Milhouse Gets A Step-Father

Chapter 9 – I'm With You, Lou!

Bart and Milhouse explained quickly to Marge and Homer about everything that happened. Unfortunately, Marge wasn’t having any of it.

“Bart, that’s got to be the most full-blown and idiotic story that I ever heard out of your mouth! I’ll have you know I was talking to Milhouse’s mother on the phone. She wants her son back home NOW.”

“But Mom!” said Bart.

“No buts, Bart J. Simpson! Up to your room! And Milhouse, go home, your mother wants you!”

“But my mom was on the dam…”

“GO!”

As Bart walked up to his room and Milhouse walked out into the watery mess outside, Marge sat back down. “Ptuah! Stephen Lima-Bean… Who would be called Stephen Lima-Bean? Though I must admit it is a funny name…”

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At Milhouse’s house, Stephen Lima-Bean laid down the phone. He’d after made 30 calls to Luanne’s friends and family all around Springfield, pretending he was Luanne (and doing a pretty good impression too). That’ll make sure they won’t believe any rumours they might here…

But how would they hear it? Luanne and the other men were blown up on the dam, the boys fell off the dam, who would hear it?

I guess I’m just very protective of myself… thought Lima-Bean, as he stepped towards the door…

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Bart and Milhouse were running. Fast. Bart had just escaped from his room and now he and Milhouse were sprinting as fast as they could to Milhouse’s house. Bart had a funny feeling something would be happening…

When they finally reached the house, they heard grunts from inside. “I bet that’s him!” whispered Milhouse.

“OK.” Said Bart. “Sneak in the back, and grab something you can hurt him with. Maybe a wooden plank or something…”

“How about a wooden plank with a nail in it? I found two of them beside my shed.” Said Milhouse, holding up said planks with nails hammered in.

“Perfect.” Said Bart. “OK, just follow me…”

They walked slowly inside, and, true enough, saw Lima-Bean nearing the door. They walked ever slowly, so he could not hear them.

“OK, NOW!” shouted Bart.

“Huh?” Lima-Bean turned his head and met face-to-face with two wooden planks with nails in them…. But the nails themselves didn’t hit him.

He fell unconscious to the ground. “Yes!” Bart. “We got him! C’mon! Get the police!”

They didn’t need to get the police, just a second later, officer Eddie and Lou knocked the door down. “There they are!” Eddie said. “The boys who saw Chief Wiggum last.”

“And look!” Lou pointed at Lima-Bean. “They’ve just killed someone!”

“He’s not dead,” said Milhouse, “He’s just knocked out.”

“SO! Attempted murder…” said Lou. “They must have killed Wiggum too. Let’s arrest ‘em!”

“I’m with you, Lou!” said Eddie, as they hand-cuffed Bart and Milhouse and dragged them to the squad car.

As they threw the boys in the back, they said, “Best get comfy boys, if you’re found guilty, you’ll be going away for a long time…”

“No!” shouted Bart. “I can’t go to juvie again. I can’t!”

“Too bad, punk.” Said Eddie. The car drove off towards the police station.

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End of Chapter 9… Chapter 10 coming soon. Yeah…