Darryl is pushing a janitor's cart, positioning it for his next stunt. He stops the cart at the edge of the stairs, puts on motorcycle goggles and jumps in the cart. "Three, two, one." He balances himself forward, rides downstairs and out the building. He takes a leaf blower and uses it to gain more speed for his last stunt, to the other kids' amusement. (Y/n), Molly and Scratch are playing basketball as Darryl passes through. "That's my man! You go, D-Dawg!" Scratch said. He finally uses a damaged fence as a ramp, jumps out the cart and causes an explosion behind him. Everyone praises him. "Darryl! Darryl! Darryl!"
The kids chanted. Someone blows a whistle, making the kids run away and leaving Darryl behind. Darryl, along with his parents and three other teachers, are deciding on Darryl's punishment. Principal O'Connor sighs. "Considering this is the 27th report..." he moves a stack of previous reports aside. "In your file in three weeks, the punishment will have to be severe." He said. "Why does this keep happening? I'm just trying to be awesome." Darryl said. "We have no option but to expel him!" Mr. Bates said. "Expulsion, Mr. Bates?" Ms. Lightfoot asked. "He's a clear and present menace!"
Mr. Bates said. "Oh, come on. He's a kid. The only menace around here is Miss Lightfoot and that stinky salmon she microwaves in the teachers' lounge!" Mrs. Roop said. Ms. Lightfoot gasps. "I have a vitamin D problem." She said. "Take a supplement!" Mrs. Roop said. "Supplements are a lie." Mr. Bates said. The teachers start arguing. "I really need to schedule a teacher team-building day." Principal O'Connor said. The arguing continues. Scratch is shown now spying on their conversation. Molly pulls him out. "So, what's happening in there?" She asked. "Oh, they're fighting. It's chaos!" Scratch said. "Fighting?! Who's winning? Is it Darryl? He's taken at least one-and-a-half Taekwondo classes." (Y/n) said. "No!
The teachers are fighting! They haven't even gotten to Darryl yet. Now, lemme go back! I'm missing the good stuff." Scratch said. "Wait!" Molly and (Y/n) shouted. "I believe the fair punishment is... six years detention!" Principal O'Connor said. "But middle school is only three years." Darryl said. "Ho-ho-ho-ho, not at the rate you're going!" Principal O'Connor said. Once they leave school, the McGees talk to Darryl about his behavior. "There goes your fresh start at a new school." Sharon said. "I thought Brighton was gonna be different, Darryl." Pete said. "I was just trying to liven up recess! It's been so boring since they condemned the swing set." Darryl said. "That doesn't mean you can commandeer a janitor's cart! Haven't we had this exact conversation before?" Pete asked.
"No. Those were shopping carts, custodian carts, and go-karts!" Darryl said. "All carts are off limits. If it's got wheels, stop commandeering it!" Pete said. Darryl sighs. "What's your secret, Molly? (Y/n)? You never get called down to the principal's office. What are you doing that I'm not?" He asked. "It's more about what we're not doing." Molly said. "Which is pretty much anything you're doing." Scratch said. "Maybe you two could teach me your ways? Show me how to not to get in trouble?" Darryl asked. "Like, nice lessons?" (Y/n) asked. Molly has set up the basement for her "Nice lessons". She shows a board saying "How to be good". "Welcome, class, to our first-ever seminar: How to Be—" Molly began. "Boo! Being good's for suckers-" (Y/n) sprays water on Scratch. "Ack! Hey!" He shouted. "Please refrain from distracting the other students." (Y/n) said. Molly nods. "Thank you, (Y/n). Today, we will learn the 12 steps to being good." Molly said. "Twelve?! OK, real talk, my attention span is, like, 15 minutes, including a snack breeaa..." Darryl gets distracted by a fly. "OK. We'll skip being considerate to your elders, having a strong moral compass, befriending stray kittens. You know what? I'll just boil it down to the three essentials. Step one: Think About Others." (Y/n) said.
♪ It's nice to be nice ♪
♪ As my mother once said ♪
♪ It's good to be good ♪
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The Ghost and Molly McGee X Reader
FanfictionOptimist twins Molly and (Y/n) McGee live to make the world a better place, fix what has gone wrong, and spread joy. Meanwhile, cantankerous ghost Scratch lives to make the world a worse place, break what has gone right, and spread misery. When a cu...