucker!" Stan made his voice known and as Craig passed by he said "oh sure fuck me who gives a fuck about me?"

"Anyhow" Kyle said not seeming to care as Craig struggled due to his injuries to get to his locker.

"What are you doing after school Stan?"

"I have to catch up on my homework Kyle."

Craig was about to enter the classroom but Tweek came by and shoved him aside.

"Tweek what the hell is your problem?"

"Bitch" Tweek said.

Tweek was clearly taking advantage of the situation Craig was in. It was last year they had the big brawl but up until now there were no issues.

Aside from that nothing happened other than being bored to death with Counselor Mackey running the class.

3:45 PM

Counselor Mackey was sitting in his home when the phone rang.

He picked up the phone and said "hello" and a person with a deep voice asked him "do you like to jack off?"

"What the fuck!" Exclaimed Mister Mackey

Soon he heard what sounded like two boys laughing on the other end.

"Goddamn it" Mister Mackey yelled as he slammed the phone down.

That night Craig was in his underwear ready to go to bed when his mom barged in.

Craig yelled "mom I'm in my fucking underwear."

"Craig you watch your mouth young man and oh my God you have bruises on your legs. How did you get those bruises?"

After 15 minutes of bickering Craig admitted to his mom that he'd been fighting with Eric Cartman and his mom got so mad she was ready to call the school to complain.

Craig's dad said "deal with Eric Cartman however you need to I'm going to bed."

After Thomas went to bed the phone rang and it was Counselor Mackey accusing Craig of prank calling him and Craig's mother got really pissed off.

She screamed at Counselor Mackey.

"My son did not make prank calls to you about jacking off or eating shit out of a goat's asshole! My son was beaten at school today and nothing was done about it!"

Counselor Mackey was pissed off and Craig Tucker would be one student he'd have no intention of helping.

The next morning on the school bus Craig got reprimanded for flipping off Cartman even though Cartman was throwing paper wads at him. When he got off the bus he was pissed that he got an office referral but nothing happened to Cartman. In class Counselor Mackey had an announcement to make.

"Attention class next week Mister Garrison will be back. He had to attend his father's funeral and I suggest you don't give him a hard time if you all know what's good for you. Now let's get back to reading about Christopher Columbus umm kay."

"Hey stupid" Cartman yelled out to Craig.

"Hey stupid" Cartman yelled again.

Craig flipped off Cartman.

"Now Craig flipping people off is not appropriate behavior umm kay."

Craig stated "Cartman called me stupid."

"No I didn't that was Kyle."

Kyle replied "Cartman you can go jack off."

"Okay now I have an idea who prank called me yesterday" Counselor Mackey said.

Stan said "Good job Kyle now he knows we prank called his ass."

Counselor Mackey exclaimed "Oh a confession so you two boys were laughing in the background when you prank called me. Gotchya!"

"Oh good job Stan you just confessed it was the two of us." Kyle said.

Kyle and Stan got a week of detention and Craig spent an hour in Principal Victoria's office writing on notebook paper "I will not flip the bird in class."

At lunch time Craig sat alone. Tolkien didn't want to be near him. Tweek gave him dirty looks and still desired to fight him more than ever. Cartman had done nothing but give him two weeks of agony. He was shocked that he lost to Eric Cartman in a fight. He was ashamed that he lost to Eric Cartman in a fight. He sat at the end of a table and stared off into space.

Kyle noticed Craig was depressed and said to Stan "hey Craig has really been fucked around lately."

"Well Kyle why don't you give him a kiss?" Stan asked.

Kyle slapped Stan across his face.

"Dude"

Stan was shocked.

"I don't fucking appreciate being called Craig's boyfriend."

"Alright just calm down look if you care about him it's cool Kyle."

After recess Kyle went to the restroom and he saw Cartman and Tweek in far corner.

"So I snuck in that day during recess and took that assignment Craig was supposed to make up and got rid of it."

Tweek laughed, Kyle nearly choked on his saliva, and he turned his head toward a urinal and started walking immediately as Tweek turned his head.

"Oh hey Tweek hey fat ass. I got to piss like a racehorse."

Kyle went to do his business while Cartman and Tweek rushed to class.

Craig was in a hurry to get home because he didn't want to face Cartman after all the beatings he'd taken.

"Mom I'm home!" Craig said.

He saw his mom come in from the backyard and she informed him that she'd just buried his guinea pig Stripe.

THE STRESS OF LOSING STRIPE ON TOP OF THE HUMILIATION HE WAS GOING THROUGH WAS OVERWHELMING. HE FELT TEARS OF RAGE FLOW DOWN HIS FACE. NOT ONE GODDAMN THING WAS GOING RIGHT AT SCHOOL. NOW STRIPE HAD SUCCUMBED TO A SUDDEN ILLNESS. HE FELT HIS SHOULDERS AND BICEPS POUNDING. HE FELT A POUNDING HEADACHE IN HIS TEMPLES. HE WANTED TO GO OUT IN THE YARD AND PICK WEEDS BUT HIS MIND WAS STILL TAKING IN THE FACT STRIPE DIED. HE KNEW IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM NOT TO GO OUT IN THE YARD FOR STRIPE'S GRAVE WAS THERE. HIS WHOLE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. HE FELT NOTHING BUT PAIN AND DIZZINESS. HE KNEW HE NEEDED TO START WORKING OUT TO BEAT STRESS AND ONE DAY BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF ERIC CARTMAN. BUT FOR NOW HE JUST WANTED TO GO SIT IN HIS ROOM AND DREAM OF BETTER DAYS.

That night Stripe died the phone rang several times. When Thomas finally answered it he called for Craig but Craig said he didn't want to talk to anyone at all. He was in so much pain. He tried to focus on his homework but for once in his life he could not even focus on his fucking homework.

The doorbell rang.

"Mrs. Tucker I need to see Craig."

"Well I don't know Kyle he's been up in his room because his guinea pig died. He's very depressed."

Kyle was ready to break down at this point.

"Mrs. Tucker please I must speak with Craig."

Kyle was let in.

"Craig!"

"Craig!"

Kyle entered Craig's room and he found Craig looking very pale.

"Craig Goddamn you look sick."

"I don't feel well my guinea pig died."

"Craig I'm sorry."

Kyle puts his hand on Craig's shoulder.

"Kyle I don't know what to do."

"Craig"

"My life has hit rock bottom Kyle."

"Craig I need you to listen to me for a minute."

"Craig I was in the restroom today."

"Kyle I hope it all came out okay. If not your parents should make you a doctor appointment."

"Craig I need you to be serious and listen to me."

"I can barely focus Kyle."

Kyle put his hand on Craig's forehead.

"You're running a fever Craig."

"Kyle I really don't feel good my mom is letting me take off school tomorrow."

Kyle wanted to tell Craig so bad just what he overheard in the bathroom. However he came to realize now wasn't the time. Craig got up and struggled toward his door.

"Kyle I think you should go now. I really need rest."

"Craig I really hope you feel better soon."

Kyle marched out of Craig's house. He was upset he didn't get to tell Craig about what happened to his homework assignment and hoped Craig would recover for Kyle wanted to see Craig take revenge upon Cartman.

By next week Craig was feeling better and getting caught up on his assignments. He was happier and that was on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday morning shit hit the fan.

It was 8AM just outside the school.

"Craig hey wait up" Kyle called out.

Craig turned and as he saw Kyle running he was suddenly smacked in the face by Cartman.

Craig called him a bitch and then Cartman kicked him in the nuts as hard as he could. Craig fell on the concrete in severe pain in not only his private parts but his lower back as well. He had to be carried to the nurse's office by the janitor. Craig was lying in the nurse's office in such pain. He was almost crying. He couldn't believe that fat bastard delivered a kick so vicious.

At noon Craig was picked up by his mom and just before he left he along with his mother were informed that the kick was considered "self-defense" by the school administrators and he was in shock.

He was also in so much pain when he got home he cried himself to sleep.

4PM at Stan's house.

"Damn it Stan that's the third time you've beaten me at Grand Theft Auto 3."

Stan couldn't help but notice Kyle was having issues. He put down the controller and put his arm around Kyle.

"I can't believe it was ruled self-defense and Cartman got off with just two days of detention. That's fucked up! If I did that to someone I'd be in juvenile court with a fine and fucking community service."