The Inheritance

Here are plot ideas from Highfield School:

After the death of Simon’s grandfather, Thia and Thugadore are convinced that Simon has been left an inheritance. They agree it would be a good idea to try and steal it – they could do with the money. Thia is in the market for a new handbag, and you can never have too many crisps. They decide to go to Simon’s house to look for him. They walk through Quackers Park to get to Whiffleton on Swamp.
When they arrive, no one is in. They walk around the garden looking in the windows, but there’s no way to get in without setting the alarm off.

Thugadore says ‘I bet he’s with that Tig, Lets go’.

Thia and Thugadore take the coastal ferry. They put on their diving gear and jump off near Tigotha's cave.

They swim down to Tigotha’s cave and knock on the door.

Tigotha says, ‘Come in’. They go in and Tigotha looks up and says in a scared voice, ‘What do you want?’

Thia says, ‘We’re looking for Simon’.

Tigotha replies, ‘He’s not here, I don’t know where he is.’

Thugadore gets right into Tigotha’s face and says in a quiet, menacing voice ‘I don’t believe you. Thia – look for him’.

The two bullies start turning over furniture, pulling cupboard doors off and opening the fridge to find Simon. They are momentarily distracted by the food in the dridge, so they make themselves a sandwich and have a sit down. Then they carry on turning Tigotha’s cave upside down. Tigotha is very scared, and decides she will eat them.

She opens her mouth wide and starts towards the bullies.

Suddenly, they rip open their leather jackets to show zebra printed t shirts. Tigotha is terrified, and doesn’t know what to do! Suddenly, she has an idea.

‘Look over there – Brussels sprout and chilli flavoured crisps!’ pointing to the back of the cave. The two bullies are distracted and Tigotha makes her escape through a secret trapdoor in the ceiling of the cave. The bullies spend 5 minutes looking for the Brussels sprout and chilli flavoured crisps and forget all about Tigotha. By the time they realise the crisps aren’t there, Tigotha is long gone.

Tigotha heads to Simons house, and sees him on his way home.

She is very out of breath, and manages to warn him ‘the bullies are coming for you!’ Simon says ‘I know just the thing to help us escape, lets go!’

Simon goes into the shed and pulls a sheet off a mobility scooter. This is not just any old mobility scooter. It is made from armoured steel painted in camouflage colours and is armed with a variety of weapons; a missile launcher, a taser and a bow and arrow. The scooter is also amphibious.

Tigotha is astonished, ‘What’s this?’ she asks.

Simon tells her that his grandfather had secretly modified the scooter and was using it to go to the swamp at night and hunt and kill lumipoo momps to avenge the deaths of Simon’s parents.

The two friends decide to hide in the forest near the swamp; it’s the last place anyone would look for them.

Why I love it

- An inheritance is great motivation for Thugadore and Thia to interfere with Simon's life.
- It uses Tigotha's weakness - eating bullies.
- Tigotha's Brussels sprout and chilli flavoured crisps trick was clever.
- The mobility scooter idea is brilliant.