Here's what I promised who robbed the bank? Read it from top to bottom before getting mad at me. I'll be hiding my bottom.
Innocentata Medicalos: A Penni's Life for Me
Jenny stood in front of the interim principal with bruises all over Jenny's body. Two voluntaras boys are standing next to her with no injuries. Jenny's filled in Ps are pointing to the interim principal while being at Jenny's side.
“A fight at school! This is unacceptable no matter who started it. Jenny, as a penny, their claim that you threw the first punch would get you a paddling....”
The Monday before, Jenny arrived to the class baring her filled in Ps and sat at an empty seat getting the computer ready for class.
“Class,” the teacher said clapping her hands to get attention. “We have a new student, Jenny Veronese. Please stand up tell your crime sentence and what cycle you’re in.”
Jenny stood up. “I am convicted of robbing a bank and letting myself be treated like an innocentata when I was not. I'm in my fist cycle of 3 x 6–9.”
“Time for your welcome spanking,” She said moving her chair away from the desk.
Jenny went to the teacher and stood next to her waiting for instructions.
The teacher took Jenny over the teachers lap and pushed up Jenny's skirt and down Jenny's underwear and spanked her, the average amount for a first grader at the average strength.
After five minutes in the corner, Jenny returned to her seat gingerly. The entire time, Jenny is having her Ps pointing to the teacher.
Class went on like normal. At lunch, Jenny sat with a couple of girls. “Hi.”
“Hi, how’s your first day going?” One of them asked.
“Ok, I guess. Anything I should be aware of?” Jenny asked.
“There are two Vs to avoid at all cost at recess. Otherwise just keep your butt out of trouble.”
“How is the principal?” Jenny asked casually.
“She has a reputation for any penny that gets sent to her doesn't make soft time. Just don't get sent to her office,” the other girl answered.
“Did anyone complain?” Jenny asked.
“Yes. She was supposed to become soft time this cycle. She didn't. Now some starfleet family has taken her in.”
“Why didn't you complain with her?” Jenny asked.
“I'm only a year away from my soft timer hearing. I don't want to take any chances. Besides, no one believes a penny word. Especially when it’s a pennies word vs a principal.”
“Why aren't the non-pennies complaining?”
“The principal treats them well. Too bad your no longer an IM, you would be able to help us. How did they convict you?”
“A confession,” Jenny answered as the lunch bell rang.
Jenny walked with her new chandelier physics teacher to another room. In this school they found a chandelier physics teacher. Because there are a lot of students wanting to take the class from her, it had to be separated from the regular homeroom class.
To Jenny’s surprise, not all the students were voluntaras. 2 are completas; 3 are medicalos; 20 are voluntaras; one is a hard time penny, herself.
“Everyone, this is a new student who was transferred here named Jenny,” The teacher said, “Time for your welcome to the classroom spanking.”
Jenny just let the teacher spank her with the average amount you give to a six year old.
After the spanking, Jenny sat down gingerly and got to work. The class was so busy that when the last bell came in, everyone was startled.
Jenny noticed the two pennies from lunch waiting outside, when Jenny started leaving for home. “Hi,” Jenny said.
“Can you walk home with us?” One of them asked.
“Ah,” Jenny stammered, “My mom is going to pick me up. You know first day of school and all. Maybe we can do it next time.”
“Ok. Next time,” She answered. They walked off disappointed.
The next day, Jenny sat easily at her desk. The teacher starred at Jenny as the other students walked in.
At Moral and Ethical Behavior class, the teacher gave a pop quiz. Jenny knew she got a hundred percent before the teacher even started to grade it. The test questions were more about what is the right thing to do for someone else than about the legal thing to do. For example, what would you do if you saw a man holding a sign saying “will work for food”? Jenny didn’t like the multiple choice answers though. One said walk away, not the right answer for this class. The second said rob him, obviously immoral and unethical. The last get him food, obviously the right answer for the choices. Jenny wanted to put feed him and help him find a job, if not hire him herself. That wasn’t one of the choices.
Jenny was surprised when she found out later that day that she was the only one with 100 percent on the test. Ironically the question about what to do about the guy with the sign had the students answering incorrectly the most. They choose to walk away. When Jenny asked her new friends at lunch what made them choose the walk away answer, they said: “How do we know that he wasn’t a bad guy who would rob us?”
Jenny didn’t have a good answer for that, but she knew the walk away wasn’t correct for the quiz.
By the end of the day, after hearing all the reasons pennies think it is unsafe to feed the guy without another person present, Jenny decided her first instincts to the answer were right; the right answer was: ‘other: clarify______________________’. As a matter of fact, it would make a great essay question; the pros and cons of risking one’s life to feed another.
Jenny studied parenting for her elective that day at the main classroom. Everyone seemed to be happy when the final bell rang.
“Can we walk you home?” One of the girls asked.
“My mom doesn’t want any one walking me home, but she said I can walk you two to your homes,” Jenny said.
The next day, the principal came into the classroom and eyed Jenny as she said: “I’d like to introduce our new substitute teacher, ‘Miss Karen’.”
“Good morning Miss Karen,” Everyone said and the principal left still eying Jenny.
“Good morning class,” Miss Karen said while sitting down.
As class went on, Jenny paid close attention to the teacher’s treatment of students. Until a voluntaras (rejuved to learn chandlerian physics) threw a spitball at a penny while the teacher was looking at the blackboard and the penny said ‘ow’ which is usually a spankable offense for the penny if there was no outside cause for it.
“Mark,” She said even before turning. (Mark is the voluntaras). “Come up here.”
Mark went up gleefully thinking he was going to get to spank the penny since he was the only v in the classroom.
“Take down your pants,” she said to Mark while turning around.
“What did I do?” He asked instead of removing anything.
“You threw a spitball,” She answered. “I saw you. Now pull them down or should I get the principal to do it for me.”
Mark Reluctantly did as told embarrassingly. Miss Karen took him over her lap and spanked him with her hand hard before taking down his underwear. Then she spanked him harder than took out the #1 first grade paddle and spanked him with that. “This is your warning. If you do that again on my watch I’ll use the #4 grade paddle. Understood?” She asked as she let him up. He nodded while crying and went back to his seat where he stood but she gave him the look and he sat down gingerly.
The penny looked relieved when the teacher kept on with the lesson.
After classes, Jenny managed to get back to the homeroom before Miss Karen left. “Do you have any questions?” She asked.
“Are you in the process of getting your teaching credentials?” Jenny asked.
“As a matter of fact, I have them,” She answered. “Why do you ask?”
“Just wondering if you’ll ever be my teacher,” Jenny said.
“Unfortunately, your current teacher beat me out for the position,” She said.
“I hope they hire you to teach full time soon,” Jenny said as she left with her friends.
Miss Karen showed up again the next day. All the pennies looked relieved. Mark looked disappointed.
Class was actually fun, especially when the teacher taught a math trick. How to square a number that ends in 5 in your head? To get the answer, you multiple the number before the five by the number before the five plus one and tack 25 to the end of it. For example: 15 squared 1*2 = 2 225 is 15 squared. 25 squared 2*3 = 6 625 is 25 squared.
Five minutes before recess, a completas came to the classroom and told Miss Karen that the principal is asking for Jenny.
Jenny didn’t even get the chance to learn how to use the number ending in five technique to help in using another technique to square all numbers. Lucky for Jenny, she knew both techniques beforehand.
Jenny went with the Completas to the office and sat next to a few pennies, but Jenny’s name was called first.
It seemed Jenny was not the only penny who received a hundred on that pop quiz, and the principal is accusing everyone that did of cheating. Jenny obviously didn’t cheat. Unfortunately, pennies don’t get the benefit of a doubt. If they cheated, they’re spanked for cheating. If they didn’t, they’re spanked for the original crime they committed.
Problem was that guilty or innocent, the principal was holding up the wrong paddle for a 1st grade penny. It was a third grade blistering paddle. Jenny recognized it right away.
“Over to my right side,” The principal said.
“But I’m a first grader,” Jenny protested.
“You may be a first grader, but you cheated on that quiz. A blistering and a note in your file will make sure you never do it again,” She answered.
That did it. Jenny took off her filled in Ps to show her IMs.
“What?” The principal asked. “What’s going on here?”
“You’re fired,” A voice from the button that came out of Jenny’s ear said.
“You can’t fire me,” The principal said not understanding what was going on.
“She can, and she just did,” Jenny stated. “She’s the superintendent of the school board. You proved that you can no longer be trusted.”
“Fine, I never wanted this job in the first place. I’ll just keep looking for a job in kidern schools,” She responded leaving her desk.
“I don’t think you get it. You’re teaching credentials are gone. You’re ability to principal any school are gone,” Jenny stated.
“You can’t do that over one little incident,” She said hiding the paddle. “Besides it’s my word against yours.”
“Wrong again,” Jenny said. “See these Ps.” Jenny shows the chips that used to be on top of her IMs. “They are really video camera. They have recorded everything that has happened since I arrived here. Considering everything, this does not seem like a one-time incident. Although I might not be able to prove the others, this was enough to make sure you never teach or principal and kind of kid again.”
“Is there any way you could reconsider?” She asked the Ps.
“You should be talking to me,” Jenny said. “I was the one that you almost blistered over writing the right answers to the quiz that no one could possibly cheat off of considering that it was a pop quiz. There is only one thing that will make me change my mind, but I don’t think you’ll like it.”
“What is it?” She asked Jenny this time.
“You can accept being turned into a penny,” Jenny started answering. “I’d say 12 cycles of 6-12. All electives emphasized on credentials. And maybe than we’ll let you teach a rejuve school for 20 life cycles before reconsidering you for a kidern school, but you’ll have to earn it. But you will never principal again. You’ll never teach pennies under any circumstances either.” (Life cycle is the normal aging cycle, from when you’re born or rejuved to when you need to rejuve again for old age.
“Can’t you do it without turning me into a penny?” She asked.
“No,” was the unanimous answer from Jenny, the entire board of Corrections, and the entire school board.
“If you ever want to teach again, you’ll turn yourself in. If not, we’ll take that as your resignation,” Jenny explained. “While you’re considering this, I need you to tell the vice principal she is going to be the interim principal for a while. Don’t tell her why.”
“Why not?” She asked. “Aren’t you done here?”
“Have you ever heard the saying ‘when the federations away the Romulans will play’?” Jenny asked.
“I’ve been here,” She said annoyed.
“Physically yes, but you were so focused on the pennies that you didn’t pay attention to anyone else. I thought you were the only problem when I came, but I need to see who else the problem is.”
“But I have a hard time believing the person with all the bruises threw the first punch,” The interim principal finished. “I can’t spank you two Vs for possible self-defense though I get the feeling I should, so you may go. What do you say Jenny?”
“Normally I would say thank you and ask for a hall pass Principal Smith,” Jenny said.
“I’m the interim principal,” She corrected.
“Give me a second,” Jenny said. “I’ve got to deal with these two before I explain.” Jenny takes off her Ps. “I have evidence that these two were not only the ones that started the fight, but they were the only ones fighting. I was a punching bag for them. If the attendant didn’t show up when she did, I would have more than a few bruises. These are video chips. If you watch them, you’ll find out the truth.”
“Thanks,” the principal said while taking the chips. “So you were sent undercover to investigate me?”
“No. If you were the focus of the investigation there wouldn’t need to be an investigation,” Jenny answered.
“Thanks. I think,” She said finishing watching the chips. “Looks like you two were the guilty party. What do you suggest I do Jenny?”
“I think you can handle them on your own, but if you want recommendations I’d start with something public,” Jenny answered.
“Why public?” She asked.
“This is the only time anyone can prove they were the instigators, but I get the feeling this is not the first time they did it. The students need to know fighting no matter what rank is not tolerated.”
“Good idea.”
“Also, a year of Moral and Ethical behavior classes couldn’t hurt,” Jenny added ignoring the boys’ evil eyes, “With penny consequences for bad grades.”
“Can you explain the principal now?” She asked.
“When I came here, I was expecting one of two things, either you spanked me normal strength for starting a fight, or spank me harshly. The first told me we could keep you here till we found a new principal. The later told me we needed a replacement fast. You surprised me. Normally not doing anything wouldn’t be allowed, but under the circumstances we can’t fault you. I’m pretty sure the school board and Corrections will be unanimous in making you the permeate principal if you want the job.”
“If their offering,” She answered, “I’m accepting.”
“I’ll get back to you. Meantime, I need to make sure there are no more problems,” Jenny said taking back her p chips.
“I hope there’s nothing left,” She said getting out the paddle designed for the age that the V’s are.
“Me too,” Jenny said heading for her class getting the pass on the way out.
Just as Jenny sits down she gets a beep on her computer.
“Miss Jones and Jenny to the principal’s office,” Was announced over the loudspeaker as Miss Karen showed up thirty minutes after Jenny shows up.
Jenny walked at a normal pace to the principal’s office with her teacher acting too happy.
The secretary let them in right away.
The teacher was surprised to find a V getting a paddling while another is in the corner crying.
“What is this about?” The teacher asked.
“I didn’t call you,” She said.
“Then who did?” The teacher asked.
Jenny took off her Ps as the principal looked at her. “I called us over. Want to tell us what you sent my so called parents?”
“Your so called parents,” The teacher questioned.
“All reports go to me and the corrections board and the board of education,” Jenny said. “Myself and Marry the penny that complained about this school have been placed with a couple for 2 weeks while my guardian is off world. Well are you going to tell her what you wrote?”
“That you were sent to the principal’s office,” She answered.
“If that was all,” Jenny said, “We wouldn’t be here. What did you really write?”
“I wrote that you confessed to beating up 2 Vs,” she answered.
“And that’s why your fired,” Jenny answered. “With your credentials extinct, you’re not allowed to teach anywhere.”
“So what?” She said. “I can go to another colony. I don’t have to work on Harpen Colony.”
“This goes for all colonies. If you want to ever teach again, we will give you the same choice we gave the principal. You will serve 6 cycles of 6-12 with emphasis on credentials than you can teach at rejuve schools. You’ll have to teach 20 life cycles before we consider you for kidern school but you will never be allowed to teach pennies ever again.”
“I don’t have to listen to this,” She said walking out.
“I’ll take that as a no. If you change your mind, you have to report to corrections within two weeks, otherwise we’ll assume you choose never to come back.”
She just left.
“By the way, it was unanimous, you’re the new principal,” Jenny finished. “I have one more thing to do before I leave. You may keep the Ps.”
The principal smiled while the Vs cried.
Jenny went to the front of her classroom showing her IMs. Jenny walked to Miss Karen. “Can I make an announcement?” Jenny asked.
Miss Karen looked startled at Jenny’s IMs but nodded.
“Let me introduce our new teacher, Miss Karen,” Jenny said to the class.
“What?” Miss Karen said. Everyone but the V looked happy.
“That is if you want the job,” Jenny said to Miss Karen privately this time.
“What about your other teacher?” Miss Karen asked.
“She’s been fired. After I asked about your credentials, the board of Education started looking for teaching positions for you, which was very hard since it was in the middle of the semester, but your name was put on top for the next job. This was it.”
“What’s going on?” She asked.
“You’re saving a sinking ship. This school has had bad staff for too long. I’ve plugged in the holes but now it’s turn to throw the water out. Well what will it be? Sink or swim?”
“Swim,” She answered. “Have a seat.”
After school, “Want to walk me home?” Jenny asked her friends.
“Really?” They asked.
“Really. I thought you might like to see your friend before she becomes soft time,” Jenny answered. “Don’t worry; your parents said its ok.”
“Sure,” They answered happily.
“I have one question though?” One girl asked.
“What?” Jenny asked.
“If you’re not guilty of the bank robbery, who confessed?” She asked.
“A Gorowian confessed to robbing the bank on his deathbed. He didn’t let them rejuve him. Despite not being a religious friendly person, he was so afraid of getting caught he used the law to avoid capture.”
the end