Mr. Krupp as the Heroic Captain Underpants Pt. 9

Mr. Krupp was soaking wet, tired, and frustrated on the drive home. It was highly unlikely the crazy story his family was telling him too. George... bringing him along had been a mistake and  he was somehow to blame from the black out and probably Dakota going into a Koi pond!

"I am telling you I saw it with my own eyes!" Miranda said amazed. "You looked like a total dork! You became a self proclaimed super hero and ran around and actually saved that little boy's life!"

"I can see George and Hope playing this crap! But you and Bri? Come on, your my own sister! You guys get onto me for being grumpy! But then everyone comes together to pull crap like this!" Mr. Krupp grumbled and focused on the road.

"See! that was the best part, you were like old Benny again..." Miranda snapped. "Not this grumpy old grouch you have become!" Mr. Krupp opened his mouth to protest but through better of it and just exhaled. Bri was there and the main thing is that she had met his parents and they seemed to really like her. Dakota was asleep and soon George and Hope followed her. Miranda soon followed them leaving Bri and Mr. Krupp the only two awake.

"I really am glad you took me to meet your parents Benny..." Bri said with a smile. "I felt like that went well... and they seemed to approve?" Mr. Krupp smiled. Some of that anger already gone just looking into her eyes.

"They loved you... how could they not..." Mr. Krupp smiled and not long after even Bri fell asleep. Mr. Krupp let the carload sleep. Probably for the better, he was shocked and confused at how they all could come together and use a simple black out as the biggest prank yet!





The next school week seemed to see a truce on all fronts of the drama unfolding in the Krupp household. Hope was still grounded and only allowed to see George in class, not outside of class, but she found ways around it and managed to spend some time with him. At first Herold was not on board, worried the crazy daughter of Mr. Krupp was truly using her friend to try and break up Bri and her Dad.

Over time though Herold quickly learned that the two truly did like each other and was more and more comfortable with it, even helping them dodge the watchful eyes of Mr. Krupp! George was still a prankster though and on occasion found ways to make Mr. Krupp's life miserable, never using Hope though.

After school on Friday Hope was more excited than she had been in a long time! She skipped to the car where Mr. Krupp waited to pick her up around the front of the school. Already her plan was in motion with Miranda, her Aunt, to guarantee George would get to tag along. Luckily his parents were easy going and had already said it was fine.

"So are you all packed and ready for a camping trip in the old RV?" Mr. Krupp asked. Hope nodded rapidly.

"Yes sir!" She said excitedly. Mr. Krupp was certainly not approving of her close friendship with George, but their relationship had gotten better the week following the disastrous family reunion prank where they all tried to convince him he was a silly made up super hero of George's twisted mind called Captain Underpants! Hope hated Bri, but she also liked George and luckily that was bringing some of her attention away from her breaking up her Dad schemes. At least for now.

It played both ways. Mr. Krupp could not stand the thought of his baby girl running around with a prankster and troublemaker like George, but they were just kids Miranda kept reminding him, and that George also had more than one watchful eye keeping him away from his daughter. Both of them seemed to act as if none of this was going on today though, they were going on a fun camping adventure.

"I am kind of surprised you are not mad when I told you Bri is coming along..." Mr. Krupp said suspiciously. Hope was actually mad, but she had her own plans in motion. She shook her head.

"I am actually glad, Bri is such an idiot she might just get eaten by a bear and then I wont even have to worry about her!" Hope said cheerfully.

"Hope! That is a terrible thing to say!" Mr. Krupp snapped.

"Well what would you say if it were George!? Huh?" Hope crossed her arms. Mr. Krupp knew she had a point in some crazy way.

"Well we are all still going to have a wonderful time camping, even Dakota is coming, which is surprising cause she will have no phone service out there..." Mr. Krupp smiled. "this will be good for her and Miranda I think." Hope rolled her eyes. Just like her dad thinking he knew best for everyone! Well maybe Captain Underpants knew better for them all! If only he knew who she was when he was like that!





Once they were back home it didn't take them long to get their things loaded. they had been preparing for this all week and Hope was genuinely excited, especially cause little did her dad know she was going to get to show George her favorite vacation spot! Her dad was going to be so angry and grumpy! She didn't care though, she had bitten her tongue and put up with Bri all week for this, his turn to see what it was like!

Mr. Krupp fired  up the big old RV and they drove right over to Miranda's house on the far side of town. It was a short drive but the drive to the Jones' house, but neither Miranda nor Dakota were ready. Mr. Krupp sat on the couch slightly agitated, they knew about this all week. Miranda began throwing together a bag while Dakota sat in the living room floor putting on her make up.

"Hoping one of those bears finds you to be attractive Kota?" Mr. Krupp asked sighing heavily as he waited.

"I don't know, just trying to be presentable... Mr. Hot Date Ben, look at your fly silly old man..." Dakota replied without turning away from the mirror as she meticulously rolled a brush across her eyelashes. Mr. Krupp blushed and quickly zipped up his fly. Good thing he, or Dakota anyways, caught it before Bri got there! Bri was there shortly and everyone was ready to head out once Miranda was finally packed. Being that it was a four hour trip to the mountains, Hope's plan was already working.

Half way there the trip was already exciting and going perfectly. Mr. Krupp couldn't be happier to take the family out into the woods and get away from it all. Miranda kept trying to play that stupid prank that he was some weird self proclaimed super hero, but he just zoned her out, she was already looking up places to go and hang out with Bri in the neighboring little village near to where they would be camping. Much to Mr. Krupp's delight Hope had been pretty quiet and not even once been rude to Bri. She and Dakota were in the back of the RV being suspiciously quiet though...

"Anybody want a drink? I'll go inside while Benny Boy pumps gas!" Miranda said. She took a few requests and headed in while Mr. Krupp stopped and began to refuel the big RV. He smiled, something he had managed to do a big in the last few days. this was great! No worries about pranks, or embarrassment, just a nice trip into the mountains and getting away!

"Dang Mister Krupp this is gonna be so fun! thanks for letting me tag along!" The voice made Mr. Krupp's whole demeanor change... as his heart fell nearly out of his chest. George was walking into the gas station from inside the RV! "I gotta go pee!" Mr. Krupp screamed at the top of his lungs and without even realizing it he jerked the gas pump right out of the RV!

Gas splattered and slashed all around, but a good deal of it landed right on his pants... on the crotch of his pants. Hope and Dakota were coming back with smiles and laughs, obviously they both knew something about this scheme! they were eating some ice cream and both stopped and stared when they saw the gas covered Mr. Krupp looking like he had gone and peed himself! Dakota burst out laughing and Hope nearly busted her gut as she literally dropped her ice cream. George came back from inside and looked him over.

"Gosh Mr. Krupp... I would have let you go first if I would have known it was THAT bad!" George said. Mr. Krupp's face was suddenly darkening to a red red RED!

"GEORGE!?" Mr. Krupp shouted so loud pretty much everyone in the gas station stopped and stared, seeing his soaked pants. "George!!" Mr. Krupp grabbed the boy by the back of this shirt! Already Miranda was running over and waving. Dakota and Hope were laughing so hard they were crying and were no use to come to George's aid.

"Benny Krupp you let that little boy go this very instant!" Miranda shouted. Hearing the commotion Bri got out of the RV and gasp wide eyed spotting George and Mr. Krupp holding him by the collar! Mr. Krupp turned to his sister, looking like he could throw the little boy across the parking lot.

"You don't seem surprised!? You knew about this!?" Mr. Krupp growled.

"Put him down Benny!" Bri gasped. Mr. Krupp slowly lowered George and glared at him.

"This is going too far!" Mr. Krupp shouted. "Everybody in the RV we are going home!"

"We most certainly are not!" Miranda snapped. "We planned this trip for ages!"

"We didn't plan this little prank!" Mr. Krupp shouted.

"And we didn't plan you acting out either Benny! Geez, he is just a friend to your little girl, he wants to come along, I already told his mother and father he could!" Miranda said putting her hands on her hips.

"You what!?" Mr. Krupp was red faced and looked so angered and betrayed. Bri took his arm and held him firmly.

"Honey... calm down this can still be a wonderful vacation, for all of us!" Bri said. This helped at least turn his face back from looking like a beet!

"You told his family? This was planned by all of you? Just like that silly Captain Underpants prank you made up!" Mr. Krupp laughed so loud. It wasn't a happy laugh though. "Must I go through constant torment!?"

"Oh baby, no... I had no clue... honey its going to be alright... I have been so excited for this getaway..." Bri squeezed his hand. Somehow she was really talking him down. Mr. Krupp looked at George, then at the now concerned Hope. He felt truly betrayed this time, but Bri was right, what could be done.

"Get in the RV... everyone... we are going to the mountains..." Mr. Krupp spoke and everyone cheered. Bri frowned though cause Mr. Krupp no longer seemed too happy about it. She decided her only goal this trip was to make it a good trip for him.

Back in the RV was tense... at least at first. For the next ten minutes or so it was silent. George, usually easy going was pretty shaken up by the ordeal. Miranda was just mad at her brother's outburst. Hope sat next to George feeling bad for him, and Dakota had fallen asleep on one of the beds. Bri looked Mr. Krupp over and could tell he was very hurt and feeling betrayed, but none of it was directed at her.

"I am sorry Benny..." Bri said softly. "But one set back doesn't define this trip! It is going to be great!" Mr. Krupp growled a bit.

"Yea... just keep that troublemaker away from me AND away from my daughter!" Mr. Krupp snapped remember all too well Hopes words "If you can have Bri I can have George." Sure she was a little girl and didn't understand love, but that still bothered him... A LOT.

Mr. Krupp did manage to calm down and before long things were a bit more light hearted in the RV again. while Dakota snoozed George and Hope played checkers on Dakota's back cause she had that kinda of pattern shirt on. Before long Miranda was back to cracking jokes and picking on Mr. Krupp as a kid. Telling Bri embarrassing stories and making Mr. Krupp all red faced.

"One time, when he was out with Delila, I think it was a few years before Hope was conceived, he was again being his over confident self and tried to impress her by ordering the hottest wings at a bar. Well... lets say he was crying for mommy that night and drank at least ten glasses of water!" Miranda laughed and Mr. Krupp just shook his head. Bri sweetly laughed, but not disrespectfully.

"Oh Benny... I hope you have fun like that with me sometime, just remember not to get the wings too hot!" Bri giggled and Mr. Krupp smirked a little. He smiled at her and that made Bri feel a whole lot better about him.





With no more wacky incidents or pranks, they finally pulled into the camp spot. It was perfect weather. A sign for a pool made Dakota, Hope, and George cheer and Mr. Krupp roll his eyes. Luckily it was about a mile walk from camp so they wouldn't have to worry about more pesky kids! Once they were good and stopped Mr. Krupp decided to go over the rules.

"Okay then! We are all to be back at the RV at sundown! And no kids alone anywhere at any time! Dakota, you are responsible for Hope and George and seeing to it they aren't getting into trouble!" Mr. Krupp said loudly.

"Uncle Ben! This is suppose to be vacation!" Dakota protested.

"Well you don't have phone service, what else are you going to do?" Mr. Krupp asked. "Hmmm?"

"I was going to..." Dakota rolled her eyes. "Fine... Lets go guys... lets check out the lake or the pool..." George and Hope cheered and Mr. Krupp glared at that boy, he didn't like this one bit!

"I think I will go check out the town!" Miranda said, "Tomorrow I will bring you with me Bri, but thought you might want some alone time with your man!" Miranda winked, waved and headed off to the trail that would lead into the little nearby village.

Mr. Krupp and Bri walked hand in hand and took in the sights and sounds of nature. It had been him and Delila's favorite place, then him, and Hope. Now here he was with a new chapter in his life, the lovely Bri and was glad to know she too loved it. As they walked Bri would spot a pretty Squirrel or see a strange bird and get all excited. Mr. Krupp pulled her close and gave her a kiss.

"It is so beautiful here! Do we ever have to go home?" Bri hugged him. Mr. Krupp couldn't have wished for a better way to start the camping weekend. He had nearly forgotten about George already! AS Bri started to walk ahead she stopped.

"Oh snap! I forgot my camera back in the RV!" Bri snapped her fingers as she said it... She hear Mr. Krupp's shirt tear and a sudden loud and very memorable "Tra la laa!"




Dakota had stripped into a yellow bikini and was dead to the world beside the lake they had wandered down to. George waved his hands in front of her over sized sunglasses with no response.

"Your cousin sleeps a lot!" George said.

"Yea, she is very lazy... and very dumb too... I think when we get to be teenagers we are stupid for awhile, then smart again as adults... poke her..." Hope said. George poked Dakota's cheek. Yep she was completely out of it and asleep. they laughed and filled her hair with twigs as a prank.

"Well then what should we do!?" Hope asked. "Don't have to worry about her ordering us around, I figure we can come back here in an hour and wake her up and tell her we just skipped rocks!" George laughed.

Hope and George wondered into the woods and she couldn't help but reach for and take his hand. George smiled. He liked being with her.

"I am glad Herold was okay with it, he is my best friend you know..." George confessed. "Even if he does tend to get me in trouble a lot!" they laughed together and as they were walking through the woods heard a mistakable sound...

"Tra la laaa!" It was Captain Underpants!

"Quick shield your eyes!" George said covering Hopes eyes as Captain Underpants crashed into the clearing.

"Oh my gosh.. dad! Clothes please!?" Hope gasped seeing a little through George's hands. "How embarrassing!"

"Dad!? Who is this Dad!? Are you lost child! Have you been separated from your father!?" Captain Underpants shouted.

"I'll get a bucket of water!" George shouted. At that moment Dakota burst into the clearing. Her hair was matted up with twigs and she looked pissed. Hope had never seen her like this!

"There you are you little twerps!" Dakota hissed not seeing Captain Underpants... yet...

"You think this is funny!? I'm not your dad! You guys are both dead!" But as Dakota stepped forward to come after them Captain Underpants charged her.

"Vile creature of the forest! You won't lay a finger on these children!" Captain Underpants lowered his head and charged like a bull. It all happened in slow motion for Dakota. All she could do was slowly look over the top of her sunglasses.

"You have got to be kidding...." Captain Underpants head butted the tiny Dakota right in the belly and sent her flying out of her flip flops, sunglasses, and made a bunch of the twigs in her hair fly out. Dakota screamed and went sprawling down the hill and splashed into the water. George got back with a bucket of water.

"Aha! Take that! I have vanquished the vile forest lady! Tra laa laaa!" As Captain Underpants struck a pose George tried to splash him with the water but he dodged it! Bri came hurrying down the hill eyes wide. Dakota groaned and looked up at the now mostly naked Mr. Krupp.

"Uncle Ben!?" Dakota looked so confused. "You just threw me in the lake! With your HEAD!"

"Benny! Its me!" Bri said looking at him. Captain underpants looked confused.

"You!? I have no time! Justice is to be served! I must find those in need! Tra la laaaaaa!" And with that Captain Underpants dashed into the forest.

"Somebody want to explain!?" Dakota shrieked looking pretty awfully with the twigs, being soaked and covered in lake slime.

"No time! We need to catch him before he causes a scene!" Bri shouted. For once Hope knew she was right.

"Ill go to the village, you kids back up to the campsite." Bri shook her head. "Oh Benny..."