Chapter 20-The Poe Cup

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Wednesday walked back to the dorm and opened the door. Monday was on the bed but sprang away when she saw Wednesday.

Enid is weeping on the bed.

"Where have you been? I'm literally having a heart attack right now." Enid asked Wednesday with a face streaming with tears.

"Yoko and one of the other girls are in the infirmary!" Monday explained with a pretend eye roll.

"What happened?" Wednesday asked.

"Garlic bread incidents at dinner. They had major allergic reactions. They're out of the Poe Cup. I don't have a co-pilot."

"It wasn't an accident." Wednesday told them "Bianca's behind it.

"How do you know?" Monday asked concerned about where her sister had been.

"Doesn't matter. You,Enid and I are going to take her down tomorrow."

"Wait. You're joining the Black Cats? You're willing to do that? For me?" She said looking at them both with joy. Monday nodded.

So did Wednesday before adding "I want to humiliate Bianca so badly that the bitter taste of defeat burns in her throat."

"Yeah" Enid said "but mostly you're doing it because we're friends, right?" Monday looked down.

"Tell me how she keeps winning." Wednesday demanded.

"It's a real brain cramp. The past two years, no other boat has made it across and back without sinking." Enid explained.

"Sounds like sabotage." Monday told them.

"There are no rules in the Poe Cup, and she is a siren, which makes her master of the water." Enid said.

"Then we just need to beat her at her own game." The Addams girls said smirking.

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THE DAY OF THE POE CUP

"We're all set." Monday said.

"Good. Thing's in position."

"Wanna tell me what you two were up to?" Xavier asked.

"And spoil the surprise?" Monday said with a small smirk.

"Speaking of surprises, your costumes are in the tent."

"Costumes?" Wednesday asked.

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AFTER THEY GOT CHANGED

"OMG, you look purr-fect! Only thing, where are your whiskers?"

Wednesday glared at Enid "Ask again," she said "and you'll be down to eight lives."

They walked and got into the boat.

"What do we have here?" Bianca asked sarcastically "The runts of the litter."

Wednesday looked at her. "For the record, I don't believe I'm better than everyone else. Just that I'm better than you." Bianca looked concerned.

"I want to welcome you all to the Edgar Allan Poe Cup. This is one of Nevermore's proudest annual traditions, dating back 125 years. Each team must row across to Raven Island, pull a flag from Crackstone's Crypt, and hustle back without sinking or being sunk. First team to cross the finish line with their flag wins the cup and bragging rights for a year, as well as some special privileges. Let the Poe Cup begin!" Principal Weems announced on the megaphone.

"Go! Go! Go!" Everyone yelled and cheered.

"Move. Faster!"

"Come on, ladies. Let's go!"

Xavier smirked as he passed the Black Cats boat "Oh, excuse us! Stroke! Stroke! Stroke!"

" Come on!" 

"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
"Come on, man. We lost 'cause of you."

One of the girls said "Let's go. It's over here."

"Stay here" Wednesday told Enid and Monday "and make sure Bianca can't sabotage our boat. Thing, I need you to distract a couple of jokers"

"What?" One of the jokers rowers asked.

"Come on."

"Go. Let's get it."

"Let's go, man."

"She's right there. Come on."

Xavier looked at Wednesday "Later, Wednesday!"

Wednesday grabbed the flag but had a vision. She saw a girl who looked like Monday they had the same complexion and hair. "She is the key." She said before disappearing.

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MEANWHILE AT THE BOAT

Enid and Monday were chatting when Mondays eyes snapped open and turned an infinite black. And she saw a girl who looked identical to her. It was almost like looking in a mirror. Then she spoke "You are the key"

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"Taking a catnap?" Bianca asked when she saw Wednesday on the ground.

"Come on! Hurry up, we have to go!"

"What's going on? The jokers asked.

Enid smirked "See ya, jokers!"

Xavier yelled "Cheaters!"

"I just asked myself, "WWWD?" What Would Wednesday Do?"

"The final two teams are the Gold Bugs...and the Black Cats." Principal Weems told them.

"Come on. Gotcha!"

"Whoo!" The crowd screamed.

"Yeah, we did it! OMG, Wednesday, Monday we did it! This is the greatest moment of my entire life." Monday smiled happily.

She turned to Wednesday "Admit it, you kinda got into the whole school spirit thing."

"You didn't tell me it was a dark, vengeful spirit"

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