"I'm heading over to the Hideout - wanna come with?" Sam asked Stinky. Stinky quickly nodded her head and exclaimed, "Yeah, of course! Man, I love that place." Sam smiled and said, "Great! Race ya there?" Stinky smirked at Sam and replied, "Oh, you're on." The two kids got into position before Sam started counting down, "3... 2... 1!"
And with that, Sam and Stinky raced towards the Hideout.
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Time: 7:35 AM
The race finally came to a close in the woods located right next to down - Stinky was the first to arrive, with Sam following shortly after, trying to catch his breath. Stinky shouted, "Hell yeah! Stinky - 1, Sam - 0!" as she pumped her fist in the air. Normally, Sam would have actually won the race, since he was a naturally faster runner than Stinky was, but she had a secret weapon that Sam didn't - her rocket-powered butt. Because Stinky could control her own farts, she was able to pick up some speed by pushing out a strong stream of gas that would help make her run a little faster, while leaving Sam behind to catch the waft left behind by her fumes. After Sam took one last deep breath, he rolled his eyes and said, "I should've known you'd play dirty." Stinky looked past her shoulder back at Sam and simply farted.
BRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrp!
"Not my fault I'm so naturally gifted," Stinky said with a wink and a laugh. Sam just raised an eyebrow and responded, "Yeah, whatever. Anyway, let's head into the Hideout now."
The Hideout was a large treehouse that was built atop an even larger tree in the middle of the woods. Steps were carved out along the tree's trunk that led up to the hatch door at the base of the actual house part of the treehouse. Inside the square-shaped structure were two sleeping bags, a few pillows scattered around, stacks of comic books, a poster of some anime Stinky really liked, a battery-powered lantern for when it got dark, and finally, a couple cans of air freshener. The treehouse did have one window for the sake of ventilation, but if Stinky ever got a little too carried away with her farting, the air freshener was there to help make the place smell less bad.
The Hideout was Sam and Stinky's to-go hangout spot, when they weren't either visiting each other's houses, or spending time in town at the arcade or eating together at Balloon Belly Burger, Stinky's favorite burger joint. With the help of both their dads, Sam and Stinky were able to have it be sturdy and strong enough to withstand even the most brutal of weather conditions, though both kids were advised to come home if the weather was really bad. Sam and Stinky have had the Hideout for the last 4 years.
As the two kids sat down and settled into the treehouse, Sam asked, "You have any plans for the day, Stinky?"