Monstrous Origins

 

 Micah’s father, Jeff, is dating a woman named Serenity. At first, everything turns out great with Micah and his brothers (Matthew and Christopher) bonding with not only Serenity herself, but also her one and only son, Austin. Micah’s father eventually felt like it was the right time to marry Serenity, in which he did. Micah and his brothers liked having Serenity as their stepmother and Austin as their stepbrother, but somewhere along the line, Serenity takes a dark turn and starts to mistreat everyone, including Micah and his brothers and father, and even Austin. Micah’s father eventually works up the courage to file for divorce and leave Serenity while still keeping in touch with Austin along with Micah and his brothers, but the damage had already been done with Micah dealing with some levels of self-esteem. One day at school, Micah offers assistance to some of his teachers and classmates who are struggling to solve a problem, only to get rebuffed. With the bus to the elementary school boarding later on, Micah sits in the very last row and stares miserably out the window until Wesley approaches him.

“Hey Micah!” said Wesley.

“Hey Wesley.” responded Micah miserably.

“Mind if I sit here?” asked Wesley.

“No. Go ahead.” answered Micah. Wesley sits next to Micah and asks, “Rough day?”

“Unfortunately.” answered Micah.

“What happened this time?” asked Wesley.

“The usual. Teachers and classmates once again rudely rejecting my willingness to help out during times of need.” answered Micah miserably.

“Ah, what do they know? Don’t let it get you down, ok? Let them miss out if they’re going to be that way. It’s their loss.” responded Wesley.

“I just wish they could see the value of my vast knowledge instead of as a way of showing off. That’s not what I’m out to do.” said Micah.

“They’re just jealous, or maybe they’re having a bad day themselves. Look, we’re almost home, where you can be with your family. They surely admire your gift.” responded Wesley. After arriving at the elementary school, Micah and Wesley part ways, where Micah continues to offer his assistance to certain problems his mother, stepfather, and brothers are struggling with. Micah’s mother, stepfather, and brothers also rebuff his offer, leaving Micah feeling isolated and turning his attention towards his homework. Trekker watches on surveillance as Micah miserably completes his homework while saying, “This could surely work! With Micah’s self-esteem dropping by the second, the world will be as good as mine!”

“Hey dad! I’ve brought someone!” says Trekker Jr. while approaching Trekker. Trekker turns his attention to Trekker Jr., who is accompanied by a buff man.

“Whoa! Who’s this guy?” asked Trekker.

“He won’t tell me.” answered Trekker Jr.

“Oh well. That’s not important, but it sure gives me an idea. With his strength and my brain, I could create the ultimate villain to rid Micah and take over the world!” said Trekker. Trekker’s Trekker Phone suddenly rings with Trekker immediately answering it.

“Hello?” asked Trekker.

“Hey there, Monster Guy! How’s mommy’s little evil genius doing?” asked Mrs. Trekker.

“Mom! How many times do I have to tell you not to call me ‘Monster Guy’? I hate that name!” whispered Trekker angrily.

“But it was given to you at birth. Your father, however, wanted a more ‘creative’ name.” responded Mrs. Trekker annoyingly.

“Well he did the right thing. Anyway, what do you want? I’m very busy here.” asked Trekker annoyingly.

“I just wanted to say ‘Hi’!” answered Mrs. Trekker.

“Hello! And goodbye!” responds Trekker angrily while subsequently hanging up. Trekker collects his thoughts while saying, “All right. Where were we? Ah, yes! Fire up the machine, Jr.! We’re going to do a little experiment!”

“You got it, dad! Coming, mister?” asked Trekker Jr. The man follows Trekker Jr. as he makes his way towards a machine, in which he is strapped down next to Trekker.

“All right, Jr. When I give the signal, throw the switch.” said Trekker. Trekker Jr. gives a thumbs up while Trekker does a quick inspection, giving Trekker Jr. a nod afterwards. Trekker Jr. pulls down a lever and watches Trekker’s experiment in action while Micah spends time with his father, stepmother (LJ), and brothers at his father’s house. Micah’s father and stepmother also rebuff Micah’s assistance after offering it, causing Micah to lose confidence and hope.

“That’s it! No more Mr. Nice Guy! From now on, I will not help anyone but myself! I guess that’s just the way it is around here!” says Micah to himself angrily while walking away. Meanwhile, Trekker and Trekker Jr. observe the results of their experiment.

“It’s beautiful! We still got to give him a name.” said Trekker. Trekker and Trekker Jr. think for a moment with Trekker Jr. subsequently responding, “I got it! Monster Guy!”

“That’s the best you could come up with?!” asked Trekker angrily.

“Well, look at him. He’s half monster, half guy. It just seems fitting to me.” responded Trekker Jr.

“Why, that’s…” said Trekker angrily.

“The best name ever!” said the experiment. Trekker and Trekker Jr. stare at the experiment astonishingly and then look back at each other.

“Please, dad? He likes it.” asked Trekker Jr. Trekker thinks for a while and annoyingly responds, “Oh, all right. As long as you’re both happy, I guess I have no choice. Monster Guy, it is, though I still think it’s a ridiculous name.”

“All right, you two. Here’s the plan…” continues Trekker while huddling Trekker Jr. and Monster Guy up into a circle. Too distracted to pay any attention, Serenity makes her way onto Trekker’s turf while complaining to herself.

“I can’t believe Jeff dumped me! Who does he think he is? I’ll show him!” says Serenity to herself while inadvertently entering Trekker’s mansion.

“And then, we…” said Trekker.

“Excuse me.” said Serenity. Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Monster Guy turn their attention to Serenity with Trekker annoyingly asking, “What, may I ask, are you doing here? Do you have any idea where you’re at?”

“Don’t get all snippy with me! Sorry, but I’ve had a rough life and just want to get home.” responded Serenity.

“Oh, you had a hard life, huh?” asked Trekker annoyingly.

“What’s it to you?” asked Serenity angrily.

“You know, we’d love to hang out and chat with you and all, but we’re in the middle of a discussion. So if you could be so kind to just turn around and leave the mansion, I would greatly appreciate that!” responded Trekker annoyingly.

“Fine. All I ever wanted was to give Jeff what he deserves and to be happy.” replies Serenity annoyingly while walking away.

“Jeff? Now where have I heard that name before?” asked Trekker. Trekker Jr. pulls out and shows Trekker a photo of Micah while clearing his throat. Trekker looks at the photo and says, “Oh, right! Micah’s father!” Before Serenity could walk out the door, Trekker hollers, “Wait!” Serenity stops in her tracks and turns her attention to Trekker, who approaches her and continues, “We might be able to help out, after all.”

“You mean it?” asked Serenity excitedly.

“Oh, sure! We live to please! Don’t move! I’ll be right back!” answers Trekker while running back to Trekker Jr. and Monster Guy. Trekker finishes discussing his plan to Trekker Jr. and Monster Guy, leading them to Serenity afterwards.

“Want to come with us?” asked Trekker.

“Sure. It’s not like I have anything better to do.” answers Serenity while following Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Monster Guy. The next day, Wesley walks around town when suddenly, a giant robot appears and destroys everything in its path, causing everyone around to panic and run for their lives. Wesley looks up at the head and sees Trekker, Trekker Jr. and Serenity inside while Serenity asks, “Why are we breaking things and scaring people?”

“Oh. Uhhh…we’re remodeling. You see, Arcanum has so many problems. Weak structures, busted pipes, potholes, you name it. We’re just taking everything down so we can rebuild them from the ground up, and the best part is, we’re doing it all absolutely free. Everyone here knows about our work, including the mayor. They’re just cheering us on with a frightened facade is all.” answered Trekker.

“Are you sure this will make me happy?” asked Serenity.

“One hundred percent! And beyond, if that’s even possible!” answered Trekker.

“Yeah! Money isn’t everything. It’s putting others before yourself that makes you a real hero.” said Trekker Jr.

“Well, if it’s good enough for you guys, it’s good enough for me.” responded Serenity.

“That’s the spirit! Monster Guy, start destroying whatever comes your way!” replies Trekker while opening a hatch to the robot.

“Destroy?!” exclaimed Serenity.

“Uhh, I mean…remodeling! Start remodeling whatever you set your sights on.” responded Trekker.

“You got it, boss!” replies Monster Guy while exiting the robot. Monster Guy approaches a building and perplexingly stares at it, calling Trekker afterwards.

“Hello. Evil genius Trekker speaking.” says Trekker while answering his Trekker Phone.

“Hey, boss. It’s Monster Guy. How, exactly, do you remodel something?” asked Monster Guy.

“Hold on. I’ll be right down.” responds Trekker while subsequently dropping the call. Trekker exits the robot while saying, “Excuse me for a moment, Serenity. I have some important business matters to attend to.”

“I’ll be here.” responded Serenity. Trekker approaches Monster Guy, angrily slapping him across the face while subsequently saying, “We’re not really remodeling, fool! We’re destroying the town as part of our plan. Remember?”

“But you said…” responded Monster Guy. Trekker quickly covers Monster Guy’s mouth with his hand while subsequently replying, “Not another word, before you blow our cover to Serenity. Understand?”

“Mm-hmm.” mumbles Monster Guy while nodding his head.

“Good. Now, get to work! Remember, when I say ‘remodel’, I really mean ‘destroy’. Don’t let Serenity know about our real plan involving her, and don’t make me come back down here either!” responds Trekker while heading back to the robot. While in town, Wesley observes as Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Monster Guy continue wreaking havoc on Arcanum and calls Micah, who angrily works in his laboratory and answers his Micah Phone after hearing it ring.

“Hello. Worthless Micah speaking.” said Micah annoyingly.

“Don’t say that!” responded Wesley.

“Who, may I ask, is calling?” asked Micah annoyingly.

“It’s Wesley, your best friend.” answered Wesley.

“Oh. Hi, Wesley. What is it this time?” asked Micah annoyingly.

“Arcanum is in big trouble! Trekker’s at it again!” answered Wesley.

“What else is new?” asked Micah sarcastically.

“This is no time to be moping around feeling sorry for yourself, Micah. I know you’re upset about people not appreciating your good deeds, but this is an emergency. You’ve got to snap out of it and spring into action, just like you always do.” responded Wesley.

“So I can anger even more people with my annoying abilities? Not a chance!” replied Micah annoyingly.

“Micah, come on! There are lives at stake here! Heck, your dad’s old girlfriend, Serenity, is inside the giant robot that Trekker is controlling! I think he’s holding her hostage!” said Wesley.

“On second thought, let him go. She’s the whole reason why I’m like this.” responded Micah annoyingly.

“That’s it? You’re just giving up?” asked Wesley.

“What choice do I have? If nobody wants me around, so be it. As for Serenity, Trekker can destroy her for all I care. If I’m going down, she’s going down with me.” responded Micah angrily.

“I really don’t like where this is going, Micah. Fine. If you won’t stop Trekker, I will.” replies Wesley angrily while subsequently dropping the call. Wesley pulls out his Biking Power Wesley gloves and goes after Trekker, only to get captured while Micah’s father and brothers walk around town.

“Do you think we’ve been too hard on Micah lately?” asked Micah’s father.

“We should probably head back and apologize.” said Christopher. Micah’s father and brothers suddenly hear screaming and people running for their lives right towards them.

“What’s going on?” asked Micah’s father.

“It could only mean one thing…” responded Matthew. A giant robotic foot suddenly stomps and comes to rest in front of Micah’s father and brothers, who look up and see Trekker.

“That’s right! I, the evil troll genius Trekker, am taking over this town! And then…the world! Ha ha ha ha! Monster Guy, fetch!” said Trekker. Monster Guy suddenly grabs Micah’s father and brothers from behind and carries them into the robot, where they meet up with Wesley and Serenity.

“Jeff!” said Serenity sarcastically.

“Serenity!” responded Micah’s father sarcastically.

“Any last words before we enslave the human race?” asked Trekker menacingly.

“Enslave the human race? That wasn’t part of the deal.” said Serenity.

“Oh, I forgot. I lied to you, Serenity. I was never going to make you happy. Neither of us were.” responded Trekker.

“What do you mean?” asked Serenity.

“We’re double-crossing you. We were only manipulating you as part of our plan for world domination.” responded Trekker Jr. menacingly.

“So you’ve been playing me this whole time?!” asked Serenity angrily.

“Yes! And now that you’ve figured it out, why don’t you join the rest of the hostages?” says Trekker while tying up Serenity along with Micah’s father, brothers, and Wesley.

“Trekker, wait.” said Micah’s father. Trekker stops his hand just before pressing a button marked with a skull and crossbones, angrily turning his attention to Micah’s father.

“May we send a message to Micah?” asked Micah’s father.

“All right, but make it quick!” answers Trekker while pulling out a camera. Micah continues working in his laboratory, dwelling on his self-esteem until he hears an incoming call coming from his computer. Micah answers the call with Trekker appearing on screen while saying, “Well, if it isn’t the so-called ‘hero’ that’s not trying to stop me. You got a message.” Trekker pans the camera to Micah’s father, brothers, Wesley, and Serenity with Micah’s father saying, “Micah, we’re sorry for what we did. We were just so focused on our tasks at hand, we didn’t think about how to react properly.”

“Truth is, Micah, Arcanum needs you. WE need you.” said Matthew.

“We didn’t know what we had until it was gone. The Micah we know and love never runs from a fight, even when faced with criticism. This is not you, Micah. So please, pull yourself together and save us.” said Christopher. Trekker drops the call with Christopher continuing, “I wouldn’t blame him if he didn’t show up.”

“I’m sorry too, Jeff.” said Serenity.

“What did you say?” asks Micah’s father while turning his attention to Serenity.

“I, too, didn’t realize what I had until it was gone. All those years of being mistreated by my mother has blinded me to life’s wonders. Can you ever forgive me?” asked Serenity.

“Already have.” answered Micah’s father.

“If we ever get out of here, I promise to be a kinder person and get the help I need. What Trekker did was certainly a wake-up call. Is that what I’ve been like this entire time?”

“I’m afraid so. But, it’s all water under the bridge now.” answered Micah’s father.

“Yeah, yeah. That’s really touching, you guys. Now, keep it down so I can get on with my master plan!” says Trekker angrily while preparing to press the button marked with a skull and crossbones. Trekker presses the button, which has no effect at all, leading to an automated voice saying, “Annihiliation failed.” Baffled, Trekker presses the button a couple more times, in which nothing still happens.

“Why won’t this thing work?!” asks Trekker angrily while continuing to press the button. Trekker hears a knock coming from one of the front windows and draws his attention to it, seeing Micah (in his Power Micah form) hovering outside and tauntingly waving at him while showing wires he had ripped out.

“Micah?! How did you…?” asked Trekker angrily. Micah punches out one of the windows and grabs Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Monster Guy, flying to the nearest police officers and placing them in their presence. After watching Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Monster Guy get hauled away, Micah enters the robot and frees his father, brothers, Wesley, and Serenity, in which they all safely exit afterwards.

“I knew you’d come back. Thanks for rescuing us.” said Micah’s father. Micah turns his attention to Wesley and says, “Thanks for not giving up on me, buddy.”

“Anytime, pal. That’s what I’m here for.” responds Wesley while shaking hands with Micah. Micah then turns his attention to Serenity and annoyingly says, “I suppose you’d like to scold me right about now, just like you did in the past. Go ahead. Hit me with your best shot.”

“No, actually.” responded Serenity.

“Whatever you’re trying to pull here, it’s not going to work.” replied Micah annoyingly.

“Micah, let her speak.” says Micah’s father while putting his hand on Micah’s shoulder.

“I’m sorry. I never should have hurt you. My mind was so full of pain and suffering myself, but after seeing what you did today, I plan to become a better person. What do you say?” asked Serenity.

“Well…” responds Micah while contemplating.

“Remember what I taught you about forgiveness, Micah?” asked Micah’s father.

“I guess I can put it behind us. Apology accepted.” said Micah. Serenity embraces Micah with his father and brothers joining in, parting ways afterwards with Serenity saying, “I’ll see you guys around.” Micah happily joins his father and brothers for their personal time together with Wesley parting ways himself while saying, “My work here is done.” With Micah once again saving the day, his family, teachers, and classmates all begin to admire his gifts and talents while taking the proper cautionary measures of declining his offers of assistance, improving Micah’s self-worth.

 

The End

Senior Living

 At a retirement home, Mrs. Trekker (Trekker’s mother and Trekker Jr.’s grandmother) watches TV and hears a knock at her door, answering it with a nurse standing before her.

“Mrs. Trekker, you have some visitors.” said the nurse. The nurse walks away with Trekker and Trekker Jr. suddenly making their appearance.

“Trekkie-boy!!! You’re here!” said Mrs. Trekker.

“Hi, mom. Jr. and I just thought we’d drop by.” responded Trekker.

“Come come, darlings! Make yourselves at home!” replies Mrs. Trekker while beckoning Trekker and Trekker Jr. Trekker and Trekker Jr. enter Mrs. Trekker’s home and take a seat while subsequently starting a conversation.

“So, what have you boys been up to lately?” asked Mrs. Trekker.

“Oh, the usual. Trying to destroy Micah and take over the world.” answered Trekker.

“That’s my boy! You haven’t changed a bit!” responded Mrs. Trekker.

“It’s so old, though. When are we actually going to succeed?” asked Trekker Jr. annoyingly.

“Now now, Jr. We’ve had our faults. We just got to work smarter and not harder.” responded Trekker.

“I wonder what that Micah brat is doing now?” asked Mrs. Trekker.

“Let’s just say…he’s running a few errands…” answers Trekker while looking menacingly at Trekker Jr., who looks back at Trekker menacingly. Micah, who has just entered a world outside of reality called “Home Town”, approaches a sign that reads: “Welcome to Home Town, where you feel right at home”.

“That sign is so misleading. Trekker’s got to be getting old making me go through these worlds over and over.” replies Micah annoyingly while making his way forward. Micah suddenly bumps into a blue-colored abominable snowman (one of Trekker’s minions known as a “Trekbominaber”) while subsequently saying, “Oh! So sorry, sir! I should have been paying attention.” The Trekbominaber growls at Micah, who makes a run for it while a group of Trekbominabers give chase. Micah finds and enters a warp hole, which takes him to another part of Home Town swarming with Trekbominabers.

“Didn’t see that coming!” says Micah sarcastically while rolling his eyes. The Trekbominabers come after Micah, who evades them and finds another warp hole, which takes him to yet another part of Home Town inhabited by Trekbominabers. After fighting off some Trekbominabers, Micah finds yet another warp hole and is still taken to a part of Home Town, but with skeletons resembling Trekker and Trekker Jr. standing before him. Baffled, Micah inspects the skeletons and waves his hand in front of their faces, shrugging his shoulders afterwards and moves on, only for two skeletal hands to stop him in his tracks. Micah looks behind him and sees the skeletons standing before him again with menacing looks on their faces, picking up Micah afterwards and taking him to a river. The Trekker skeleton holds Micah in place while the Trekker Jr. skeleton grabs a nearby log with the two tying Micah to it and throwing him into the river. The skeletons wave menacingly to Micah and part ways while Micah struggles to break free as he floats down the river.

“How many Trekkers does this world need?” asked Micah annoyingly. Some time later, Micah (still tied to the log floating down the river) enters a new world and sees a sign that reads: “Welcome to Out Town. I’d get out of town if I were you!”

“My thoughts exactly!” said Micah annoyingly to himself. Micah suddenly washes ashore and is freed by a mysterious person in a brown cloak.

“Thank you so much, kind sir! One more bolt-tightening second and I would have been all washed up.” says Micah while brushing himself off. The person leads Micah off and is suddenly approached by a swarm of Trekbominabers.

“What do we do?” asked Micah. The person removes their cloak and reveals themselves to be a Trekbominaber. Micah slaps his forehead while subsequently saying, “You got to be kidding me!” Micah hightails it as the Trekbominabers chase after him, encountering a warp hole that he enters and ends up in another part of Out Town with Trekbominabers staring him down. The Trekbominabers jump and pile up on Micah, who crawls out from a cloud of dust as the Trekbominabers inadvertently beat each other up.

“Smooth moves, you rusty bolts! I’m always one step ahead!” taunts Micah while running off. Micah enters another warp hole and gets taken to another part of Out Town, evading more Trekbominabers and entering another warp hole that takes him to a sewer. Upon arrival, Micah sees another sign that reads: “Welcome to Under Town, the best smelling place on Earth!” Micah sniffs the air a couple of times and holds his nose in disgust, wafting the aroma away.

“Pee-yew! More like ‘the WORST smelling place on Earth’!” said Micah. Micah makes his way through the area and comes across more Trekbominabers, fighting them off and finding another warp hole. Micah enters the warp hole and gets taken to another part of Under Town, being ambushed by Trekbominabers and making his way to the warp hole present, which takes him to another part of Under Town with Trekbominabers present. Micah eludes the Trekbominabers and enters another warp hole that takes him someplace underwater while in his Water Micah form, seeing a sign that reads: “Welcome to Water Town. Just don’t find yourself in hot water.”

“I already am, and I don’t mean literally.” said Micah to himself. Micah swims forwards and observes himself while saying, “I feel different. Could it be? Yes! I’m able to use one of my superpowers! Seems Trekker has a few bugs to work out with these worlds.” Micah continues to swim forward while saying to himself, “Thank goodness I’m out of that darn sewer! I thought I was going to gag!” Micah continues swimming, observing his surroundings and finds a teal fish (another one of Trekker’s minions known as a “Basker”) that makes direct eye contact with a death stare.

“Not very keen on visitors, are you?” asks Micah while pulling out his Ice Boomerang. The Basker swims after Micah, who throws his boomerang and hits it, encasing it in a cube of ice while swimming on and finding a warp hole that takes him to another part of Water Town swarming with Baskers that make direct eye contact with a death stare. Micah summons icicles and clears his path while finding another warp hole, getting taken to yet another part of Water Town inhabited by Baskers, which swim after Micah. Using his propeller shoes, Micah blows the Baskers away and finds another warp hole, which he enters and gets taken to another town.

“Where am I now?” asks Micah while observing his surrounds. The ground suddenly shakes underneath Micah with a human (resembling his younger brother, Christopher) with a large right arm stopping in front of him.

“Uh, hi. Can you help me? You see, this monster named Trekker put me in these worlds and…” asked Micah.

“Destroy Micah!” says the human while clenching and raising his large hand. The human swings his hand down while Micah rolls out of the way, causing the human to pound the ground and cause the surrounding ground to quake.

“Whoa! What was that all about?!” asked Micah angrily.

“I am Mega Arm, and I’ve been ordered by Trekker to crush you!” said the human.

“We’ll see about that!” responded Micah. Micah circles around Mega Arm, who pounds his hand in every spot with Micah subsequently stepping out of range and taunting, “Things are really ‘falling’ into place.” Puzzled, Mega Arm stares at Micah and then looks at the ground underneath him, which crumbles and breaks apart with Mega Arm plummeting out of sight while the warp hole appears in his place. Micah enters the warp hole while Trekker and Trekker Jr. return home to their mansion accompanied by Mrs. Trekker.

“Wow, boys! You sure know how to make me proud!” says Mrs. Trekker while observing the mansion.

“Thanks, mom. And best of all, Micah’s out of our hair.” responded Trekker. A warp hole suddenly appears with Micah emerging from it to Trekker’s and Trekker Jr.’s astonishment.

“Impossible! How’d you escape, you broken bolt?!” asked Trekker angrily.

“Do I even need to answer that?” asked Micah annoyingly.

“Trekker!?!” exclaimed Mrs. Trekker angrily.

“Now, mom. Jr. and I will handle this.” responded Trekker nervously.

“Yeah. We’ll have Micah destroyed in no time. You’ll see.” said Trekker Jr. nervously.

“This is not the way I raised you, young man! I refuse to have a failure for a son…AND grandson! Now, stop fooling around and get rid of that brat this instant!” said Mrs. Trekker angrily.

“Yes, mommy.” responds Trekker while grabbing a ray gun. Trekker pulls the trigger and fires a ray at Micah, causing him to age quickly and become elderly.

“Eh? What’s going on here? This don’t look like no retirement home!” says Micah while observing his surroundings. Mrs. Trekker stares angrily at Trekker, who nervously shrugs his shoulders and says, “Well, at least he’s too old to put up a fight.”

“Don’t just stand there! Finish the job!” says Mrs. Trekker angrily while pointing at Micah.

“Yes, mommy. Come on, Jr. Let’s take care of this broken bolt!” said Trekker. Trekker and Trekker Jr. approach Micah with Trekker saying, “All right, Micah! Time to say goodbye…forever! Ha ha ha ha!”

“Are you talking to me, sonny?” asked Micah.

“Yes, gramps! Now, pay attention!” responded Trekker Jr. angrily.

“Oh, hello, you little whippersnapper!” says Micah while patting Trekker Jr. on the head. Trekker Jr. hits Micah’s hands away while annoyingly responding, “Keep your wrinkly hands off of me, old man!”

“Enough fooling around! Let’s fight!” said Trekker.

“Oh, is there a wrestling match going on right now?” asked Micah excitedly.

“Uuuhhh…yeah...with us!” answered Trekker frustratingly. Micah pulls out a chair and sits down on it while subsequently saying, “Go fighters!” Trekker frustratingly slaps his forehead and says, “Don’t you get it?! It’s Jr. and I against you! Remember?!”

“What now? Oh, hi there, sonny!” said Micah.

“I’m going to knock some sense into you, you broken bolt!” says Trekker angrily while approaching Micah with one clenched hand raised above his head. Mrs. Trekker steps in and stops Trekker while saying, “Let mommy handle this, dear. Come, handsome. Let me take you to the best seat in town.”

“Why thank you, cutie pie. I like to be up close and personal for wrestling matches!” responded Micah.

“I don’t blame you. It’s the fight of the century.” replies Mrs. Trekker while leading Micah to Trekker’s Warp Machine. Mrs. Trekker warps back to her home, accompanied by Micah, and places Micah in her chair, changing the channel on her TV to a wrestling match while saying, “Welcome home, dear. Enjoy your wrestling match.”

“Thank you, sweetie. How’s about you and me go out dancing sometime?” asked Micah.

“Uuuhhh…sure…” answers Mrs. Trekker hesitantly while warping back to Trekker’s mansion. Micah watches TV while Mrs. Trekker approaches Trekker and Trekker Jr.

“There. He won’t be bothering anyone for a while. You know what that means, Trekkie-boy?” asked Mrs. Trekker.

“What?” asked Trekker. Mrs. Trekker angrily slaps Trekker over the head with Trekker subsequently saying, “Oh! Right! The world is as good as ours!”

“That’s more like it!” said Mrs. Trekker.

“Come on, everyone! To the Trekker Ship!” says Trekker while leading Trekker Jr. and Mrs. Trekker to his spacecraft. Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica arrive at Micah’s house and ring the doorbell with Micah’s mother answering.

“Hi, Tina. Is Micah home?” asked Wesley.

“He should be. Check in his lab.” answered Trekker. The sky suddenly glows green with Sarah asking, “What’s happening?” Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Micah’s mother suddenly hear menacing laughter and go out to the front yard and see Trekker’s spacecraft in the sky.

“Attention, broken bolts of Earth! I, the evil Trekker, along with my greatest son ever, Trekker Jr., and best mommy ever, Mrs. Trekker, are your new leaders! There’s going to be a lot of changes around here, whether you like it or not! So, get used to it! Ha ha ha ha!” laughs Trekker while flying his Trekker Ship up into outer space.

“This is horrible! What are we going to do?!” asked Micah’s mother horrified.

“We got to stop them!” responded Wesley. Wesley pulls out his Biking Power Wesley Gloves, powering himself up into Biking Power Wesley while Sarah transforms into Girl Power Sarah and Jessica transforming into Rockstarica.

“Don’t start without us.” says Matthew while rushing out of the house in his Electricew form, accompanied by Christopher in his Fantom form. Christopher waves his wand and summons a warp hole that leads directly to Trekker’s ship.

“Wait! What about Micah?” asked Jessica.

“No time. There are lives at stake!” answers Wesley while entering the warp hole, followed by Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher. Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker watch from the cockpit as the Trekker Ship brainwashes all inhabitants of Earth.

“Just look at that, Jr. my boy. We’ve got the entire world eating out of the palm of our hands!” said Trekker.

“It doesn’t get any better than this!” responded Trekker Jr.

“Trekkie-boy, you’re the best son a Trekker could ask for.” says Mrs. Trekker while kissing Trekker.

“And you’re the best mommy in the whole world. I would have learned nothing without you.” responded Trekker.

“And me?” asked Trekker Jr.

“Don’t worry. I didn’t forget about you, best grandson ever.” says Mrs. Trekker while kissing Trekker Jr.

“One day, Jr. This is going to be all yours.” said Trekker.

“Really?” asked Trekker Jr.

“Yes, my boy. I think you’ll make a fine ruler.” answered Trekker.

“I’m looking forward to it already!” responded Trekker Jr. excitedly.

“Savor the moment, son. We’re a long, bolt-crushing way from that.” replied Trekker.

“Nothing could possibly ruin this day!” said Trekker Jr. A warp hole suddenly appears behind Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker with Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher emerging from it. Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker draw their attention to them with Trekker angrily saying, “What the!? How did you broken bolts get here?!”

“That’s not important. Stop this madness!” responded Wesley.

“We rule the world now. So, you can’t tell us what to do. Not anymore!” replied Trekker Jr.

“You brats need to be taught a lesson.” says Mrs. Trekker while approaching Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher. Mrs. Trekker swings her purse at Wesley, who dodges and causes the purse to hit Mrs. Trekker with Trekker angrily saying, “Hey! You can’t hit my mom!”

“I didn’t hit your mom.” responded Wesley.

“Your mom hit your mom.” said Christopher.

“Whatever. You broken bolts are going down!” responds Trekker Jr. while posing in a fighting stance.

“If anyone’s going down, it’s all of you!” replied Matthew. Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker start fighting Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher, who struggle to fight back while Trekker taunts, “Ha! You broken bolts are helpless without Micah!”

“Where is he, anyway?! He never misses a fight!” asked Sarah angrily.

“He’s…he’s…” responded Trekker Jr.

“He’s what?” asked Jessica frustratingly.

“Retired!” answered Mrs. Trekker.

“What?!” exclaimed Wesley.

“What do you mean ‘retired’? He’s just a kid, like us.” asked Matthew.

“Not anymore!” responded Trekker. The fight continues while Micah’s mother enters Micah’s laboratory, hollering, “Micah! Are you in here?” Micah’s mother walks around the laboratory, looking for Micah while asking to herself, “Where is he?”

“Locating Micah…” responds Micah’s computer while scanning the globe. The computer pinpoints Micah’s location while saying, “Micah located.” The computer then enters the destination on Micah’s Warp Machine while saying, “Use this to get to Micah. Make sure you grab the remote first so you can warp back here right away.” Micah’s mother finds and grabs the remote to the Warp Machine and enters it, appearing inside Mrs. Trekker’s apartment while Micah sleeps in the chair as the wrestling match on TV still airs.

“Micah!” said Micah’s mother excitedly. Micah gets startled awake and cowers while shouting, “Ah! Take what you want! Just don’t hurt me!”

“Easy! Easy! I’m not here to hurt you. It’s your mother.” responded Micah’s mother.

“You’re what now?” asks Micah while squinting his eyes in confusion.

“Your mother.” answered Micah’s mother.

“I’ve never seen you before in my life.” responded Micah.

“That’s just the senior citizen talk. How did you even get this old? You’re not supposed to be like this for a long, long time.” asked Micah’s mother.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, woman! Now, leave me be! I’m very busy here!” responds Micah angrily while drawing his attention to the TV. Micah’s mother turns off the TV with Micah angrily saying, “Hey! What are you doing?! He was about to crush that guy! I’m going to miss the fight of the century if you keep bugging me like this!” Micah’s mother grabs Micah’s arm and lifts him up off the chair while subsequently inspecting the Warp Machine and responding, “We got to get you young again. Now, how do you work this thing?” Micah swipes the Warp Machine remote and presses a button numerous times while angrily saying, “I’m not going anywhere with you! Why won’t this darn thing work?!” The Warp Machine suddenly appears in the TV’s place, destroying it while Micah’s mother figures out how to enter the destination. After typing in the destination, Micah’s mother steps inside the Warp Machine with Micah’s arm in her grip and appears back in Micah’s laboratory, emerging from the Warp Machine and guiding Micah while saying, “This is your REAL home, Micah. Right now, we’re in YOUR laboratory.”

“Ha ha ha! That’s a good one! I haven’t seen a laboratory in over 70 years!” laughed Micah.

“Now…how exactly do we change you back?” asked Micah’s mother. A ting suddenly sounds with Micah’s mother drawing her attention to the source with Micah’s computer responding, “Have Micah drink this potion.” Micah’s mother sees a glass of purple liquid and takes Micah over to it, giving him the glass while saying, “Here, Micah. Drink this.”

“Oh boy! Grape juice! My favorite!” says Micah excitedly while subsequently drinking the entire glass.

“Sure, let’s go with that.” responded Micah’s mother hesitantly. Micah hands the glass back to Micah’s mother while saying, “Thanks. I needed that. Being with strangers is thirsty work.” Micah suddenly gets a funny feeling outside while asking, “What’s going on?! I feel so weird! What did you put in that?!”

“Nothing. It was just plain old grape juice.” answered Micah’s mother. Micah collapses to the ground while screaming, gradually reversing to his current age as his mother watches anxiously.

“You ok, Micah?” asked Micah’s mother.

“Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be ok?” answers Micah while looking up at his mother.

“Micah! You’re back!” says Micah’s mother excitedly while embracing Micah.

“What do you mean by ‘back’? I never left.” asked Micah.

“You probably aren’t going to believe this, but…you were old.” answered Micah’s mother.

“I was?” asked Micah.

“Yes, and I’m afraid I have some bad news…” answered Micah’s mother.

“And that is…?” asked Micah.

“Trekker’s taken over the world.” answered Micah’s mother.

“¡Ay, caramba! I’m going to stop him right now!” responds Micah while approaching his computer.

“Computer, locate Trekker.” continued Micah.

“Locating Trekker…” responds Micah’s computer while scanning the world.

“Trekker located.” continues Micah’s computer while showing live footage of Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker fighting Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher.

“The boys and your friends don’t have much time!” said Micah’s mother anxiously.

“I’ll take it from here, mom. I promise nothing’s going to happen to them for as long as I’m around. But, just in case I don’t make it back, just know…I love you. And thanks for everything.” responded Micah. Micah’s mother tearfully embraces Micah, who embraces her back and makes his way to the Warp Machine, entering in his destination and stepping inside while waving at his mother, who waves back at him while tears run down her face. Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker beat Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher to the point of them not being able to put up a fight while Mrs. Trekker subsequently pinches Trekker’s cheek and says, “I’m proud of you, Trekkie-boy!”

“Thanks, mom. I couldn’t have done it without you.” responded Trekker. Micah appears inside the Trekker Ship while Trekker and Mrs. Trekker continue talking with Trekker Jr. noticing immediately.

“Uh, dad?” asks Trekker Jr. while tapping Trekker’s shoulder repeatedly.

“What is it, son?” asks Trekker while drawing his attention to Trekker Jr.

“You might want to take a look at this…” responds Trekker Jr. nervously while pointing Micah out. Trekker draws his attention to Micah and subsequently exclaims, “Impossible!”

“I thought we had you retired for good!” exclaimed Mrs. Trekker.

“I’m a long, long way from that! Now, let the inhabitants of Earth go! Or else…” responded Micah.

“Boys?!” asked Mrs. Trekker angrily.

“We’re on it, mom. Get him!” responds Trekker while charging after Micah with Trekker Jr. and Mrs. Trekker by his side. Micah turns himself into Power Micah and ties up Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker with his Fire Whip, heading to the controls afterwards and turning off the mind control. All of Earth’s inhabitants break free of Trekker’s control with Micah taking Trekker, Trekker Jr., and Mrs. Trekker back to Mrs. Trekker’s apartment, heading back to the Trekker Ship afterwards and aids Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher.

“Where have you been? We could have been killed.” asked Wesley.

“Destroy ship first. Story later.” responded Micah. Micah leads Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew and Christopher outside of the ship and combine their powers to obliterate the Trekker Ship. After Micah, Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matthew, and Christopher make it back home, Micah gives the full details on his experience while accompanied by his mother.

“So, you were an old man?” asked Wesley.

“Sure was.” answered Micah.

“What was it like?” asked Jessica.

“Challenging.” answered Micah.

“So, how did you get back to your young age?” asked Sarah.

“Mom?” asks Micah while drawing his attention to his mother. Micah’s mother tells her story with everyone laughing afterwards while Mrs. Trekker stomps angrily towards Trekker and Trekker Jr., who back out of Mrs. Trekker’s apartment with Trekker nervously saying, “Now, mommy. I can explain…” Trekker and Trekker Jr. fall onto their backs in the hallway outside of Mrs. Trekker’s door with Mrs. Trekker presenting her broken TV while angrily saying, “How could you two be so dumb?! First, you let that Micah brat stop us! Then, you break my TV?! You both need to be taught a lesson you’ll never forget! Ladies!” A number of elderly ladies come out into the hallway and hit Trekker and Trekker Jr. in the head with their canes while Mrs. Trekker angrily says, “Make sure you bruise them up REAL good!” Mrs. Trekker closes the door to her apartment while Trekker and Trekker Jr. continue getting hit in the head by canes.

“I’ll get you, Micah! If it’s the last thing I do!” said Trekker angrily.

“Ditto!” said Trekker Jr. Trekker and Trekker Jr. scream in agony and cower as they continue getting hit in the head repeatedly by canes.

 

The End