The Bullworth Never Ending Story

[Mercury]

As soon as Algie had seen the door of his Cell magically open, as well as all the ones of his Block, he had immediately rushed out and, using the crowd to his advantage, had stealthily found his way out of the Asylum, after hiding in the showers for a bit until the coast was clear.  But now.....He had nothing.

Before, his Clique was the little bit of strength he needed to survive.  His Brothers had always been here to help him out.  And his own Brother Warrior, Melvin, had sent him a Spud right in the head !  The Brothers that had taught him how to play Grottos and Gremlins, the Brothers that helped him against the Jocks, the Brothers....That betrayed him.   Algernon Papadopoulos needed a friend.  A powerful friend.  And he had just guy in mind.  He was clever enough to make the connection between that Carny and the so-called mysterious person that shot Pete, the Mediator.  And now he had to find him.
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[Mike_W]

After changing his appearance, Jake thought it would be wise to get cracking right away. Jake took the better part of the day to dive deep inside his brain and come up with some small way to get some tension going.  After all, starting a School-wide war was delicate business and could not be rushed. Hmmm, he thought, Who can I use to my advantage? Someone...No, a whole group of people !.  Jake eventually thought of his good ‘friend‘, Trent. 

"Trent!", he exclaimed to himself, "That dumb oaf and the rest of his messed up friends will be perfect !"  Jake had to think deeper though.  The Bullies were excellent for stirring up hurt emotions with others, but that was nothing new.  Jake needed something on a grander scale, something outside of the humdrum of normal kids picking on kids to really get some attention.

Through more organized thought, Jake had an excellent idea.  He would need to find someone else along with the Bullies, a certain group that, compared to the Bullies, was a polar opposite.  "The Nerds !, yes, that's perfect !"  Jake wanted to make sure he didn't waste all his energy just causing problems with one Clique, oh no, he wanted to make today a two-for-one special.

Jake's idea still needed a catalyst.  He needed something to get the two Cliques to get emotional, something to make them feel mocked.  Jake was practically having a mental orgy with all these evil thoughts.  "A-Ha, I've got it !", he said.  Jake thought back to his old buddy Trent.  Trent would be an excellent catalyst along with....Cornelius.  He had remembered how these two Students shared one thing in common, a certain something not widely accepted at Bullworth....a certain sexual preference, if you will.
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[Mike_W]

Jake was ecstatic.  If it was possible to cum out your brain, Jake would be doing it at this point.  He was reaching an enormous mental climax.  Jake quickly went down the long street and over the North bridge to Bullworth Town, bought a cheap Camera at the Odds & Ends Store, and headed toward a back alley.  He would need to find someone to gather some incriminating photographs to seal the deal.  Jake paused at the entrance to the alleyway, his breath puffing out his open mouth in the cold winter air.  Off to the side, he spotted Jerry and Otto, a couple of Townie boys, playing Craps.  Jake made his way casually over to the two boys as if he wasn't up to anything. 

"Hey, you guys, want to make some cash?", questioned Jake, aka Leo Cash.

"Now you got my attention!", exclaimed Otto.
“Yeah, what we gotta do ?”, questioned Jerry.

Otto was one of the slimmer boys in the group of ragtag dropout Townies that wandered through the Towns, Jerry was nominally a touch more intelligent.  Without any prospects for a steady career, Otto, Jerry, and many of their Townie friends would do almost anything for some spending cash.  Jake walked over to Otto and Jerry and gave them the Camera, and each of them instructions. 

"I want you to meet me here tonight", Jake, ala Leo, finished, "Make sure you have the photos I’ve asked for, and the $20 dollars will be given to each of you. Dig ?”

Otto and Jerry took the Camera and headed in the direction of Bullworth Academy.

“This is gonna be good”, Jake muttered, rubbing his hands together.
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[Mike_W]

Otto was assigned to secretly follow Trent when he was off School grounds, and if possible, photograph him expressing his love towards his ‘preferred gender‘.  It took hours of searching, but Otto found his prey.  Outside of the Movie Theater in Old Bullworth Vale, Trent exited the building holding hands with his long-time secret pal, Kirby Olsen.  Otto could not believe his unexpected good luck, he quickly grabbed his camera and prepared for the perfect shot.

"Come on man, let's go back to my room and give today a perfect ending", said Trent suggestively.

"Uh, I dunno Trent, my head hurts, maybe later", said Kirby.

"Oh come on !", whined Trent, "At least give me a kiss before you go".

Lurking in the shadows, Otto thought he was going to be sick.  He tried with all his strength not to vomit and snapped a photo of Trent as he slobbered all over Kirby.  "Aww, that's disgusting !", Otto muttered to himself .  Before departing, Otto hurled an egg at the pair of lovers, the egg splattered all over Trent's head.

"Oh God, BIRD SHIT!", Trent yelled in horror.

"That isn't bird shit, that's an....or at least it was...an Egg !", Kirby corrected him.

"I think someone saw us", said Trent nervously.  The buddy-lovers hastily ran off in an attempt to salvage what was left of their reputation, but it was too late.  Otto had got everything on film.
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Meanwhile, at the Academy, Jerry had snuck in through the open Parking Lot Gates and made his way towards the Main Building, where he snuck in without anybody seeing him.  It took Jerry much longer to find his target, but Cornelius was eventually found prancing around the stage of the Auditorium.  What made this better was the fact that Cornelius was dressed as a woman.  It was a well-known fact that Cornelius Johnson was in the School's Drama Club.  It was even lesser known that he played an amazing Juliet.  Jerry struggled with himself not to laugh and was able to focus long enough to snap a photo of the little weirdo on stage.

About an hour later, the two Townie boys met up in town and made their way to the alley where they would meet Leo Cash and redeem their reward.  Little did they know, or care, what they were about to start.
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[Mike_W]

Jake, aka Leo Cash, now had to decide what he would do with the controversial photos he now had in his possession.  He couldn't get much attention with small photographs, he needed something big, vibrant and noticeable.  Just then it was as if a light bulb had erupted from his head.  Jake had remembered hearing of an incident that had happened the year before.  The then-Nerd leader Earnest had somehow obtained some raunchy naked photographs of the Head Cheerleader, Mandy Wiles.  The Ernest had then enlarged the photos and then made large posters out of them that he posted everywhere.  "That's it", Jake said to himself, "Propaganda Posters have existed for years and have had a very good track record."  Jake got busy again...He visited the local Print Shop and got those pictures super-sized.
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The next morning was a mild one.  The Vale Valley was experiencing what was known as a January Thaw.  While temporary, the weather was very warm for the middle of winter and it would help Jake get around the Towns more comfortably.  Jake strolled down the alleyway again in search of Jerry and Otto, for he had a new job for them now. 

"Hey bro's, what's up ?", said Jake, aka Leo Cash, "Want to make some more money ?"

"Does a bear shit in the woods ?", retorted Jerry.

"Alright, here's the deal", Jake said. "I want you guys to sneak into that School again. Only this time, take these Posters and put them up where I tell you."
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Upon receiving directions from Jake, the duo snuck their way through the Parking Lot Gates and into Bullworth Academy unseen, which was easy enough as it was before School.  Once inside the School, Jerry and Otto went their separate ways.  Jerry took a right, and Otto went straight ahead before taking a right near the Auditorium.

Jerry walked down the hall until he got to the Boy's Bathroom.  Jerry then stopped and pulled out some masking tape and mounted the Poster displaying Cornelius on the wall outside the Bathroom door.  Jerry then figured that he would make the best of the situation.  He had to go shit, really bad.  There was no way he was going to wait until he was back in Town.  Jerry slipped through the door and proceeded to drop a big one in the closest toilet.  As he finished and stood up, Jerry let out a snorting laugh.  "Fuck it !", he said to himself. "I'll just leave it in there, that'll show those School kids !".  Now that his mission was complete, Jerry snuck back outside and waited for Otto to finish up.

Otto strolled down the hall towards the Teacher's Lounge.  He stopped here as Jake, aka Leo Cash, had instructed.  Jake had strategically chose this location for Kirby and Trent's Poster due to the large crowd of Jocks that gathered there after classes.  The occasional Bully would also wander through this part of the School also.  Otto took out his roll of tape and carefully stuck this Poster on the wall just above a Trashcan.  Now that Otto was done, he exited the building to meet up with Jerry and go back to Bullworth Town so they could collect their cash.

"Well done", said Jake, aka Leo Cash, when they returned.  "You guys are awesome, here's some money for your efforts."  This was great, he thought.  The Posters were set, now to let the fun begin.
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[Mike_W]

Cornelius awoke on what seemed to him like a typical mid January morning.  After saying good morning to his friends, he left the Boys Dorm with his best friend, Thad.  Shortly after exiting the dorm, the pair ran into Russell.

"Haha-hahaha, you make Russell Laugh, hahaha!", Russell laughed heartily.

"What's so funny ?", questioned Cornelius.

"You're GIRLY!", teased Russell.  Cornelius simply ignored Russell and continued on.  Cornelius was used to having his balls busted on a daily basis and today was no exception...same bullshit, different day.

The two Nerds then entered the School building, eager to start their day with academics.   To their surprise, a large crowd was gathered down the hall to the right near the Bathroom.

"Maybe its a Volcano 4000 !", said Thad excitedly.  No student could resist a novelty Firework, no matter how dangerous.  To their dismay and horror, the students were gathered around a large poster displaying Cornelius in a dress and long haired wig strutting across a stage.  Cornelius gasped as everyone turned to notice him, immediately erupting with laughter.  As the students jeered and pointed, tears welled up in Cornelius' eyes.  He then began to run into the Bathroom, wailing, "What have I done to deserve such brutality !"

Cornelius holed himself up in one of the stalls and through his sobs, pinched his nose as the stench from Jerry's large turd began to invade his nostrils. "Quick, evacuate the area, someone's unleashed the putrid stench of hell !", screamed Cornelius.  As he reached down to flush the disgusting mess, Wade burst into the stall and attempted to jam Cornelius' head into the toilet bowl.  Utilizing his quick reflexes, Cornelius grabbed the sides of the toilet and locked his elbows in a desperate attempt to avoid the massive turd and filthy water.  After about a minute of Wade's force, Cornelius' arms began to become fatigued as they wobbled from the elbows down.

Suddenly, he lost his strength and his head forcefully splashed into the germ-infested water.  Caught by surprise, Cornelius had opened his mouth in shock as his head went in.  The results were disgusting.  After Wade was through flushing the poor Nerd's head, he pulled his victim out and placed him against the bowl.  Thad rushed in too late.  His friend was in agonizing pain as he puked up toilet water, followed by some chucks of turd, and the occasional corn kernel.

"Who Did This !", shouted Thad.

Through his coughs and vomiting, Cornelius responded, "W-Wade".

"I know that, but who is responsible for that Poster, my friend ?", questioned Thad.

"I'll bet it was that jerk Ethan", Cornelius said as he began to sob again.  The Bully Ethan was notorious for tormenting Cornelius.  His morning ritual consisted of giving the poor bastard a wedgie that resulted in a painful rash.  It was certainly plausible for Ethan Robinson to be the aggressor in this case.

"We shall call a meeting of the Brave Knights !", commanded Thad, "We shall make those bastards pay for this !"
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[Mike_W]

Meanwhile, at the other end of the hall, a crowd had gathered in front of the Teacher's Lounge.  The crowd size would grow larger and larger as more Students passed by and stopped to see what the commotion was about.  Among the crowd were Bullies and Jocks who were either horrified or pleasantly surprised at what they saw.  Most of the Jocks were horrified.  Taking into account the vicious rumors surrounding Locker Room foul play and the importance of ‘not dropping the soap‘, the discovery of Kirby's apparent sexual preference struck fear in the hearts of the Jocks who had showered together many times before.  Most of them began to feel sick to their stomachs, as they feared their once respected friend may have had multiple opportunities to ogle at their junk.

The Bullies were less concerned about finding out about their friend Trent as the Jocks were.  Most of this was in part due to their stupidity, and lack of ability to put two and two together.  The other part of the equation was simply due to the fact that they were doubled over in laughter at their discovery of Kirby, or as they viewed him now, their new victim for torment.  Kirby had seen the poster a little earlier and quickly disappeared to avoid ridicule.  However, Trent had just started to walk down the hall toward the poster and his fate.

"What's the Dealy-O ?", Trent said as he approached his Clique, but was cut off by what he saw.

"I hear you like Art Class, you fruit !", ridiculed Casey as he noticed Trent.

The rest of the Jocks began to make kissing gestures at Trent and then proceeded to double over in fits of laughter.  Trent took a few moments to allow what he had just seen to sink in.  When it finally hit him, Trent began to snivel and started to run away as he cried, "Don't let the girls see me like this !"

At this, the Jocks roared with laughter. "What does that queer care about what girl's think of him ?", questioned Luis.

"Yeah, go tell Kirby all about it, you frigging cry baby !", mocked Bo.

When the rest of Trent's crew finally met up with the latest victim of the Poster, the Bullies had completely forgot what was even on the Poster.  They only remembered that their friend had been humiliated and they wanted some serious revenge.

"Who the hell thought they could fuck with us !", asked Wade.

"Someone that could make pictures big and make 'em into a Poster ?", suggested Ethan.

"It was probably those Nerdy little dickheads", said Tom angrily. "Those little chumps are the only ones that have the brains for that crap".

Jake's plan had began to take form.  Without having the rationale to think it through and the proper evidence to put the pieces together, both the Nerds and Bullies had blamed each other for these mass attacks of humiliation.  The Jocks were different though, they were not humiliated, rather they were more unsettled with the evidence that their once trusted friend had been possibly checking out their naked bodies for the last few years.

The thought of it all caused the Jocks to avoid the showers at all costs.
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[BloodChuckZ]

That Evening, Jake put the other part of his plan into motion...Obtaining the Nerd's Walkie-Talkies. He was all primed to break into the Basement at the Dragon's Wing, but to his surprise, the door to the Basement was unlocked, and he just strolled right in....After checking to see if anybody was there, of course.

He flicked on the lights. The place was empty.  Jake checked out several boxes of stuff, mostly all jumbled electronic parts, until he found what he sought.  A whole box-full of Walkie-Talkies, complete with plug-in chargers and wattage-boosters.  These could both be plugged into any free outlets.  Jake dug around in a few more boxes of junk, and was rewarded with a special prize...A Mobile Base Station.  And, jammed into a corner behind it....A clip-on Mobile Antenna, that he could simply attach to the metal guttering of his house to create the necessary ground-plane.

This was just the Bee's Knees, Jake thought, and an insane bit of laughter escaped him.  The Cops must have returned this stuff after the raid in the wake of Alfred's arrest (for Jake's crimes, and what a Gas THAT was), or had missed it completely.  What a bunch of Morons.  Protect and Serve at it's finest.  Jake could already envision where he wanted to plant his Listening Devices....The common areas of both Dorms, the Autoshop, the Jock's Clubhouse, the Observatory, and Harrington House.  Nearly all of the places he had bombed, in fact, with the exception of the Observatory, that is.  Now, instead of blowing them up, he would just be listening.....And Planning.
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[BloodChuckZ]

Algie had spent a cold, miserable day and part of the night hiding out after his escape. He was now a fugitive, he knew, with no one to help him.  He couldn't chance being seen almost anywhere, couldn't even go to the Homeless Shelter.  He couldn't go back to Bullworth, to his Brother Warriors, not after what he had done.  Algie had never felt so alone.  He wanted his Mommy so bad.  Just to hear her high whiny voice, to feel her fat, crushing embrace.

Then Algie thought of that had been done to him.  All the Bullying.  All the name-calling.  All the beatings.  All of the ridicule.  And, the worst of all....The loss of his manhood. 

It wasn't fair. He couldn't help being who he was.  He didn't have a choice of what body he got. They have no right to treat him this way, no right !  Has anger returned, and his resolve stiffened.  They would Pay.  They would Pay.  They would pay BIG. 

Sneaking onto the school grounds at three in the morning, he made his way to the Observatory and managed to get inside.  He wasn't able to get into the Weapons stash, but he could access the clothing stash.  He gratefully stripped off the pasty-colored gown he had been forced to wear in the Asylum, and dressed in some of the strange-looking Carnival clothing he found there, as it seemed like the Nerds collected a bit of everything....And being a Nerd, he should know.

He chose his outfit carefully, for this was to be his next stop....The Carnival.

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Algie was standing in the Souviner Tent at the Carnival.

"Hey, first customer of the day...What can I do you for ?", the young man behind the counter said.

"I'm looking for...umm....Ace Adams", Algie stammered.

"Well, I'm Drew, will I do ?", said the Carny.

"Uh....I really wanted to talk to Ace", Algie said uncertainly. "Is he around ?"

"Ace ?", said Drew. "Naw, he blew outta here over the Holidays.  Ain't seen him since.  Sometimes it's like that at the Carnival, you know....People come, and People go...."

Algie turned dejectedly and started to leave.

"Hey, kid", Drew said suddenly. "You need a Job ?  We're always short-handed around here.  I'll bet if you go talk to Mr. Billy Bob Crane, he'll give you something to do around here."

Algie looked around. "Really ?  I might just do that."

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"You're the fattest kid I ever seen !!" exclaimed Billy Bob.

Algie was sitting in the Carnival Office Shack just off the Midway. Billy Bob Crane, the Carnival owner, was evaluating him with narrowed eyes.

"I got just the job for you, boy" he went on. "The Bearded Lady over at the Freakshow is powerful lonely these days.  She don't play to the crowd anymore, just sits there stuffing her face with that junk food and watching soaps on her telly-vision.....I'll bet you could cheer her up.  Make her come alive again !  Put some of the old Pizzazz back back in her, so to speak !"

"Well....Uhm...What would I be doing ?" Algie asked.

Billy Bob bellowed laughter. "Why, just what she does, sit there and look pretty ! That's all there is to it, boy....Just sit there and look pretty !!  We'll Call you 'The Fat Beardless Man' !!"

"Well...Erm...How much....That is....Uh...Where do I....", stammered Algie.

"Look, boy, I know the job don't pay all that much, but you get three squares a day, and a place to bunk outta the cold....Plus, on your free time, you can play as many games as you want", Billy Bob continued.  "So, how about it boy ?  You In ?  Whatta you say ?"

"Well...Sounds Great !" Algie said. "When do I start ?"

For Algie, it seemed, it wasn't to be over when the fat (bearded) lady sings.....It was just the beginning.
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[Mercury]

Tony inserted the keys in the lock of his Mediator’s Office, and slowly went inside.  In the dark, he felt around on the wall  to find the switch he was looking for, and light instantly illuminated the room.  Making his way to his desk and comfortable chair, he crouched to pick up a paper that had fallen to the ground, and then sat in the chair for a long moment, his eyes staring an invisible point in front of him.  He thought about his first day at School......Mrs. Danvers. The Bullies, too.  And Jake.....Jake.  He knew this guy had a role in what had been happening.  But when ?  How ?  And, most importantly, what role ?  Trying to find a solution in his head only made things worse than they already were.

Tony suddenly stood up, and with a sudden movement grabbed a standard box of colored thumbtacks out of a desk drawer that he hadn't found any use for before today.  He went at the other corner of the Office, yanked open the paper drawer of the small Photocopier, and threw a whole pile of paper out on the floor.  Taking a first sheet of paper, he hung it on the blank wall, and pushed the thumbtack with a quick punch.  Doing frantically so, the wall was soon quickly covered with sheets of paper.  Then Tony immediately started to draw on them, after grabbing a random marker from his pen can on the desk.

At the very top, he drew a giant arrow.  At the very left of the arrow, he marked his arrival at Bullworth, with the corresponding date.  Further then, he marked the date of the Bombings.  He went to his desk drawer, opened a File, and then continued writing on his wall.  With a glue stick, he hung photos of the buildings, before and after the Bombings, of Students, of plans of the School, including the Basement, and drew crossed lines to all the information he had posted on the wall, to try and find a connection between everything.  He was trying to discover a link, something that was missing since the start.  He knew his invisible enemy was currently acting, making plans against the School, and Tony had to move at the same time, to prevent still another fate.
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[Mercury]

Damon luckily hadn’t crossed the path of any Prefect after he came back, and now stepped down the stairs leading to the Football Field, once again feeling like a free man.  He knew his friends liked to hang out on the Bleachers at night, as they considered the beautiful view of their Football Field illuminated by the floodlights situated overhead.

A bit later, Nick came down to the Football Field, accompanied by Laurent.  As the Jocks on the Bleachers saw him, all conversations stopped.  Casey and Juri stepped aside to let Nick go through their group and walk in the direction of Damon.  The two boys met halfway up the stairs, and stared at each other for a long moment.

"Well..." Damon started. "Thank you, new kid."

They shook hands, and all the Jocks laughed, before inviting both to sit down on the Bleachers, asking Damon to relate what he had seen in the Asylum.  Nick finished the narratation of the way he and his friends had broke into the Asylum to bust Damon out, and stood up, a beer bottle in his hand.  He drifted further out on the Bleachers, where there were three Cheerleaders sitting, apparently very busy at talking.  Pinky was one of the girls, as she considered hanging out at the Football Field better than anywhere else after Harrington House......And the Jocks had always considered a girl wearing a Cheerleader outfit as one of them.

"Well, yes, I'm used to wearing diapers during the games." Christy said without an ounce of shame in her voice, her hand against her crotch. "It helps me concentrate on what I'm doing, and it's very.….Comfortable indeed."

"Really ? I should try that." Pinky replied. "But do you actually..."

"Hello there, girls, uh... I'm Nick….Nick Penty. Hope you're doing fine." Nick interrupted.

Pinky looked coldly at him and continued talking, while the other two girls, Christy and Melody, stared at Nick with some interest.

Damon was waving his hands up in the air to describe the mayhem he had participated in at the Asylum.  Both didn't see Bo running to the Clubhouse, and coming out with two Letterman Jackets.

"Damon, let's get you out of that stupid uniform !" Bo exclaimed.

"And who is the second... Uh... Blouson for ?" Laurent asked.

"Well....I'll let you guess...", Bo said with a smile, looking in the direction of Nick.
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[BloodChuckZ]

Tony didn't have to get either a hacksaw or bolt-cutters to open the locks attached to the chains  that bound the File Cabinet in his Office....He was already personally acquainted with a master lock-picker who could do the job.

Recalling their midnight ride of a few months ago, when Karen had so skillfully picked the lock of the Gate by the Parking Lot, He led Karen to his Office lair that he previously had only allowed Laurent and Constantinos to enter. He had a hunch that Karen would know not only how to get the padlocks open, but to do so without damage, so they could be used again to re-lock the file cabinet in such a way that it would look like nothing had ever happened.

Karen went right to work on the padlocks, commenting on the papers tacked to the wall with all the markings on them.

"That's a lot of stuff written there....You HAVE been busy", Karen remarked as she popped the first padlock free.  "What does it all mean ?"

"Well", Tony said, turning his attention from watching Karen's sexy breasts and firm buttocks while she worked to the large tacked-up chart on the wall, "It's a sort of timeline starting on the day I got here to now, and all the events that took place that I can remember.  Up top is when I arrived, taken to the School Office by Ms. Danvers....Here's my first fight.....The clothing scams...Jake cashing the car.....Here's meeting Laurent.....Saving Zoe....The Halloween bombings...."

Karen popped open the second padlock.  "What's all the lines mean ?" she asked.

"The black lines are sequential events" Tony said.  "The order of the things as they happened.  The red lines are possible links of events....Only my guesses for now, but the more of certain events I can link together, the closer I can get to figuring stuff out."

"Yeah ?  Like what ?", Karen said, as the third padlock popped free.

"Well...Like this here", Tony said, tracing a red line that went between 'JAKE CRASHES CAR' to 'TRENT SEES JAKE AT DORM' and ending with 'HALLOWEEN BOMBINGS'.  "Here, is Jake, Crashing that car from the Autoshop and then disappearing, only to re-appear just a few weeks later and warning Trent not to let anybody in the Dorm....Then just a few minutes later, the bombs go off."

"There", Karen Exclaimed as the fourth padlock popped free.  "It's done.  Got them all."

"Good work, Sweetheart....I owe you a dinner and a movie", Tony said, as Karen came over to join him.  She peered at the giant wall chart.

"Why did you use all those single sheets of paper ?"  Karen asked. Why not one big poster ?"

"This way I can move them around and keep them in order", Tony said, "As I remember other things, that way I can add them and keep the chart in sequence."

Karen was studying the charts.  "Where's 'Tony Meets Karen' ?  I don't see it....."

"Right here", said Tony, pointing to the upper right corner, where a grouping was posted, with corresponding black and red lines connecting them together......

MET KAREN___________KISSED KAREN__________MIDNIGHT RIDE WITH KAREN___________SEX WITH KAREN__________RAN INTO KAREN___________SAVED KAREN FROM BOMB

The latter was connected with a long red line to 'HALLOWEEN BOMBINGS'.

"Wow", Karen said, "Maybe I could help ?  There's things I remember, like from the girls talking about stuff at the Dorm."

"Sure, write it all down", Tony said, while opening the drawers of the Filing Cabinet and pulling out handfuls of Files.  "Anything might be pertinent......Could be,  just some little piece of information will be enough to tie the whole mystery together." 

Tony, however had purposely left out two things he never wanted anyone to see.....'SEX WITH PINKY' and 'SEX WITH LOLA'.....Since he didn't figure that information should be written down anywhere, ever.  With Lola gone, that secret was pretty much safe....But Pinky was still around, and might blab about what had happened between them at any time. Still, Pinky had been keeping a low profile since their 'Encounter' a month ago, so maybe that secret would also keep for quite a while.  Tony suspected that Pinky was maybe seeing (and doing) someone else secretly at this point, and perhaps didn't want their one-time tryst known either.  Little did he know that on that guess he would be right.

"What'cha doing, Babe ?", Karen asked as Tony began stuffing all the Files into a large backpack.

"I've gotta take these somewhere else for safety", Tony replied.

"Oooh....Can I come along ?", Karen said playfully.

Tony finished packing all the Files in the backpack.  "Not this time, Sweetie....It's too dangerous."

"Dangerous ?  Don't be silly !", Karen exclaimed.  "Nobody's gonna mess with little ole me."

Tony shook his head.  "Not this time...I can't risk it", Tony said firmly.

Karen's mouth turned into a pout.  "I can take care of myself, you know."

"I know that, my Angel", Tony said tenderly. "But there's someone else involved with this, whose identity I have to protect, for now....I can't tell you now, but someday, when we solve this mystery..."  Here he indicated the postings on the wall..."Then I'll be able to reveal everything."

He went to Karen and embraced her.  "If anything were to happen to you, I would just die. I just can't take that risk.  I tell you what, I'll take you on my next mission, OK?"

"Well...." Karen said coyly, "If that's a promise....."

"Swear to God", said Tony, feeling a familiar fire burning in his lower regions.

"Well...." Karen breathed sensually, "It's a deal, my big strong man....."

Karen turned her head up and French-kissed Tony deeply.  Tony respond in kind, and soon their passions were at a fever pitch.  They slid down to the floor, pulling off clothes as they went.  Soon, they were engaged in their most heavenly passion.
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[Mercury]

"Nice !" Nick exclaimed while putting on his honorary Letterman Jacket.

"That suits you, bro…..Hey Ted, I told you we had to take the big size for that tough guy !", Bo Joked.

"Turn around, Nicky !" Christy said playfully.

Nick turned around to wink at the girls, arms apart for them to admire his new jacket.  He kept his eye on the smaller quiet one, feeling he could immediately fall in love with her.  She could just the perfect girl for him, with her dark, sultry looks.  But that surely wasn't the opinion of Pinky, who was looking at Christy making eyes at Nick.

"Wait... Do you really like that guy ?", Pinky asked.

"Calm down, Pinky, he looks hot after all, doesn't he ?", said Christy, staring at Nick.

"Not as hot as Tony." Pinky whispered proudly.

"What do you mean ?" Christy asked.

"Nothing.  Just what I just said", Pinky spoke, turning away.

"Uh-huh." Christy nodded, not convinced.

"So, you're our little Mascot now, Nick !", Bo chortled.

"Damn right. We'll teach you how to play Football, you'll see" remarked Ted.

"Curfew time !" A voice rang from the top of the stairs.

Damn, the Prefects...
     
"Why are you brats still out at this time ?  Go to Sleep Immediately !", Seth shouted.

"We see you around, Mascot !  Come at the Field any time, yeah ?", Bo hollered, taking off.

"For sure, man", Nick answered before everyone on the Bleachers scattered in direction of the Dorms or the Jocks Clubhouse.
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[Mercury]

The next day, Algernon Papadopoulos, who would now be known as the Fat Beardless Man, made his way to his new workplace.  In an alley parallel to the Midway, past the Ferris Wheel, he recognized the huge tent he had been in a lot of times this last year.  Inside, two corridors met at the end of each other, leading so to the exit. On the way, windows permitted a look at the Freaks, in more or less big rooms.  Today was the day he would be at the other side of one of those the windows.

He got around the tent, and found the metallic door where a panel announced the "Fat Bearded Woman".  Under it, Billy Bob had written Algie's new name with chalk.  The panel itself had been here for long time, considering the way he was magically still hanging at the door, despite three missing screws, one of which was getting rusty in the mud in front of the door.  The Fat Beardless Man worked the key in, and after several unsuccessful effects, pulled the door open, which produced an horrible squeak in response.

 He quickly got inside, and slammed the door.  An old-school poster that was hanging on the door -- an attractive lady sitting on a sport car -- didn't resist such a shock, and fell on the floor.

"Oh, let it be, that always falls to the ground anyway. You're my new partner, huh ?"

The voice that strangely reminded him of Edna came from the Fat Bearded Woman.  She was sitting on a folding chair that was strangely still standing after years under the unbelievable weight of the woman.  She had a bowl full of appetizer biscuits, those little triangles with a delicious Mexican food taste.  But Algie couldn't help staring at the flesh overflowing the chair, the horrible mustache he had never seen from a so close, and the saliva running down the woman's mouth, dropping constantly on her breasts.  The room itself didn't help Algie feel at home.  The only furniture was a TV facing the two chairs.  He sat on the empty one, and accepted reluctantly the bowl of biscuits.

"Uh... Yes. Nice to meet you”, Algie mumbled, stuffing his face.
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[BloodChuckZ]

"Hey, uh....Kurt ?", Tibo said, looking into the upstairs room.

"What'cha need Tibo ?", said Kurt, staring intently out the window.

"Ah...The boys wanna know....How we gonna...."  Tibo hesitated.

"How we gonna what ?" Kurt muttered, still looking out the window.

"Uh, well....How we gonna start defending ourselves ?", Tibo said uneasily  He was a bit unsure how to approach Kurt lately, who seemed to spend all his time holed up in this room when he wasn't in School.

"Hard to say, T-boy, since we only got one Spud Gun and a few Firecrackers.  Ane we're low on Spuds at that."  Kurt kept his gaze on some point out the window.

"Jero and Grungy got bullied around by some of those Jocks, and Bonz got a fist to the face from a Greaser", Tibo went on.  "We can't be all together all the time.  We're getting our butts kicked.  We're just a small Clique as it is."

"Most of them don't even respect us as a Clique", mused Kurt, still with his eye on something.  "As much as we have tried, we may as well be the 'Outcasts'....Been like that everywhere we gone...." Kurt trailed off.

"Well....We gotta have a plan....", Tibo began.

"Oh, I have a plan, all right", said Kurt. Suddenly he turned away from the window. "Wanna know what happened to me today, Tibo ?  Those fucking Preps disrespect ed me, right there in English Class.  Derby and his two sidekicks, Tad and Gord....Hammering on me cause I couldn't spell 'Bourgeois'......Called me a 'Weird-Ass Low Life Stinking Metal Boy'.....Said they were the Bourgeois, I better learn that, and we were only the Proletariat and were just shit under their boots."  Kurt paused.  "I hadda go look them words up.  I didn't even know what they meant."

"So what do them words mean ?", asked Tibo after a short silence.

"Means they're the High Class and we're the Low Class", Kurt said.  "And then they just laughed, Dared me to do something about it.  When I tried to after class, they just knocked me down and started kicking me." Kurt's face darkened.  "They kicked me, just like a dog", Kurt spat.  "Fucking Preps !!"

Tibo was silent before Kurt's rage.  Kurt suddenly stormed across the room and pulled out the group's one remaining Spud Gun.  "The boys want a plan ?  Tell them we're going on a Raid, Tonight !"

"Okay....", Tibo said slowly. "Where to ?"

"The Preps have a Beach House, down by the water.  We're gonna bust in there, turn the place upside-down.  Those rich fucks have gotta be hiding some Weapons someplace, and that's the first place to look."  Kurt stopped pacing and looked at Tibo.  "Get all the boys together. We move out at midnight."
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