A/N: Hello there! Sorry it's taking me a while to update with your random word requests. I can assure you I'm trying to get them done when I have time! :) So, that brings us to this chapter. This chapter is going to be about Maybeck and elephants, as requested by Anonym. :) And yeah... It's about Maybeck again. I didn't plan on it being that way, but Maybeck really is a funny character. Sooo, that being said, hope you enjoy! :D
Character: Maybeck
Random Word: Elephant
Back in elementary school, more like 5th grade, Maybeck's class went on a field trip to the zoo. Maybeck really didn't see how the zoo could apply to researching about your state for a report, but the teacher insisted. Aparently she loved monkeys and animals... if her jungle-themed class room didn't hint anything. So, the class went.
Maybeck, for one, wasn't too happy about it. But he just dealt with it, the cool way ten-year-old Maybeck did. He made fun of every single thing in sight. It worked a lot better than complaining about everything which would get him in trouble. By making fun of things, it just appeared that he was laughing and not negatively pestering people with his unhappyness.
The first thing was the bus. The teacher called off role and had everyone pile into the old, musty smelling bus. The paint on the side was chipped and the seat's leather was starting to rip. Maybeck rushed to the back and took the very back seat. For some reason, the back of every vehicle in the world was always the desired seat. And somehow, it made you appear "cooler". So, Maybeck honestly thought the seat was just made for him. Some of the other kids of the cooler croud came and sat near the back near him. The whole trip there, the group talked, making jokes of one another.
Once the bus got to the zoo, all the kids began to rush out of the bus. The teacher assigned the different groups and chaperones. Everyone ran off to do and see what they wanted. Maybeck was the group of kids who had been speaking with him on the bus.
"So, what do you kids want to see?" Their chaperone, Mr. Livesly, asked. Instantly, the kids burst out voicing their opinions, causing the words to merge to form mumbles.
"One at a time, one at a time," he said sternly.
One of the kids, Tyler, raised his hand respectfully in a mocking way. "Sir, I would like to go view the parrots." The kid said.
Another of the group raised his hand earnestly and said, "But I want to see the giraffes!" Mr. Livesly rolled his eyes. Just another group of kids that wanted it their way.
"Well, why don't we see what everyone else wants to do," He suggested. The kids reluctantly agreed. They all decided to go see what the first kids said. It was awfully boring in Maybeck's opinion. Birds chirping. He could see that in his own backyard! And giraffes... bleck.
Once they were done viewing them, Mr. Livesly asked again where to go now.
"How about the elephants?" Maybeck smiled.
"Elephants?" he asked. The others burst out in a chorus of agreement. He nodded and they began walking towards that area of the zoo.
Maybeck smiled evilly to himself. Little did the chaperone know of his reputation for pranks. In fact, he had prepared himself for a special joke on this field trip. He had brought a pack of peanuts. Elephants loved peanuts, right? Of course, that was probably in cartoons. But food was food.
They arrived at the area for the elephants and rushed over to the high wall separating them from the elephants. It was about 15 feet down, and the these elephants weren't that large.
The elephants were just lounging around, near where Maybeck and his classmates were now. They kids pointed at the elephants, ooh-and-awwing them. Maybeck quickly took off his small backpack and opened the zipper. Suddenly a voice spoke beside his ear.
"Watcha doing?" Tyler whispered in his ear.
"Nothing." The one thing people say when they are obviously doing something.
"Aww, c'mon, Maybeck. You can tell me!" The blond boy pleaded.
"Alright, but that means you'll have to help me," Maybeck smirked. Tyler shook his head violently for yes. Maybeck smiled a devious smile and held out his free hand. The two shook on it.
"No backing out now, dude," Maybeck mumbled. He took out the bag of peanuts and held them up. "See these?" Tyler nodded. "We're gonna throw them at the elephants."
Tyler offered a evil smile in return. "Woah, this is gonna be awesome." he said. The two crept off a ways so that they wouldn't draw attention to themselves. The others of the group didn't notice, so they tore the bag open and began reaching for the peanuts. They both held up their weapons and looked at each other.
"On the count of three," he whispered. "One... Two... Three!" And they threw the peanuts down at the elephants. Once the peanuts left their hands they acted like they were just observing the animals. Once the peanuts made impact on the elephants, the creatures didn't react at all.
"Why didn't they notice it?" Maybeck asked.
"Maybe we just need more." Tyler added. Boy, did this kid have a devious mind. Just like him. Maybeck reached into the back and took out a handfull of peanuts. Tyler did the same.
"One, two, three!" Maybeck whispered, and they threw their peanuts down at the elephants. The peanuts were thrown into the elephant's faces, and this time the elephants noticed. One took the peanut and sniffed it. Then ate it. Maybeck and Tyler laughed. They decided to throw more peanuts at it.
They both reached into the bag and chucked the peanuts at the elephants, laughing.
The one elephant who kept getting hit by the peanuts got up off of its feet. It located where the peanuts were being thrown from, and looked up at Maybeck and Tyler, who were now laughing really hard, holding their sides. Both reached into the bag once again and threw peanuts. It hit the elephant square in the face, and if a elephant could glare, it did. And it began to walk towards them.
"Dude, I think it's coming this way!" Tyler laughed. It began to go walk faster.
"I think you're right!" Maybeck agreed. For some odd reason, the two couldn't stop laughing. But suddenly, with the elephant so close, things got scary. It looked as if the elephant was preparing itself to ram into the wall, where Maybeck and Tyler were.
It backed up, then ran straight into the wall, bearing its husks. It shook the wall, but barely did any damage.
"I think it's trying to kill us." Tyler said blandly.
"Yeah. Maybe we should go now..." Maybeck looked over to the right where his group was. The kids were looking at Maybeck and Tyler funny. Maybeck then caught a glance at Mr. Livesly, who was giving them a cold hard glare. He began to walk towards the two boys.
"I think he's on to us!" Maybeck whispered harshly. Tyler gulped and shoved the peanuts towards Maybeck.
"Here! Take the evidence!"
"No, you take the evidence!" Maybeck answered back. The two boys kept pushing the package of peanuts from one to the other. Then something happened. Right as Mr. Livesly walked up, Tyler put more force than he intended too on his push, causing Maybeck to stumble backwards, almost falling over the wall.
"Ahhh!" Maybeck yelled. But right as he began to slip over the wall, his hands reaching out to anything that could save him from the angry elephant below, Mr. Livesly grabbed Maybeck and helped him back over. Maybeck was gasping now.
"Dude, I could've been trampled by the elephant!" Maybeck shouted.
"Yeah," Tyler said reassuringly. "But you didn't!" he smiled. Maybeck rolled his eyes.
Later in the day, Mr. Livesly found out what they had been doing. And of course, they got in trouble, the teacher yelling at them for "not paying attention to the huge 'DO NOT FEED ANIMALS' sign". She was happy though that in thier escapade of pranks, not a single monkey was harmed. Maybeck thought the teacher was insane for including that last part in her speech. One thing did come out of the trip though. Maybeck was tramatized by elephants for the rest of his life. Oh well.
Present day
The Kingdom Keepers were walking around the park, patrolling for any sign of suspicious activities. They were now in Fantasyland, taking a look at all of the attractions.
"Ugh, can we please go now? I really want ice cream." Maybeck complained.
"Dude, you can get your ice cream later," Finn said, annoyed. "We'll check the Dumbo Ride, then I think we'll be done, Ok?"
"Wait, did you say the Dumbo ride?" Maybeck inquired.
"Yeah." Man, Maybeck was acting weird today... Finn thought. They walked far enough and came face to face with the cartoonish flying elephants of the ride. They all walked closer to get a better look. Maybeck made a involuntary whimper.
"What was that?" Willa asked.
"Um, I think it was Maybeck..." Charlene trailed off.
Willa looked over at Maybeck who wore a worried expression and was crossing his arms.
"Well that's out of character. You all right?" Willa asked Maybeck.
"Huh?" he looked over toward Willa and shook his head. "Yeah, yeah,"
The group continued closer to the elephants, so that they were standing right next to them. Suddenly, one of the elephants began to move and blew its trunk, causing a loud noise to echo through the night. It startled everyone.
Especially Maybeck.
"Dude! It's ALIVE!" Maybeck yelled.
"Don't all the attractions? Where have you been?" Philby joked.
"Wanna take a ride?" the jolly elephant named Dumbo asked, looking directly at Maybeck. Maybeck met its eyes. Eyes of pure evil! Maybeck thought.
"I'm leaving." He said. And with that, Maybeck took off, running towards Escher's Keep.
"Um, bye?" Finn said. "Whats his problem?"
"DUMBO IS STUPID!" Maybeck yelled back toward them, leaving the Kingdom Keepers clueless in the night.
