Mr. Peabody & Sherman Junior Novelization (Mr. Peabody & Sherman) Read Online Free

concerned.
    “This happens whenever he’s tense,” Patty explained.
    Mr. Peabody offered to help. “I’m a licensed chiropractor,” he said, approaching Paul. Mr. Peterson shook his head and warned Mr. Peabody not to touch him. He staggered across the living room, clutching his back and howling.
    Mr. Peabody took matters into his own paws and gripped Paul by the shoulders. He twisted Mr. Peterson’s back this way and that until each vertebra in his spine clicked and popped into place with a loud cracking noise. Suddenly, Paul straightened and blinked in surprise. The pain in his back had completely vanished.
    “Peabody! I feel great!” he exclaimed. Paul circled his arms, jogged in place, and danced a jig, giddy with excitement. “You’re a miracle worker!”
    “I am,” Mr. Peabody agreed conspiratorially. From the wide smile on Paul’s face, he knew he’d made a breakthrough. It was only a matter of time before he had both Petersons eating out of his paws.

    At the same moment that her father was changing his mind about Mr. Peabody, Penny’s eyes were popping open in disbelief. She was standing next to Sherman staring into a huge, space-age-style room lined with mirrored panels reflecting the stars, spiral galaxies, andblack holes throughout the universe. In the center of the room floated a shiny red sphere that seemed to beckon her with the promise of adventure.
    “He calls it the WABAC,” Sherman said, pointing to the time machine with a small flourish.
    “So where have you gone in it?” Penny asked.
    “Not where, Penny,
when,
” he answered seriously. When it came to time travel, he was something of an expert.
    Penny rolled her eyes. “Okay—
when,
smart guy?”
    “Oh … 1865, 1776, 1620, 1492,” Sherman said casually.
    Penny’s mouth hung open in astonishment. She blinked and quickly recovered. She wasn’t about to let Sherman see how impressed she was. “Can it go back to an hour ago?”
    “Why?” asked Sherman.
    “Because I could take it home, pretend to be sick, and not come to this lame dinner party,” Penny said snidely.
    “Ha, ha. Mr. Peabody says you should never use the WABAC to travel to a time when you existed,” Sherman explained.
    “How come?” Penny asked.
    “There’d be two of you,” Sherman answered.
    Penny considered that possibility for a moment and then said, “Oh. Yeah. I guess the world’s not ready for that.” She smirked and walked boldly toward the WABAC. “So where should we go first?”
    “Mr. Peabody says I’m not allowed to drive it until I’m older,” Sherman replied.
    “Do you always do everything Mr. Peabody says?” Penny asked.
    “Yeah,” Sherman said good-naturedly.
    “Do you know what that makes you, Sherman?”
    “An obedient son?” he asked hopefully.
    Penny shook her head. She clapped a not-so-sympathetic hand on Sherman’s shoulder and said, “Nope. A
dog.
”

    A short while later, Mr. Peabody raised his glass to toast with his new friends, the Petersons. Paul and Patty smiled and clinked their glasses with his. They relaxed against the sofa and sipped their drinks happily. All thoughts of pressing charges against Sherman had been forgotten.
    Mr. Peabody sighed in relief. He was just about to celebrate the success of his plan when he heard Sherman call to him from the hallway. He excused himself politely andstepped away from the Petersons to speak to his son.
    “I’ve really hit it off with Penny’s parents! I think we can file this night under Unqualified Success!” Mr. Peabody said, stepping into the hall.
    “I’d hold off on filing it just yet,” Sherman mumbled.
    “What do you mean?” He looked closely at Sherman and realized instantly that something was wrong. “Where’s Penny?” he asked with growing concern.
    “Um, ancient Egypt,” Sherman said guiltily.
    “You used the WABAC? How could you do such a thing?” Mr. Peabody was fuming!
    “She called me a liar for saying George Washington never cut down a