15. The New Melvin

CHAPTER 15 THE NEW MELVIN You might think that turning into a Bionic Booger Boy was the worst thing that could ever happen to a kid, but it wasn't all bad. Believe it or not, there was actually a positive side to being a lumbering loogie lad. For instance, Melvin now won every football game he played... because no one wanted to tackle him.

And when he served a volleyball, nobody on the other team would dare to hit the ball back.

Besides being the school's new sports star, there were other perks, too. Melvin never had to wait in line at the drinking fountain anymore. Now he had his own personal drinking fountain, because... well, would you use a drinking fountain after a Bionic Booger Boy had globbered all over it?

I didn't think so. All of the special attention that Melvin was receiving made some of the other kids a little jealous. But not George and Harold. Considering the many evil villains that George and Harold had been battling all year, the two boys were just grateful that Melvin hadn't turned himself into a gigantic, terrifying beast with plans to destroy the earth.

"It could be a LOT worse," said Harold. "At least Melvin's not a terrifying evil villain." "Yeah, you're right," said George. "I can't think of anything that could turn Melvin into a terrifying evil villain..."