HEY ARNOLD!
FAN-FICTION STORY
By Megawacky Max

Original found at - http://megadimension.freeservers.com/fanficing_beatles09.htm

Part 9: The party is coming! Hooray! Hooray!

It's lunchtime. Arnold and Gerald are waiting, siting at a table.

Arnold: Is she there? I'm afraid of looking back.

Gerald: No, she isn't.

Arnold: This is hard. All morning she was ignoring me. Even when I was trying to apologize.

Gerald: Helga is not a normal girl, and you know it. She's aggressive with all at school. But maybe this time she might listen to you.

Arnold: There's always a chance.

Gerald: Wait! Here she comes!

Helga and Phoebe appear. They sit on a table behind Arnold's back (maybe two or three tables away from him).

Arnold: Is she looking at me?

Gerald: No, she's talking with Phoebe.

Arnold: I need to be alone with her. Do you think you can take Phoebe from the table?

Gerald: (Cool) Just look.

Gerald walks to the other table. Arnold follows his friend with his eyes.

Gerald: Hey, Phoebe!

Phoebe: Oh, hi, Gerald!

Helga: Whaddaya want freak-hair?

Gerald: Pheebs, can I talk to you for a minute?

Phoebe: Sure. What's up?

Gerald: Er, no. I mean ... talk alone to you. Can you accompany me to the hall?

Phoebe: (Confused) well ... yes.

Phoebe stands up.

Phoebe: I'll be right back, Helga.

Helga: Yeah, yeah ... take your time.

Phoebe and Gerald leave the scene. Gerald makes a signal to Arnold right before entering the hall. Arnold sees the signal and walks to Helga's table. Arnold is behind Helga's back.

Arnold: ... ahem ...

Helga looks back and sees Arnold standing there.

Helga: What are you doing here, football head?

Arnold: (A bit afraid) Can I sit next to you?

Helga: (turns away) It's a free country, football head.

Arnold: OK.

Arnold sits in front of Helga.

Arnold: Listen, Helga ... we need to talk.

Helga: (Bored) Yeah? What about?

Arnold: Helga, you know I love you. I'll never do anything to hurt you!

Helga: But you did!

Arnold: (Sighs) Didn't Phoebe explain it all to you? It was a mistake!

Helga: I don't believe you. You need something more than that to make me understand!

Arnold: Please, believe me!

Helga: (Getting mad) Listen, buddy ... I'm getting mad with you. Get out of my way now, or else ...

Arnold: ... or else, WHAT?

At that moment, in the hall ...

Phoebe: I get it. Now Arnold is trying to talk to Helga.

Gerald: Yup. That's right. By the way ... how is Helga today?

Phoebe: Just fine. But I don't guarantee you anything.

Then something happens. Harold, Sid and Stinky appear in the halls running and carrying someone.

Gerald: (Sees the guys approaching) Wow, what's that?

Phoebe: I have no idea.

Sid: Gerald! Come here! Quickly!

Gerald: What's up, Sid?

Sid: It's Arnold! He's injured!

Gerald: Oh, my ... !

Gerald and Phoebe run and join the crew. They're carrying Arnold to the sick bay. Arnold has a black eye.

Phoebe: Oh, no! This is horrible!

Gerald: What happened?

Stinky: Helga pounded Arnold! That's all!

Gerald: Oh, just perfect!

Later, at the sick bay, Arnold wakes up.

Arnold: Huh? ... Ooh ... ouch! My ... my head hurts ...

Gerald: It's gotta hurt! You've got a black eye!

Arnold: Oooooh ...

Phoebe: This time Helga went too far!

Arnold reacts. Sits on his bed and looks in all directions. Only Gerald and Phoebe are there.

Gerald: What happened?

Arnold: I was ... I was talking to Helga. Then she wanted me out of her way, or else ...

Gerald: ... or else what?

Arnold points at his black eye.

Gerald: Oh, I got it.

Phoebe: I can't believe Helga did this to you!

Arnold: (Sad) That just means one thing ... she no longer loves me.

Gerald: (Sad) Yeah! Sorry, man.

Phoebe: In fact ... (Gerald and Arnold look to Phoebe) she loves you more than ever.

Arnold: Phoebe, take a look to my black eye! What do you think it means?

Phoebe: It means that she still loves you!

Gerald: Let me guess... "love hurts", right?

Phoebe: Something like that.

Arnold: Don't make it harder, Pheebs. It's a fact. (Sad) She will never love me again.

Phoebe: No! That's not true!

Arnold: So, what do you mean?

Phoebe: The truth is, Helga still loves you, Arnold. More than ever!

Gerald: By the way she punched your face, I don't want to know what would she do when she really hates you!

Phoebe: That's because she doesn't want Arnold to know what she feels!

Arnold: What for?

Phoebe: She's very confused. She knows you love her, but she's not sure at all.

Gerald: Yes, that's confusing.

Arnold: So, what can I do to prove my love? She'll kill me if I get closer to her!

Phoebe: She's in big pain. You gotta do something. I can't do anything else now.

Gerald: You did enough.

Arnold: I want to go to the party with her. So I still have a week to prove my love to her.

Gerald: Or else, none of you will go to the party.

Phoebe: No, Helga told me she is going to go anyway.

Arnold: You mean ... alone?

Phoebe: That's what she said.

Gerald: OK, then. We've got eight days to make Helga understand Arnold will love her forever.

Arnold: We need a perfect plan.

Phoebe: I'm sure you'll think something. I gotta go.

Arnold: Bye, Phoebe. And thanks for all.

Phoebe: You're welcome. And by the way, Helga mustn't know I told you anything. I promised her!

Gerald: My lips are sealed.

Arnold: Mine too. Even one of my eyes!

Phoebe: (Smiles) It's good to see you in a good mood.

Phoebe leaves the sick bay.

Gerald: Well, pal. Any ideas?

Arnold: Yes ... I want to take a nap. Then we'll think.

Gerald: Okey-Dokey, Arnold. I'll go to your house later this afternoon.

Arnold: Right ...

Arnold closes his eyes and starts sleeping. Gerald leaves the sick bay slowly.

(This next bit was meant to be acted out with The Beatles song: Flying, running over the top)

The next day Arnold and Gerald start the reconciliation. Arnold throws a paper airplane to Helga in the classroom. Helga opens it and reads: "Please, say you still love me!” Helga throws another one back at Arnold, hitting him in the head. Arnold opens it and it reads: "Forget it, football head!” He sighs.

The next day, at the park's pond, Helga and Phoebe are throwing little rocks into the pound. Then, a snorkel appears from middle of the pond and starts approaching, gliding towards the girls. Helga looks at it carefully. Suddenly, the snorkel emerges and Arnold shows up from under the water and shows Helga a big "Forgive me, please!" sign. But Helga just throws a small rock at Arnold and it hits him in the head. He goes like the titanic. Gerald jumps into the water to rescue his friend while Helga and Phoebe leave the bank.

The next day Helga is watching TV at home. She's very engrossed in the wrestling match, but suddenly a News Flash appears. The TV screen becomes a soft blue and the words "Arnold loves YOU, Helga!" appear on the screen. Helga rolls her eyes and nods, and then turns off the TV.

The next day, at the arcades, Helga is about to win a Mortal Combat style video game, but she loses and the "Continue" countdown appears. Helga searches in her pockets but she has no coins. Then Arnold's hand (full of change) shows up. Helga looks at the hand and then at Arnold's face. Arnold is smiling and is nodding with his head, but Helga becomes mad and says shakes her head. Outside the arcade, Gerald is waiting with a pillow in his hands. He checks the time and leaves the pillow on the floor, just in front to the arcade door. Just at that moment, Arnold comes flying from inside the arcade and lands right on the pillow. He sighs again.

The next day, Helga and Phoebe are trying to buy an ice cream, but the queue is very long. Then Arnold and Gerald show up and offer Helga and Phoebe (respectively) a jumbo ice cream. The next scene: Phoebe and Helga are leaving the scene walking. Phoebe has an ice cream, but Helga hasn't. Arnold and Gerald leave the scene too. Gerald looks at Arnold ... he has the jumbo ice-cream cone sticking out the top of his head.

The next day, Helga receives a package at her house. She opens it and a huge paper-made heart appears (it has a spring that makes it jump out). The heart has the words "PLEASE, Helga! Forgive me for once!” Helga becomes mad again. Later, Arnold receives a package, too. He opens it and takes a look. There's a cream pie with the words "From Helga" made with candy inside the package. Arnold smiles, but the pie jumps (there's a spring under the pie, too) and splats Arnold in the face.

(Back to normal, song has ended.)

Gerald is at Arnold's room with him. Arnold lies on her bed with a pillow over his head.

Gerald: Well ... any other ideas?

Arnold: No ... (takes away the pillow showing another black eye) ... I really don't want to think.

Gerald: I had never seen Helga this mad before! I mean ... she really loves you but ... maybe she'll kill you before admitting it!

Arnold: I really don't know what more can I do. I tried everything! (Sighs) man, the party is in two days!

Gerald: We are looking this problem from the wrong angle! There MUST be a way.

Arnold: I don't know, Gerald ...

Gerald: Come on, Arnold! I'm a ladies man! Believe me, ALL girls have a weakness. You must find Helga's weakness!

Arnold: The problem is ... Helga's weakness ... is ME.

Gerald thinks.

Gerald: Oh, yeah! You're right!

Arnold: I'll think of something later. Now I just want to have some quality time.

Gerald: Hey, why don't we go to school's dance hall?

Arnold: Gerald, the party is in two days! Why go now?

Gerald: The dance hall is being decorated for the big event. We could help.

Arnold: At least that's something different. All right, let's go!

Arnold and Gerald go to the school. Once there, they see a lot of the students helping in the decoration. Many of Arnold classmates are there, but Helga isn't.

Sid: Hey, Arnold, Gerald!

Gerald: Hey, Sid!

Arnold: Hi!

Sid: Arnold! What happened to your eye?!

Arnold: Just one word: Helga.

Sid: Oh... I see.

Gerald: So, tell me, what's going on, pal?

Sid: We're decorating the hall. If you want to help, grab one of those paper-streamers, a vinyl tape and start sticking them up all along the room.

Arnold: You're on, Sid!

Arnold and Gerald go to take a box, but there's just one.

Arnold: Uhhm ... there is only one box here. Hey, Sid! Where can I find another box?

Sid: (Far away) Huh?

Arnold: (Shouts) ANOTHER BOX, SID! WHERE CAN I FIND ANOTHER BOX OF PAPER-STREAMERS!

Sid: Oh, yeah! There are more in the auditorium!

Arnold: (Shouts) THANKS! (To Gerald) You start, Gerald. I'll be back soon.

Gerald: Don't worry about me.

Arnold runs to the auditorium. As he enters the auditorium, Arnold sees a band practicing on the stage.

Johnny: (To the band) That was a good one, pals!

Ringo: Yeap! They'll love our music!

George: Hmmm ... what about if we start with "Yes it is"?

Paul: That could be interesting. But I prefer "Twist and Shout".

Ringo: Yeah! "Twist and Shout"!

Arnold approaches to the stage.

Arnold: ... ahem...

The four guys stop chatting and look at Arnold.

Johnny: Hello, kid. What can we do for you?

Ringo: Hey, we only give autographs after the shows, AFTER THE SHOW!

Arnold: No, I'm looking for boxes full of paper-streamers.

George: Ohh! Those boxes! Sure, kid, they're over there.

George points at the boxes at one side of the stage.

Arnold: Thanks!

Arnold goes up to the side of the stage and takes one of the boxes. Then he stops. He's seen those faces before. Arnold looks at the band.

Arnold: Say ... what are you doing here?

Paul: What do you think we are doing? Playing tennis? Ha, ha! No, seriously ... we're practicing.

Arnold: (Drops the box on the floor) Wow! Are you the band that will play for the big school party?

Johnny: That's right, kid! We are The Beaters!

Arnold: The ... "Beaters"?!

George: It's a kind of homage to our favorite music band of all the times. Even our names are quite similar to the real ones!

Johnny: Yes. We are Johnny Lendon, George Hurryson, Paul MacErnie and Ringo Satellite.

Arnold: "Satellite"??!!

Ringo: In fact ... my real name is Ringo Satty, but "Satellite" is a cool name too.

Arnold: Now I get it! I knew I have seen those faces before! You're kind of the imitators of "The Beatles"!

Johnny: Got it, pal! Those Beatles' guys were the lights on our dark path.

Ringo: We feel good homaging them with their own music.

George: And we love playing at school parties.

Paul: Yeah! Then, everybody can remember those magical notes that warm the soul.

Arnold: Please, don't mention "Warming souls" again!

Paul: Huh? What's up, kid?

Arnold: It's a ... well ... I've got a little problem with a friend. A very special friend.

Johnny: Let me guess. It's a girl, right?

Arnold: Helga is her name. We were such a perfect couple but ... by a stupid mistake I messed it up. She's the kind of girl you want so much ...

Ringo: Oh! Wait! That reminds me of a song!

Johnny: OK, then! One, two, three ...!

The band begins to play "Girl" by the Beatles. And then, after a while, it finishes.

Ringo: Cool! What a song!

Johnny: A real beauty.

Arnold: Wow! Your music is perfect!

Johnny: Thanks, kid! We do as much as we can.

Arnold: Helga is just what the song says! I never could ...

Arnold eyes widen.

Paul: Er ... kid? Are you feeling all right?

Arnold: (Smiles) That's it!

Johnny: What the ...?

Arnold: Guys, I need a very special favor! You could be what I need for getting Helga and me back together again!

Johnny: (Smiles) People, we've got a love crisis here!

George: Great!

Arnold: Please, can you help me?

Johnny: Tell us your idea, boy!

Meanwhile, back to the dance room ...

Gerald: Arnold hasn't came back yet?

Sid: Nope ...

Gerald: I better go to the auditorium and start looking for him ...

Gerald goes to the auditorium, but just before he reaches the door Arnold comes bounding out of the room running and almost crashes into Gerald.

Gerald: Hey, Arnold! Where've you been? And why are you going so fast?

Arnold: (While running, smiling) I can't tell you now, Gerald! Come to my house in two days!

Gerald: What?! Arnold, the big school party is in two days!

Arnold: (While running) Exactly!

Arnold disappears around the corner of a wall.

Gerald: Now, that's weird. What kind of unusual idea could he have this time?

Johnny: Just the best reconciliation idea I ever heard about!

Gerald: (Turns back and sees the band) Who are you?

Johnny: Hey ... wait two days, buddy... and you'll find out!

Gerald: Yeah, sure ...

- End of part 9 -