The Kingdom of 109
An absolute monarchy dedicated to the preservation of traditional mathematics
The History of 109, p.3
The Return of Calamito
In 2008-09, the shadow of evil once again entered Longfellow. Officer Morris, now rehabilitated, began to act strangely after eating a batch of doughnuts. He kept mumbling something about someone named Dr. Donut. Meanwhile, Mr. Gorgia and Ms. Shemonsky were hold suspicious closed-door meetings. When Mr. Bradford tested the doughnuts, he found they were tainted, and developed an antidote. After taking the antidote, Officer Morris revealed that it was Mr. Calamito, posing as Dr. Donut, who was infiltrating Longfellow yet again, and this time, he had help from Shemonsky and Gorgia. Meanwhile, Shemonsky turned her back on Dr. Donut when it was clear he would not pay her what she wanted for her trouble. Mr. Gorgia and Calamito had her frozen to keep her silent. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Cheney eventually found a way to free her.
The One Donut
Then Mr. Bradford, Mr. Cheney, Officer Morris and Mr. Huang met Calamito at the front doors of Longfellow. It was then that Mr. Calamito revealed to them the secret of the One Donut, a powerful weapon hidden within Longfellow's walls. He tempted the four men with dreams of grandeur with that powerful weapon, and while they were dreaming, he snuck in and found the donut's hiding place in the Kingdom of 109.
After Mr. Huang came to from his dream, he caught up to Calamito in 109. However, with his twisted words of temptation, Calamito was able to convince Mr. Huang to help him pull the One Donut from its place of rest. Calamito took the One Donut, promising the weakened Mr. Huang to return it to him. As luck would have it, Mr. Calamito tripped and dropped the One Donut. Mr. Bradford, Officer Morris and Mr. Cheney all dove for it. Mr. Huang appeared and convinced them to give it to him, but Mr. Huang was still under Calamito's thrall. He handed the object to him, and Calamito vanished.
Mr. Huang, full of guilt, vowed to find Calamito and the One Donut. He left the flag in Mr. Cheney's safekeeping, and he left a council of seven 109 citizens, The Heptumvirate, to watch over 109 in his absence.
The Search for Dr. Donut and the One Donut
Mr. Huang's search took him from the mountains of the Pacific northwest to the monasteries of Greece to the timeless cities of Europe. However, it was not until he was back in McLean that he caught a break. During the blizzard of 2010, a storm which Calamito caused himself, Mr. Huang received a message that he was close. When the weather broke, with a 109 commando unit, he tracked Calamito to Burke Lake Park. A high-speed chase ensued. The commando unit managed to corner Calamito. They tied him up and sent the One Donut back to Mrs. Kihm at Longfellow. However, Mr. Gorgia hypnotized Mrs. Kihm with the Crystal Ball and took the One Donut for himself.
When Mr. Huang returned to Longfellow with Calamito in tow, he was ambushed by Mr. Gorgia. After being freed, Calamito demanded the One Donut from Gorgia, but instead, Gorgia took off with it. Calamito gave chase, and Mr. Huang pursued both of them. At a mountaintop, Gorgia and Calamito were knocked unconscious when the One Donut touched the Crystal Ball. Mr. Huang caught up with them, picked up the One Donut and threw it into the construction site where Officer Morris buried it with a bulldozer. The One Donut was gone forever.
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