Authors note: I don't know where this idea came from as well as the last one but it came from somewhere and it won't leave me alone until I get it out. And even then it still bugs me a little. Just a little. Anyways, there's going to be a little OOCness on account of me not being the owner of the series. Hope whoever is reading can forgive me. Oh, and this takes place when the group is in the 3rd grade instead of the 4th.

Ugh, the principal's office again. It wasn't our fault that kid had his baseball taken away. We had to get it back! I should've planned it out more though, but we were in a hurry. Now all of us are in trouble 'cause Randall had to go and snitch.

Maybe I can convince Principal Prickly not to punish them. Yeah, I'll try to do that. I mean, it was my idea. I'll just say something like, "I talked them into so you should let them go." No, that won't work…..

I wonder what my friends are talking about. I sorta zoned out while thinking a while back. Something about finding Randall and making him pay for telling on us. That'd be great if we won't get caught again. I'm really getting tired of getting sent here.

"You five again?" Said Principal Prickley when he came out of his office. "Well come on, I don't have all day." We all stood up to go into his office until he spoke again. "Just you," He said pointing to me. Everyone sent me worried look before I went in. Weird, he never talked to us one-by-one before; maybe we're in more trouble than we thought.

"So what are you and friends in for this time?" He asked me after sitting in her chair.

"We had to get another kid's toy back, sir. It was his dad's and he was gonna get in trouble if he came home without it," I explained. I wonder if he'll buy it. It's the truth after all…..why is he looking at me like that. "Are you okay Principal Prickley?"

"I'm fine," He snapped. "You should be worried about the punishment you and your friend will get for that little stunt!"

"But it's not their fault! I talked them into it. You shouldn't punish them, just me." He's giving that same look from before. Maybe he's thinking about what I said. I hope so. But still, the way he's looking at me creeps me out.

"You want to take the punishment for you and the others," He says. "Fine. Come here." HE bought it! I thought he would've seen past that but no, it actually worked. I walked over to him, next to his leather seat. Before I knew it, he lifted me up onto his desk before talking again. "If you want to take the fall for all of your friends, then it's going to be a special punishment."

"Special? You mean like detention for the rest to the year or something?" He laughed at me.

"That's cute."

"Cute, sir?"

"That's right." He stood up and grabbed me by the shoulders. I was going to say something, but before I could he slammed my head against his desk.

Oh, man. That blow to the head hurt really bad. Opening my eyes everything was a blur, and I can't move my arms or anything. But I can see someone over me. Is that Principal Prickley? Yeah that's him. Wait, what is doing...why is he touching me? I'm trying to push him off but I still can't move me at all.

He's looking at me and knows I'm awake now. Again he grabs my shoulders and hit my head again. Like before everything blacks out.

I feel awful. I can move now, but I know something bad had happened. I think I'm on the couch now; yeah that's what I'm lying on now. From down here I can see Principal Prickley at his desk just wait for me to get up. So that's what I do.

"It's about time you got up," He said. How long was I out? I look around the room for a clock or something but no luck. "Relax; it's only been ten minutes." Ten minutes? It feels like hours went by. Thinking back to when I woke up before, I tried to figure out what he was doing on top of me, but it only took a second. All of a sudden I felt unsafe just sitting in here. I just want to go home now and take a bath. I feel really dirty, more than the last time the whole playground had a dirty clot war.

"Why did you do that to me?" I asked him.

"Remember when I said your punishment will be special," He said. He came over and sat down next to me. I tried to move away but he had a strong grip on my shoulder. "This is what I was talking about."

"But this isn't right…."

"Well then think of it like this," He said. "If you tell your friends, then I'll do the same thing to them."

"What?" I yelled. He can't be serious! I mean what kind of person does this to s kid? "You can't do that!"

"Of course I can. And don't even think about telling you parents," He warned me. "I mean, if an adult does this, it must be okay right?"

"I-I guess so…..but why me?" I ask him. I couldn't look at him so I just looked at my shoes.

"You offered." He said. Do all grown-ups do this? It makes a little sense; they wouldn't do that if they didn't have a reason, right? "I think it's noble of you, to take whole punishment to protect your friends. But don't forget what I said okay? Now your friends have been waiting for you." He walked me over to the door and gave me a wink before opening the door. It made my stomach sick.

"Your all are off the hook," he said as I walked out of his office. "Now get out of here before I change my mind!" I walked out of there as fast as I could with my friends following me, asking questions about what I did to get them off free. I was too distracted by what had just happened to pay them any attention. It's not like I could've told them what happened anyway.