ch 7 A Visit to Grimwood's

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Meanwhile the Cadets were practicing volleyball. The ball flew through the air and Baxter spiked it. Jamal tried to hit it but ended up missing it.

"Nice spike, Baxter. That's what I call teamwork" Simon said as Baxter was on Grunt's shoulders.

"Affirmative. Those girls don't stand a chance against my behind the back pass attack" Jamal said tossing the ball behind him to Miguel.

"All the way with Calloway!" Miguel cheered hitting the ball.

Just then the Colonel arrived.

"That's the spirit, men!"

The boys immediately saluted.

"YES SIR!"

The ball bounced off of Tug's head and Jamal missed it.

"No fair, Tug, that's a carry" Jamal said.

"Keep using your head, Roker. I'm going over to Miss Grimwood's to arrange our game" The Colonel said before leaving.

The Colonel made it to Grimwood's and rang the doorbell.

Meanwhile, Miss Grimwood was rewrapping Tanis.

"All that exercise really loosened you up, Tanis" Miss Grimwood said.

"Yeah, a little too much" Skellie giggled as she was stretching.

The Colonel knocked on the door.

"Miss Grimwood, it's me! Colonel Calloway"

"Will you get the door for me, Sibella?" Miss Grimwood asked.

"You bat I will" Sibella said before turning into a bat.

The door opened but the Colonel didn't see anyone.

"Miss Grimwood? Anybody home?"

The Colonel was startled when he saw Sibella's bat form.

"Uh! Stay back! That's a direct order!" The Colonel said cowering.

Sibella turned back to normal.

"Anything you say, Colonel Calloway" Sibella said.

"Huh!?" The Colonel said surprised to see Sibella.

"Where did you come from, young lady?" The Colonel asked.

"Oh, up there. Miss Grimwood said to make yourself comfortable. She'll be down as soon as she wraps things up" Sibella said as the Colonel walked into the next room.

While his back was turned, Sibella turned into a bat.

"Affirmative. Thank you, young la-AH!" The Colonel said backing away from the bat.

"This school must have bats in it's belfry"

The Colonel walked up to a chair and wiped his finger across the arm.

"Could stand to use a little spit and polish" The Colonel said sitting down.

As soon as he did, however, metal restraints bound him to the chair.

Just then Miss Grimwood entered the room.

"Ah, Colonel Calloway, how nice of you to pay us a visit"

The Colonel struggled in his chair.

"M-Miss Grimwood, this chair, its-"

"Yes, it's a collectors item. Early inquisition. But not very comfortable, I'm afraid. Would you prefer a softer chair?" Miss Grimwood asked releasing the Colonel.

The Colonel stuttered as he got up.

"Thank you"

The Colonel went over to another chair and inspected it thoroughly before sitting down.

"Now, how about some tea and sweets?" Miss Grimwood suggested.

"Negative, Miss Grimwood. I'm on a strict Military diet" The Colonel said.

"Nonsense, Colonel. You must taste my fudge" Miss Grimwood said before banging a gong.

An octopus butler brought over tea and fudge. The butler offered the fudge to the Colonel.

"I made it this morning" Miss Grimwood said.

"Well, if you insist. Thank you" The Colonel said.

The butler poured them tea. Miss Grimwood happily ate a piece of fudge.

"Mmm! Mmm! Delicious! If I do say so myself"

The Colonel tried a bite and grimanced.

"Doesn't it taste a little, moldy?"

"Of course, Colonel. Fungus fudge always tastes moldy" Miss Grimwood said.

"Fungus Fudge!?" The Colonel exclaimed dropping the fudge and downing his tea.

Matches caught the sweet with his tounge and happily ate it.

"Yes. It goes so well with toadstool tea" Miss Grimwood said.

"Toadstool tea!?" The Colonel said dropping his cup.

The cup landed on Matches' head.

"More tea, Colonel?" Miss Grimwood offered.

"Negative, Miss Grimwood. I think it's time we arrange our annual volleyball game. My Cadets are looking forward to, eh, winning again this year" The Colonel said.

Matches growled an blew fire under the Colonel's seat.

"Isn't it getting a bit warm in here?" The Colonel asked as he started to sweat.

"It's going to get a lot hotter on the volleyball court, Colonel. We've got a new coach, and I'd like you to meet him" Miss Grimwood said.

The butler pulled a rope, sounding a bell. Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy were walking down the stairs when it suddenly turned into a slide. The boys yelled as they slid down the hall and the butler grabbed them.

"Shaggy, I'd like you to meet Colonel Calloway" Miss Grimwood said.

"Hello-AH!" The Colonel yelled jumping up from the heat.

"Like don't get up on my account, Colonel" Shaggy said.

The Colonel patted out the smoke on his pants while Miss Grimwood scolded Matches.

"Bad boy, Matches!"

Matches grumbled before scampering off.

"Like, uh, we're ready to play your school whenever you say, Colonel" Shaggy said.

"Affirmative. We'll rendevous at your field at 1400 hours. Prepare to syncronize watches" The Colonel said.

"Like watches syncronized" Shaggy said lifting up his watch.

"Ryncronize" Scooby said as he and Scrappy lifted up their watches.

Even the butler syncronized three of his watches.

"Check. Over and out" The Colonel said saluting and turning to leave.

His pants still having traces of smoke on them.

"Gee, looks like the Colonel's already warmed up for the game" Scrappy said.

"You'd better start getting the girls ready, Shaggy" Miss Grimwood said.

Shaggy and Scooby went over to the butler and grabbed some fudge.

"Like what's the rush, Miss G? We've got 1400 hours until the match. Ha, that's a lot of time" Shaggy said.

"Reah" Scooby said stealing Shaggy's fudge.

"A rot" Scooby said.

"But, Shaggy, 1400 hours means 2 O' Clock. We've only got an hour" Scrappy said pointing at the clock.

"Like why didn't you say so, Scrappy? Don't just stand there! Time to warm up!" Shaggy said grabbing Scrappy and running off.

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