had done to his friend He was horrified and wanted to apologize But before he could Andrea rushed into the hall and helped Dave to his feet Sherman could see the hurt and confusion in their eyes Sherman explain yourself Andrea cried Sherman’s tongue felt as if it were in the grip of a boa constrictor He couldn’t form an explanation and even if he could his actions were just as baffling to him as they were to Andrea and Dave Why was he so angry at his friends Why was he so angry at his life And then the fever returned and his regret turned to scorn These two simpletons should have been apologizing to him for masquerading as his friends They were no different than the others just trying to keep him down You are all going to pay he shouted as he stomped away I’ve already begun work on a plan that will show the world my brilliance and everyone will beg for mercy when I take my rightful place as their ruler Did you eat at the Goulash Hut again Dave shouted after him I told you that place has about a thousand health code violations You probably have food poisoning Come on I’ll take you to the infirmary Sherman turned one last time My name is not Sherman From this day forth those who are lucky enough to live will call me Captain Kapow Captain who Andrea asked But Sherman did not reply He stormed away his brain hard at work on complex math equations and chemical formulas His ideas had never been so clear so crisp so brilliantly
dangerous All he needed were the materials to construct his inventions and the money to buy the parts But that wouldn’t be a problem He knew exactly where to turn for the cash All he had to do was find the man in the skull mask Sherman’s dreams the night before had been filled with the mysterious stranger Whoever he was Sherman was certain the masked man would help him take over the world But first he was going to stop by the Goulash Hut He was starving
NO WAY YOU’RE BACK GEEZ I CAN’T GET RID OF YOU EITHER YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A SECRET AGENT OR YOU’RE JUST A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS LINE OF WORK HAS A HIGH DEATH RATE CORRECT YOU COULD BE KILLED IN A NUMBER OF TERRIBLE WAYS PLUS YOU HAVE TO BUY YOUR OWN TUXEDO FINE THERE’S NO TALKING YOU OUT OF IT I GUESS THAT’S HOW IT SHOULD BE MEMBERS OF NERDS ARE MENTALLY TOUGH AND AREN’T SWAYED BY A LITTLE THING LIKE EXCRUCIATING DEATH STILL DON’T COME CRYING TO ME IF YOU GET YOURSELF KILLED CAUSE ALL YOU’LL GET FROM ME IS AN I TOLD YOU SO OK PAL LET’S GET STARTED FIRST TELL ME YOUR CODE NAME
HA THAT CODE NAME IS DOWNRIGHT GOOFY YOU SHOULD HAVE A SUPERCOOL CODE NAME LIKE MINE BEANPOLE THAT’S THE KIND OF NAME THAT STRIKES FEAR IN A VILLAIN’S HEART YEAH BEANPOLE WHAT’S SO FUNNY GRRR ENOUGH WITH THE GIGGLING I HEARD YOU WERE BELLYACHING BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T BEEN SENT ON ANY MISSIONS YET WELL THERE’S A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON FOR THAT YOU HAVEN’T SIGNED THE WAIVER WHAT’S A WAIVER IT’S A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT FREES OUR ORGANIZATION OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU HAPPEN TO SUFFER A LOSS OF LIMB OR DIE YOU NEED TO SIGN IT BEFORE WE CAN GET STARTED THE I KNOW I COULD DIE WAIVER I __________________________________ AM PERFECTLY AWARE THAT THE LIFE OF A SPY IS ONE WHERE I COULD BE KILLED IN A NUMBER OF VIOLENT AND TOTALLY GROSS WAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
