Battle of the Beast by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Author:Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2023-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
The Battle of Bethany and Ebenezer
Have you come to help with the do-gooding as well, Bethany?â asked the beast. âThis is the best day of my lifesies!â
The fury on Bethanyâs face suggested that it was not shaping up to be the best day of her life. She kept her eyes fixed on Ebenezer as she scooted toward them.
âYou might want to slow down a litââ began Ebenezer.
His helpful advice was cut short by Bethany jumping off her still-moving scooter and tackling him to the ground. She pinned him down and started beating him around the head.
âYou IDIOT!â she shouted. âYou traitor! You dim-witted nincompoop of a buffoon! How could you do this to me? Weâre supposed to be a team!â
âIâm newsies to all this, but I donât think thatâs how do-gooding is supposed to work, Bethany. Youâre hurting poor ickle Ebenezer,â said the beast.
Ebenezer pulled Bethanyâs hair. She kicked him repeatedly where she knew it would hurt mostâhis beloved waistcoat.
âYouâre really going to accuse me of being a bad teammate?!â said Ebenezer as they struggled. âYou werenât being very team-minded when you abandoned me last night!â
âIt was one night!â said Bethany. âI canât believe youâre punishing me by taking the beast around the neighborhood.â
âThis isnât me punishing you. This is me trying to save my own skin,â panted Ebenezer. He decided not to mention the fact that he was quite enjoying all the praise he was getting from do-gooding with the beast. âIf I hadnât done something, Iâd probably be in a laser cage by now.â
âYouâd be better off in a laser cage, if this is the sort of thing you do when Iâm not around,â said Bethany.
âAs a matter of fact, today has been a huge success,â said Ebenezer. âWeâve been do-gooding all over the place. And itâs convinced me that Mr. Nickle was right! The beast has changed!â
Bethany was so appalled by Ebenezerâs words that she stopped kicking him. He repaid the favor by releasing her hair.
âYou canât be serious?!â she said.
âIâve spent more time with the beast than anyone on this planet, and after everything Iâve seen today, Iâm sure that the creature really has changed,â said Ebenezer. He climbed to his feet and checked for signs of damage to his outfit. âThereâs nothing left of the old beast.â
âOh yaaaaysies!â cried the beast.
âSo youâre not just doing this to get back at me, then?â asked Bethany. âYou really have been tricked by the beast?â
âI havenât been tricked by anyone!â said Ebenezer.
âNo tricksies from me,â said the beast.
âAnd once youâve spent more time with it, youâll see Iâm telling the truth,â said Ebenezer.
âThat is never gonna happen,â said Bethany. âUnlike you, I have a brain.â
Ebenezer tightened his cravat and straightened his trousers with what little dignity he could muster. He treated Bethany to his coolest stare.
âWell, thatâs a shame,â he said. âBecause the beast and I are going to do some more do-gooding.â
âNo, youâre not!â said Bethany. âI forbid it!â
âYou can do no such thing,â said Ebenezer. âBut you can join us if you like.
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