Big Boogey Adventure

chapter 9

It was then time to get ready to go.

Irwin was shivering nervously. "I miss Billy and Twister, yo!"

"I told you, Billy and Twister are fine." Mandy narrowed her eyes in annoyance.

"How are we gonna tell Spinelli about this?" Sam asked.

"I got it," Otto said once he had an idea. "Tell her that he got lost in the woods while we were camping and we don't know where he is."

"Why do I have to tell her?!" Sam yelped.

"What, you think I'm gonna tell her?" Otto scoffed. "No way, I'm still sore from that atomic wedgie that Lars gave us last weekend when he made us do his homework for him!"

"Well, Spinelli is gonna do way worse to Lars than what she'll do to us!" Sam replied. "Can you imagine what she might do with us?!"

"SHUT UP!" Mandy snapped to them.

Otto and Sam muttered as they stayed quiet.

"They've been underwater for six hours," Penn replied. "I'd go after them, but I ruptured my eardrum."

"Again?" Cindy deadpanned.

Mandy look over at the water, becoming emotional as she was thinking about the moments she had with Billy.

"Mandy?" Lil called.

"You weenies lose your mascots?" Boogey mocked. "That's a crying shame!"

"We don't need to be together, right?" Mandy replied weakly before she stared into the water. "Billy's... Always fine..."

"What did I tell you guys?" Arnold said to the others, referring to Mandy's rare display.

"Whoa, Mandy is showing emotions?!" Otto asked.

Mandy even looked like she was going to cry.

"Mandy, I know you miss your friend, but... It gets easier..." Cindy tried to comfort.

Mandy looked to Cindy and actually hugged her without saying anything.

"It's okay... It's okay." Cindy said as she patted Mandy on the back.

"Poor Mandy." Lil cooed.

"Hey, Blondie." Penn poked Mandy's head and pointed to the water as bubbles came to the surface.

It was the Krakken who had Billy and Twister on its tentacles.

"We're fine!" Twister smiled.

"Told you they were fine." Mandy muttered as she then pushed Cindy off of her and then had an annoyed look on her face.

The Krakken put the duo onto the boat and waved goodbye as it left.

"Billy! Twister! You survived!" Penn called out.

"Penn, you got their names right!" Cindy gasped.

"Well, of course I did, Sandy." Penn teased.

"Hey!" Cindy glared as he smirked.

"Twist, you're okay, which means, I'm okay, and that means I get to live!" Otto cheered.

Twister simply looked at him in confusion, even more so than usual.

"Guys, how did you survive the Krakken?" Chuckie asked.

"First the Krakken ate us, but we kept alive by breathing our own farts," Billy explained. "Then me, Twister, and the Krakken became friends. He's really fun when you get to know him."