Keep in Step! Part 6
*NOTE-Sorry it took so long to get this part out! Ive been busy with exams at school and I couldn't neglect them, sorry to say. Believe me, Id give up exams in a heartbeat for MITM! Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys this part tremendously. But, a bit of a warning, there's a big part that's a bit..violent. This part(the whole fic, by the way) is dedicated to the memory of our beloved show. Enjoy!..........................
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With the band concert over, Lois, Reese and Hal drove to the house(see last part for the band concert/competition). Lois was still mad at the whole fire thing(also see last part
). Hal and Reese, on the other hand, thought it was the only good thing about the whole evening. Lois and the guys pull up to the driveway.
Lois: Im going to go get Dewey from the school. See you two in a little bit.
Reese: Take as long as you want, mom!
Hal(roll eyes): See you in a little bit, hon.
Reese and Hal get out of the van. Lois drives off.
Hal: Well, now that were home, let's....
Malcolm(distant sound): Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
Reese and Hal turn around.
Reese: What the?
Malcolm is charging at Reese with a baseball bat!
Malcolm: AHHHHHHHGGGGGHHHH!!!
Malcolm swings the bat and wacks Reese in the side.
Reese: OWWW! What are you doing?!
Malcolm: You told Tanya a bunch of lies to make me look bad!
Reese:....uh....sorry..oh no...
Malcolm: IM GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
Reese: AHHH!
Reese jumps up and starts running around the house, trying to escape Malcolm. Malcolm is right on his tail.
Reese: DAD! HELP!
Hal runs inside the house and emerges with...a video camera.
Hal(in mind): I could win 10,000$ from America's Funniest Home Videos!
Reese: DAD!
Hal: Uh..Malcolm, stop.(says in an unconvincing, nonthreatning manner.)
Malcolm: Reese, youve drawn the last straw! Im going to cave your skull in with this bat!
Malcolm runs in the backyard, but doesn't see Reese.
Malcolm: Where are you?!
All of a sudden, Reese jumps out of some bushes in the backyard. He tackles Malcolm and starts punching him in the face.
Reese: Eat that, bed wetter!
Malcolm, in a fury, gets Reese on his back and starts punching him in the face.
Malcolm: I AM NOT A BEDWETTER!
With all this going on, Hal is only videotaping it.
Hal: Uh..not too hard, boys...
Reese and Malcolm both get on their feet, and just stare at each other.
Malcolm: This is it. It ends now!
Reese: You got that right!
They run at each other and start kicking and punching each other. Hal is videotaping it until the van pulls up. Hal gets those big, fearful eyes.
Hal: oh no..
Lois comes up behind him and watches the Malcolm and Reese for a second. She then turns to Hal. Lois has that REALLY pissed off look on her face. She sees the camera in Hal's hand and gets even more mad. Hal throws the camera in the bushes.
Hal: Um...just recording..nature..when they...started..fighting..you know...
Lois has that mad, unconvinced look.
Hal: Um...BOYS! That's enough! Stop fighthing RIGHT NOW!
Lois is still staring death beams at Hal. He starts cowering.
LATER, in the house...
Malcolm and Reese are sitting apart from each other in the living room. Reese's shirt is torn and ripped. He is bleeding at the mouth. He also has two black eyes. Malcolm is bleeding at the nose and has two black eyes as well.
Lois: WHAT were you boys doing?! That was inexcusable!
Hal: That's right!
Lois: Hal, shut up! I tell you, if you boys EVER do that again, Ill ship you both to Siberia to a special boot camp! Do you boys hear me?!
Malcolm: Reese started it! Trying to lie about me to Ta...
Lois: I don't care who started it! Now you two go to bed!
They both trudge to bed. Dewey is just standing there.
Dewey: Well, I appreciate everyone's enthusiastic congrats for winning the competition. By the way, Im field sergeant of the band now.
Lois: Oh, that's right! You have to go to that celebration banquet at the school right now.
Dewey: I was going to tell you, but you were too busy with Reese and Malcolm.
Lois: Well, let's get in the van. Ill take you.
Lois, Hal, and Dewey go outside. Dewey and Lois get in the van. Hal watches them drive off.
Hal: See you later!
When they are out of sight, Hal runs to the bush and retrieves the video camera.
Hal: 10,000$, here I come!
He runs in, sticks the tape in a box, addresses it, and stick it in the mailbox outside.
MEANWHILE, at the middle school...
Dewey is in the gym with the rest of the band. Everyone is just celebrating and drinking punch and such. Bobby comes up to him.
Bobby: So, my new field sergeant, how are things?
Dewey: Fine...
Bobby: That's greeaaatt! Hey waiter, come here.
A waiter approaches.
Bobby: Go get us some punch if you don't mind.
The waiter goes. He comes back with punch. He hands a glass to Bobby and Dewey, but when he gives one to Dewey, he slips Dewey a note(!). Bobby doesn't catch it.
Bobby: Thanks. Now go away.
Dewey: Funny he's a waiter. He's the only one here.
Bobby: What you getting at?
Dewey: I don't think he's a waiter at all.
Bobby: Oh whatever. If he's not a waiter, why's he wearing that white suit? Anyway, Im going over therrre....(Bobby is kinda drunk, if you don't already sense that).
He walks away. Dewey goes to a corner in the gym and reads the note. It says: "Follow the waiter." Dewey glances up and sees the waiter going outside. Dewey runs after him. They both go outside.
Dewey: Hey, who are you?
Waiter: Im...someone. That's not important right now!
Dewey: What do you want with me?
Waiter: Listen, all I can tell you right now is that Im a...ah..."reporter" of some kind.
Dewey: That doesn't answer my question.
Waiter: Well..if you SHUT UP FOR A SECOND, mr. smarty pants, then it will!
Dewey: Ok, fine.
Waiter: Ive got evidence that your band is into some...how shall I put this..."unethical" and "illegal" activities.
Dewey...what?
Waiter: Well, not really the band itself, but the leaders.
Dewey: You mean Jaques and Bobby?!
Waiter: Among others, yeah.
Dewey: What are they doing that's so bad?
Waiter: Ive got proof that they are in a "equipment" smuggling ring.
Dewey: Your tripping. Im going back inside.
Waiter: Im being serial! Whenever you guys go on a competition or something, don't you notice how Bobby and Jaques disappear for a while before it's your band's turn?
Dewey: Well...yeah...
Waiter: What they do is they go and steal other team's equipment and then they sell it to a big smuggling ring! Im being super, duper serial!
Dewey: I never thought....
Waiter: Your gonna help me bring them down!
Dewey: What makes you think Ill help you?
Waiter: If you don't, then when I DO finally break this open to the police and FBI, your successful field sergeant ass will go down with the rest of them!
Dewey: That's blackmail! You bastard!
Waiter: Well, are you with me or what?
Dewey:...ok. What do you need me to do?
Waiter: Act like everything's normal, but I want you to plant recording devices in Jaque's office so we can really get evidence of what they are up to!
Dewey: Is that all?
Waiter: And I want you to try to find where they store the stolen equipment and take pictures of it to have even more evidence!
Dewey: Ill try.
Waiter: One more thing...can you go inside and get me a cup of punch? Im thirsty.
Dewey rolls his eyes and just goes inside.
Waiter: Is that a yes or a no on the drin....
Dewey just slams the door.
Waiter: Huh. I just wanted some punch.
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END of part 6! Everything's getting into high gear now! Hope Reese and Malcolm's fight wasn't too violent! Plus, I hope everyone is interested in Dewey's plot. Im adding more mystery to it as I go along. If anyone has read the book "The Firm" by John Grisham(or seen the movie), you will know where Im heading with Dewey's story. Anyway, hope you enjoyed! And PLEASE leave a reply after you finish the story! Anyway, the next part will be out shortly.