Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool Page #8

a little more... underground.

Never took you for the

underground sort, George.

Are you sure?

Well, it isn't my money.

It's theirs.

These aren't your porters?

Uh, 40,000 from the students

at Macdonald Hall.

And 35 from the girls

at the Scrimmage Academy.

They want to bet it--

And all of it--

On the swim meet today.

Who let them have money?

Well, I think

it's just adorable.

But we need the cash on hand

before we can place any bets.

It is on its way.

All right,

it's safe to move now.

That was a long morning.

Sorry.

Are you sure about these guys?

I'm sorry,

but no money, no betting.

That's okay. I heard the Gold

Club's not the most exclusive

secret private school

club anyways.

Did you know the girls

at the Havermore College

have a dodo bird exhibit?

Oh, really?

How would you like

to see a live dodo bird?

We gotta go.

Joan,

the last time I went out

for lunch I got hit

by a flying cupcake. I'm just

going to stay right here.

She was supposed

to leave for lunch!

What do we do now?

Is that a rope ladder?

I'll go. You guys stay clear.

Take this for the road.

Tell the world my story.

Go, buddy, go!

Arnold.

You know you don't have to race

if you're having

an asthma attack, right?

I'm fine.

See?

Anyways, it's like you said.

Never, ever give up.

Was that before or after

you totally gave up?

Okay, yeah.

I deserved that one

and what are you doing here?

Independent study. Maybe I'll

put the footage on your website.

Should it go in

the "winningocity" section,

or under "superbulence"?

Ha-ha. You can

put it under the

"sometimes I'm a jerk,

but I'm trying" section.

Thanks for sticking with us.

I already told you.

I know, I know.

It wasn't for me.

It was for the team.

I get it.

Well, maybe it was

a little bit for you.

But like I said,

that's my business.

This is from Picasso's little

known Killer Robots period.

I'm with Bruno! Bruno Walton!

Were you worried?

Not one bit.

I should probably be suspicious

of your burglar outfit,

but I'll just do what all

Winthorpes have done,

historically, and turn

a blind eye for profit.

Give the money here.

Uh, you know what, guys?

We could stick to the plan

and bet all this money, or

we could use it on this

incredibly complicated scheme

I just came up with right now.

I swear it's--

It's actually pretty good.

Right, right, right.

Okay, sorry.

Well, shall we?

Go, go, go!

Go Macdonald!

Towels? Towels? Hey, guys.

Coach Flynn?

Actually, it's...

Assistant Towel

Supervisor Flynn now.

But they're telling me that

I'm gonna be all the way up to

full Towel Supervisor soon.

So...

I made a terrible mistake.

I'll just be...

doing this over here.

This is usually where the

coach says something inspiring,

but considering how

that usually went...

You know, everyone says that

winning isn't everything.

I mean, I used to think that was

just something The Fish

would say to us, because...

well... we never won anything.

Ugh.

Look. But now, I think it means

a race is just a race.

You know? If you win,

it feels good.

Really good.

Really, really good.

Or so they tell me.

And we all know,

if you lose, it feels bad.

For a while.

But what lasts?

What lasts is the friends

you didn't expect to make.

And the things they do for you

that they didn't have to,

even when it was risky.

It's finding out just how much

people believe in you,

even when you didn't

believe in yourself.

So,

I guess the dumb

saying was right.

It really isn't

winning that matters.

It's everything else that

happens along the way.

Oh, and boys...

one more thing.

Swim real fast.

Swimmers,

please take your positions.

Go Boots! Woo!

Come on. Go Boots!

Go Boots! Got it!

Come on!

Turn around.

Come on, go back!

Go back! You got it!

Go Boots! Go Boots!

Swim like a fish! Come on!

Come on!

Yeah, Boots!

Ohh!

Ahh!

Did you see it?

I-I-I don't know who won.

Yes! Fourth place!

Fourth, baby!

Woo-hoo!

After much deliberation,

the three-member judges' panel

unanimously finds

for the winner...

York Academy!

Congratulations.

Thanks, Dad.

Good work, son.

You'll get it at home.

Good race.

Yeah. Woo! Macdonald Hall, baby.

Woo!

We're finished.

Me, Boots, everything. It's--

Bruno.

We lost all our money

and now we're never gonna get

this pool

and the Hall's gonna close

and everyone will blame me

and Chip's right.

We're just a bunch of losers.

Bruno! Look around you.

Whether you got the pool or not,

you made everybody here

a part of something.

You won, Bruno. You won.

What are you doing here?

Uh, moping and feeling

sorry for myself.

I mean, yeah, sure.

I learned something and we won

some sort of moral victory,

but you know, it's kind of

hard to swim in.

Uh-huh.

That's all very fascinating,

but who do I make

the check out to?

What check?

The check for...

let's see here...

$151,000.

What are you

talking about, George?

We... we lost.

Oh, I guess I didn't tell you.

I bet our money against

Macdonald Hall.

What? How could you?

Do you have any

idea how many times

Macdonald Hall has won

a swim race against York?

Zero.

Now, the school

might be used to losing.

I am not.

I bet against us and I won.

Bruno, I was wondering

if you knew where your--

Easy, easy, Bruno! Come on.

It's not his fault.

No, no, no! He did it!

He got us the money

for the pool!

We lost, but sir,

we won.

What are you talking about?

What did you do, Smythe?

Sir, it's not my fault.

It's his!

He did it too.

It wasn't just George, sir.

It was all of us.

Chris, Wilbur, Elmer,

and the Scrimmage girls.

They helped too.

We-- We did it together.

Because... well...

I guess people do love this

school as much as I do.

So you're saying

whatever you did,

you all did this together.

Hmm?

Yeah. Exactly.

That is absolutely...

remarkable.

Well done.

Buddy! We heard

about the race.

Yeah. You know,

I'm okay. I'm fine.

You're more than okay.

You're wonderful!

But I lost.

Yes,

but we watched the speech that

you gave to your teammates.

You did? How?

Well, that friend

of yours, Bruno,

has been harassing us

to see some website

for a few weeks now.

We finally did

and your speech was there.

Buddy, you know how we were

talking about leadership?

You know, what you said to

those boys, that was it!

So maybe we were a little

hasty about York Academy.

You mean I--

Yo! Boots, dude!

We got the pool!

We got the pool!

We just need to convince your

folks, but I have a plan.

We need three car batteries,

ah, four car batteries,

two ducks, paper clips--

Hey, hey, hey!

My mom wants to talk to you.

You win, Bruno.

Melvin can stay.

Awesome!

Uh, who's Melvin?

Bruno, it's me!

I can stay!

Dude, I told you!

Your parents love me.

So Boots can stay?

Everyone-- Everyone can stay.

Oh, my God!

Let's tighten up, guys.

All right, hold on.

Before the opening ceremonies

this afternoon,

I want to say a few words.

Uh... it's been quite a year.

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