"Can I go and watch TV now please mum?" asked Space fidgeting at the table, "I've finished eating all my vegetables."
Mrs Baron took Space's plate and patted him on the head approvingly for eating all his vegetables, "I don't see why not dear," she said, "but you'd better ask your father."
Space turned to his dad who was reading the paper, "Can I go and watch TV please dad?" he asked, "I've eaten all my dinner."
Mr Baron looked up from his paper and said, "No son, not before you've done your homework," and seeing the disappointment of Space's face, he added, "Who knows, maybe if you apply yourself you might even become a more successful CPA than I am. Now go on, do your homework."
Space shuffled off to his room and started copying the answers to his homework questions out of the back of his book, and presently there was a rapping at the window. It was Skeletor, the boy from next door.
"Whatcha doin' space?" asked Skeletor, being nosy as usual.
"Nothing." Space retorted, trying to cover up what he was doing so Skeletor wouldn't see what he was doing.
But he was unsuccessful, Skeletor had seen what he was doing and a wry smile crept across his face. "You little cheat, you're copying the answers. I'm telling your mum!"
"NOOOOO!!!" Space yelled, "Wait, don't tell, if you keep quiet, I'll give you any of my Barbies that you want." Space pleaded.
"Nup, I'm dobbing," Skeletor was adamant.
"Wait!" Space was getting desperate, "I'll even throw in the Barbie horseriding suit and any piece of furniture out of her dream home you want!"
Skeletor stopped to contemplate this for a moment. "Can I have the Barbie camper-van too?" he asked.
"Get lost!" Space lost his cool, and Skeletor went round to the front door of the Baron house to tell Mr and Mrs Baron what was going on.
But before he could do anything, Space jumped out the window and proceeded to beat Skeletor's head against the wall of the house, and then he ripped off his face leaving nothing but a skull on Skeletor's shoulders, "That's what you get for being a dobber!" Space added before tearing out Skeletor's heart and kicking it into the creek that ran past the house (conveniently enough for this part of the story).
The front door opened and there stood a frowning Mr Baron. "What's going on here?" he asked, "and where is Skeletor's face and heart?"
"Um..." Space looked at the ground, "I ripped them out and threw then in the creek..."
Mr Baron was a very strict man, so he didn't even let Space explain why he did it. "You should be getting home Skeletor." he said as Skeletor ran home screaming in agony, "and as for you Space, there will be no TV whatsoever for you for the rest of the week! Now go to bed!"
"Yes dad." Space did as he was told. But before he switched off his light to go to sleep, he vowed that he would avenge himself on Skeletor for such a miscarriage of justice.....