The Mad Scientist

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By: Collin Tahmisian 6th Grade collaborative project with Ms. Blue and Mrs. Dahl Patrick Henry Math, Science, Technology Magnet 2020

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POW!‌ ‌There‌ ‌was‌ ‌a‌ ‌loud‌ ‌explosion‌ ‌as‌ ‌Bobby‌ ‌Kirk,‌ ‌who‌ ‌was‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌jolly‌ ‌around‌ ‌the‌ ‌middle,‌ ‌shot‌ ‌far‌ ‌up‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌&nbsp;‌air.‌&nbsp;‌&nbsp;‌ "BOBBY!"‌ ‌exclaimed‌ ‌Gingedor,‌ ‌"What‌ ‌on‌ ‌earth!‌ ‌Come‌ ‌back‌ ‌here!"‌ ‌Finally,‌ ‌Bobby‌ ‌Kirk‌ ‌landed‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌&nbsp;‌ground‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌loud‌ ‌thud.‌&nbsp;‌ "Dat‌ ‌was‌ ‌so‌ ‌fun!"‌ ‌yelled‌ ‌Bobby‌ ‌with‌ ‌delight.‌&nbsp;‌ "Bobby,‌ ‌you‌ ‌were‌ ‌not‌ ‌supposed‌ ‌to‌ ‌sit‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌pot,"‌ ‌said‌ ‌Gingedor.‌&nbsp;‌ "I‌ ‌did‌ ‌not‌ ‌know‌ ‌dat."‌ ‌replied‌ ‌the‌ ‌chubby‌ ‌youth.‌&nbsp;‌"Wait‌ ‌a‌ ‌second,"‌ ‌said‌ ‌Gingedor‌ ‌ominously,‌ ‌"Bobby,‌ ‌go‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌back‌ ‌of‌ ‌your‌ ‌pants‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌mirror."‌&nbsp;‌ Bobby‌ ‌stumbled‌ ‌away,‌ ‌falling‌ ‌on‌ ‌his‌ ‌stomach‌ ‌several‌ ‌times,‌ ‌but‌ ‌getting‌ ‌up‌ ‌right‌ ‌away.‌ ‌A‌ ‌few‌ ‌minutes‌&nbsp;‌later,‌ he‌ ‌came‌ ‌back,‌ ‌his‌ ‌face‌ ‌red‌ ‌with‌ ‌embarrassment.‌&nbsp;‌&nbsp;‌ "What‌ ‌has‌ ‌me‌ ‌life‌ ‌come‌ ‌to!"‌ ‌he‌ ‌wailed.‌ ‌He‌ ‌had‌ ‌seen‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌mirror‌ ‌that‌ ‌there‌ ‌was‌ ‌a‌ ‌large‌ ‌hole‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌&nbsp;‌back‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌pants.‌&nbsp;‌

He decided he should have his lab at his home. After a few days of setting up, he had a machine going in his room that by pouring a secret mixture in, he could make it do almost anything. He made up his mind to keep it a secret from everyone until he was completely ready to show it off to the town of Red Lake.&nbsp; One day, Gingedor was working on his invention when he noticed that something wasn’t working on it. The electric generator, which powered the whole thing, was making weird puffing noises. He decided to further investigate. He was just taking off the vent for the gas tank when several loud pops came from inside, and there was a deafening CRASH! Then, everything went black.

Gingedor woke up with a start to hear voices he hadn’t heard before.” Where am I?” he asked in confusion. “You’re in the hospital,” said one unfamiliar voice, “your wrist is fractured and three of your ribs are broken.” “Leapin’ Lizards, how did that happen?” he asked, astonished. “You were working on your invention and it blew up.” “Oh, dear me,” cried Gingedor, deeply disappointed, "Now I won't get to show it to the town of Red Lake!" “Oh, you will,” said the nurse, “when you are better.” “Really?” exclaimed Gingedor, with a look of excitement rushing to his face, “Then I’d better hurry up and recover!”

“BEEP!‌ ‌BEEP!‌ ‌BEEP!‌ ‌BEEP!”‌ ‌went‌ ‌the‌ ‌alarm‌ ‌clock.‌ ‌Gingedor‌ ‌Tyrimus‌ ‌yawned‌ ‌as‌ ‌he‌ ‌made‌ ‌an‌ ‌effort‌ ‌to‌&nbsp;‌climb‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌bed.‌ ‌He‌ ‌had‌ ‌hardly‌ ‌slept‌ ‌a‌ ‌wink‌ ‌the‌ ‌previous‌ ‌night.‌ ‌He‌ ‌glanced‌ ‌sleepily‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌clock.‌ 9:14!‌ ‌“Gee‌ ‌whiz!”‌ ‌he‌&nbsp;exclaimed,‌ ‌“15‌ ‌minutes‌ ‌‘till‌ ‌I‌ ‌have‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌hologram‌ ‌call‌ ‌with‌ ‌my‌ ‌students!”‌ ‌During‌ ‌the‌ ‌Starkon‌ ‌‘34,‌ ‌schools‌&nbsp;‌had‌ ‌been‌ ‌forced‌ ‌to‌ ‌meet‌ ‌using‌ ‌hologram‌ ‌calls.‌ ‌It‌ ‌was‌ ‌almost‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌as‌ ‌being‌ ‌at‌ ‌a‌ ‌normal‌ ‌school‌ ‌except‌ ‌they‌&nbsp;‌couldn’t‌ ‌physically‌ ‌touch‌ ‌each‌ ‌other.‌ ‌ He‌ ‌got‌ ‌some‌ ‌breakfast‌ ‌and‌ ‌began‌ ‌the‌ ‌call‌ ‌from‌ ‌his‌ ‌watch.‌&nbsp;‌&nbsp;‌“Hello,‌ ‌students!‌ ‌Today‌ ‌we‌ ‌are‌ ‌going‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌performing‌ ‌a‌ ‌very‌ ‌dangerous‌ ‌experiment.‌ ‌But‌ ‌have‌ ‌no‌&nbsp;‌fear,‌ ‌you‌ ‌may‌ ‌do‌ ‌it‌ ‌outside‌ ‌if‌ ‌you‌ ‌like.‌ ‌(I‌ ‌highly‌ ‌recommend‌ ‌that.)”‌&nbsp;‌&nbsp;‌ &nbsp;‌ &nbsp;‌ &nbsp;‌ &nbsp;‌

A few minutes later, the students were outside with a pot, some hydrogen peroxide, salt, pepper, a few matches, and a little bit of gunpowder. &nbsp;"Now students," said Gingedor, "pour the hydrogen peroxide into the pot. "Alright," he continued, "where was I... ah yes, pour the hydrogen peroxide into the pot, then take your salt and pepper, mix them, and then pour the mixture into the pot.” &nbsp; There was a chorus of "oohs" and "whoa’s" as the mixture produced a puff of steam when poured into the hydrogen peroxide.&nbsp; “Now, for the final step. Pour the gunpowder in, then light a match and touch it to the gunpowder.”

His life has come to disasters because he's eaten too much!" teased Kevin Linden, the skinniest in the class. "And your life has come to disasters because you don't eat enough!" shot back Bobby, annoyed. As the days dragged on and on with online teaching, Gingedor started to get bored. Sometimes, he started to think if it was a good idea to become a teacher. He would much rather like to be a mad scientist. Finally, he decided that he would stop being a teacher and become a mad scientist. He had always wanted to become a mad scientist because he loved doing risky experiments. Being a mad scientist sounded just the thing for him. At last, he had to say goodbye to his students. It was sad, but also a bit happy because he knew he would have fun being a mad scientist too.&nbsp;

After about a week in the hospital, Gingedor Tyrimus was released. At a special ceremony, he got to show off his invention to the town of Red Lake. He was given a medal for the most creative invention. Suddenly, a blue round thing was seen floating down from the sky. Finally, it landed with a thump at Gingedor’s feet.&nbsp; “Bobby Kirk! What on earth! Where did you come from?” asked Gingedor, awestruck. "Sorry, professor,” started Bobby in his usual “chubby” voice, “I decided to try dee experiment one more time but it didn’t go so well.” “I can see that,” said Gingedor curtly, “Let’s not try any more experiments, huh? What do you say.” “No!’ cried Bobby, “dat was so fun!”

The year was 2034 and Gingedor Tyrimus was the new science and physics teacher at Red Lake Middle School. Red Lake is near the coast of Nymo, but closer to the city of Henger. Maybe you haven’t heard of it. Normally, Red Lake is a very social community. But not this year, no this year is much different. The Starkon ‘34 disease has rocked the state of Nymo..

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