Deal Strikes (Super Bowl)

On a cold winter day, Micah and his two brothers (older brother Matthew and younger brother Christopher) visit their father and stepmother, who decide to take them bowling. Micah and his brothers, along with their father and stepmother, play rounds until they’ve had enough. One week later, Micah’s mother and stepfather decide to take Micah and his brothers bowling. The whole family pays for their admission and rental, picks out their balls, and has the time of their lives. They play until they get burnt out and head home to await another day. One day, Micah hears his mother and stepfather screaming while working in his laboratory, turning around and noticing on his surveillance camera Trekker carrying his mother and stepfather off. Micah’s brothers try to fight him off, but are knocked to the ground unconscious to Micah’s anger. Micah runs to his Laboratory Exit Lamp and transports himself back to his bedroom, rushing down the hallway of his house and out the front door to Trekker, who is carrying his mother and stepfather to his Trekkercopter. Micah runs up to Trekker and tugs on his tail while saying, “Let my mom and stepdad go, you rusty bolt!” Trekker smacks Micah to the ground with his backhand and tosses Micah’s mother and stepfather into the Trekkercopter while Micah runs back up to Trekker, who locks Micah out.

“LET THEM GO!” shouts Micah while banging on Trekker’s door. Trekker switches on the Trekkercopter, blowing Micah away back onto the ground while taking off into the sky and flying back to his mansion. Upon arrival, Trekker lands his Trekkercopter and drags out Micah’s mother and stepfather, carrying them to a rocket and tieing them up to it.

“There! That ought to hold you two while I go get Micah’s father and stepmother! Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker. Trekker heads back to his Trekkercopter and takes off into the sky, heading towards the home of Micah’s father and stepmother. After arriving, Trekker positions the Trekkercopter over on top of the house and switches it to “Auto-Hover”, opening up a hatch underneath that drops a ladder connected to the Trekkercopter. Trekker climbs down the ladder and into the house while Micah’s stepsister (Amy) is playing in her bedroom, unaware of Trekker’s presence. Amy suddenly hears Micah’s father and stepmother screaming and runs downstairs to investigate, only to notice Micah’s father and stepmother being dragged off by Trekker.

“Get your filthy claws off my mom and stepdad!” said Amy angrily.

“Make me!” taunted Trekker. Amy angrily approaches Trekker and attempts to throw a punch at him, only to be knocked unconscious from Trekker kicking her in the stomach hard enough to send her flying backward and hitting her head on a wall. The unconscious Amy falls face first onto the floor while Trekker continues to drag off Micah’s father and stepmother. While returning to the Trekkercopter, Trekker grabs the ladder and tugs on it twice with the ladder lifting him up while Micah’s father and stepmother are still in his grip. Upon entering the Trekkercopter, Trekker tosses Micah’s father and stepmother to the back and laughs, “Sit back and relax. You two are going for a ride, whether if you like it or not! Ha ha ha ha!” Trekker switches off “Auto-Hover” and flies the Trekkercopter back to his mansion, where he lands and switches it off and picks up Micah’s father and stepmother. Trekker then carries Micah’s father and stepmother over to the rocket that Micah’s mother and stepfather are tied to, tieing them up to it while laughing, “You four are about to be launched into outer space, where you will freeze to death. Ha ha ha ha!” Trekker switches on the rocket and picks up a remote control, pressing the “Launch” button that triggers a countdown.

“Launch will begin in T-minus ten seconds...nine, eight, seven, six, five.” said the rocket’s automated voice. While the launch counts down, Micah runs back to his bedroom and re-enters his laboratory, where he notices his parents tied to the rocket at Trekker’s mansion on his computer monitor and close to being launched with the rocket’s automated voice counting, “Four, three, two, one...” Trekker suddenly gets a call on his cellphone with Micah shouting on the line, “Stop!”

“What?!!!?!” responded Trekker. Trekker presses the “Abort” button on his Rocket Remote with the rocket’s automated voice saying, “Launch aborted.”

“Don’t you dare launch my parents!” said Micah angrily.

“Why not?” asked Trekker menacingly.

“My brothers and I are too young to be without them. Don’t you get it?!” asked Micah angrily.

“Well, you better start getting used to it because they’re not going to be around forever either way.” taunted Trekker.

“How...dare you talk like that! If you do not free my parents this instant, I’m going to destroy your mansion!” responded Micah.

“Go ahead. It’s just a mansion. See if I care.” replied Trekker. Micah walks to his Warp Machine and warps himself to Trekker’s mansion, on the opposite side of where Trekker and Micah’s parents are. Micah pulls out his Klaw Micah Mask and places it on, turning himself into Klaw Micah. Surprised, Trekker sees Micah growing up past the mansion’s roof with Micah smiling tauntingly at Trekker. Micah then angrily picks up the mansion off its foundation with Trekker’s son (Trekker Jr.) rushing out while screaming in terror, jumping out the main entrance and parachuting himself to the ground. Micah turns toward Trekker Jr. and acts as if he is going to toss the mansion on top of him. Trekker and Trekker Jr. both gasp in fear while Micah lifts up the mansion above his head in an effort to throw it down. Fooling both Trekker and Trekker Jr., Micah tosses the mansion down just inches to the right of Trekker Jr., obliterating the mansion to a pile of rubble with Trekker Jr. passing out afterwards. Trekker becomes very angry and approaches Micah while saying, “How dare you destroy my mansion, and for scaring the broken bolts out of my son! You’re going to pay for this!” Micah removes his Klaw Micah Mask and responds with, “You had it coming, you no-good son of a loose bolt. Like you said, ‘It’s just a mansion.’ And speaking of parents, what kind of father leaves his son like that?”

“Ok, so I forgot about him. Big deal!” replied Trekker angrily.

“Now, release my parents…because I got plenty more where this came from!” says Micah while gesturing to Trekker Jr. and the obliterated mansion.

“Ok, ok...under one condition!” responded Trekker.

“Oh, spare me the details, you rusty bolt!” replied Micah angrily.

“Hmmm, spare…” says Trekker menacingly while thinking for a moment.

“Say, have you ever gone bowling?” asked Trekker.

“I have recently. Why?” asked Micah.

“That is what I challenge you to! Bowling!” answered Trekker menacingly.

“Piece of cake!” responded Micah.

“Best two out of three!” replied Trekker menacingly. Surprised, Micah’s jaw drops and eventually responds angrily with, “Whatever it takes to get my parents back.” Micah and Trekker part ways from each other and begin contacting some of their family and friends. The next day, Micah, Trekker, and their family and friends all show up at “Arcanum Lanes”, the bowling alley closest to Micah’s house. Micah and Trekker pick up their shoes and balls, preparing for their first game with Trekker angrily saying, “I swear, this will be your first (and last) game that you’ll ever challenge me in.”

“Can it, Trekker! My brothers and I have been practicing lately, and it’s going to pay off. You’ll see.” responded Micah angrily.

“Bowlers, take your lanes.” said the announcer. Micah and Trekker pick up their balls and make their way back behind their respective foul lines with the announcer saying, “Bowlers, you may begin.” Micah takes his turn first and walks up to the foul line, rolling with too much spin that causes the ball to go into the gutter.

“You call that a roll? My grandma can roll better than that!” taunted Trekker. Micah rolls his eyes angrily and waits for his ball to be returned through the machine. Micah takes his second chance and walks up to the foul line, but upon release, Trekker startles Micah by growling at him, causing Micah to drop the ball onto his right foot and injure it while the ball slowly rolls down the lane and eventually into the gutter again. Trekker laughs hysterically at Micah, who limps back to his seat while the announcer says, “No points for Micah.” Trekker walks up to the foul line and rolls his ball, which heads right towards the pins and knocks all ten of them down.

“Strike for Trekker.” said the announcer.

“Now that’s bowling!” taunted Trekker. Micah angrily groans at Trekker and picks up his ball, walking up to the foul line and making a roll that heads right towards the pins, but suddenly into the gutter to Micah’s frustration. Micah retrieves his ball from the machine and walks up to the foul line to make his second attempt, making a roll that only knocks down the pin farthest to the right.

“Well, better than nothing.” says Micah while shrugging his shoulders. Trekker steps up onto the lane and walks up to the foul with his ball, making a roll that knocks down half of the pins.

“What?! Darn!” said Trekker angrily. Trekker retrieves his ball from the machine and approaches the foul line, making a roll that knocks down the rest of the pins.

“Eh, a Spare’s still good.” said Trekker. Micah grabs his ball from the machine and approaches the foul line, making an excellent roll that knocks down all the pins to his excitement and his fans. Micah and Trekker continue on with their first game with Micah winning it in the end.

“Don’t celebrate just yet! We have to play again, you know!” said Trekker angrily.

“Don’t remind me.” responded Micah annoyingly. Micah and Trekker get on with their second bowling match with the score being tied as soon as they reach the final frame. Micah takes his turn and gets a Strike on the first frame, subsequently retrieving his ball from the machine and taking his next turn. Micah makes a roll that knocks down seven pins while grabbing his ball from the machine afterwards. Micah takes his next turn and makes a roll that knocks down two pins, frustrating him while walking back to his seat with Trekker preparing for his turn. Trekker walks up to the foul line and makes a roll that knocks down all pins, grabbing his ball afterwards from the machine and taking his second turn, where he makes a roll that knocks down seven pins. The ball makes it way back through the machine with Trekker grabbing it immediately and going straight for the foul line. Trekker rolls the ball and knocks down the remaining three pins with his fans cheering while Trekker does a victory dance and shouts, “Yeah!!! I won, baby!!! That’s how I roll!!!” Micah becomes very nervous while his friends (Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica) approach and comfort him.

“Don’t let it get to you, Micah. You can do this.” said Wesley.

“Yeah, what Wesley said. Believe in yourself.” said Sarah.

“You’ve won one game already, which means you can win another.” said Jessica. Micah gets his confidence back and responds with, “You guys are right! I’m done being scared! It’s time to end this! My parents are counting on me, and if I don’t rescue them, who will?”

“That’s the spirit!” replied Wesley.

“Now, get out there and show Trekker what you’re made of!” said Sarah. The third and final game commences with Trekker taking his turn first. He picks up his ball and approaches the foul line, where he makes a roll that knocks down three pins. Trekker walks to the machine and waits for his ball to make its return, picking it up afterwards to make his second attempt. Upon walking up to the foul line, Trekker slips and lands face-first onto the floor while the ball slowly rolls down the lane and into one of the gutters. Micah makes his way to the machine and picks up his ball, walking up to the foul line and making a roll that knocks down six pins, walking back to the machine afterwards to watch as his ball makes its return. Micah picks up his ball and takes his second attempt, making an excellent roll that knocks down the remaining four pins. Micah breathes in and out with relief as Trekker gets angry and groans. Micah and Trekker go on with their game with the score being tied again at the final frame. With Trekker up, he walks to the foul line and rolls his ball, watching as it makes its way down the lane and knocks down one pin. Trekker walks to the machine afterwards and watches as his ball makes its way back, retrieving it and taking his second attempt. Trekker walks up to the foul line and rolls the ball, causing it to curve right and knock down the remaining nine pins. Trekker menacingly waits for his ball to return and takes his final attempt, making a roll that heads right towards the pins. Near the end of the lane, the ball curves left and knocks down nine pins with Micah nervously approaching the Ball Machine. Micah picks up his ball and rolls it right down the lane, knocking down one pin. After his ball returns to the machine, Micah picks it up and tries again, making a roll that knocks down the remaining nine pins with the announcer saying, “This is a really close game, folks. The only way Micah’s going to win is if he gets a Strike.” After picking up his ball, Micah takes a deep breath out of fear and carefully concentrates on his move. He rolls the ball, which heads towards one of the gutters and miraculously curves right, knocking down all pins with Micah beating Trekker by one point.

“What a turn-out! Micah wins by a hair!” shouted the announcer excitedly. Micah’s fans cheer and applaud for Micah while Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica approach him.

“Way to go, Micah! I knew you could do it!” shouted Wesley excitedly.

“You, my friend, are one heck of a bowler!” said Sarah.

“Ditto!” said Jessica. Micah walks back to his seat and sits down in relief while Trekker becomes furious.

“I can’t believe it! I was so close!” said Trekker angrily. Micah and his friends all approach Trekker with Micah saying, “I beat you fair and square, Trekker. You know what that means.”

“Not going to happen!” responded Trekker angrily.

“Let his parents go, or we’ll call the fuzz!” said Wesley. Trekker knocks Wesley unconscious while responding, “You’re not calling anyone!”

“Hey! No one does that to my best friend!” said Micah angrily.

“Out of my way, you broken bolt!” responds Trekker angrily while picking up and throwing Micah to a shelf of bowling balls. The shelf breaks with the bowling balls rolling off and landing on Micah’s head, knocking him unconscious. Sarah and Jessica stand in front of Trekker with Sarah angrily saying, “You made him a deal, Trekker. Now, do your part!”

“If you want to get to Micah’s parents, you got to go through us!” said Jessica.

“Well, if you insist!” responds Trekker while knocking Sarah and Jessica unconscious. Trekker summons his Warp Machine and warps to his mansion while Micah miraculously gains consciousness. After seeing Trekker and his Warp Machine disappear, Micah gasps in fear and summons his Warp Machine, warping to Trekker’s mansion and running to Trekker, who prepares the rocket for launch.

“It’s over, Trekker! I won! That means you have to set my parents free!” said Micah angrily.

“Beat it, kid! Get ready to spend the rest of your life as an orphan! Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker.

“I’m not going anywhere!” responded Micah angrily.

“Oh yes you are!” replies Trekker angrily while running to Micah. Trekker attacks Micah with Micah fighting back. During the fight, Trekker crawls towards the Rocket Launch Remote with Micah pulling him back with all his might. Trekker suddenly kicks Micah in the face, causing Micah to lose his grip with Trekker pressing the Launch Button. The rocket commences its launch with the automated voice saying, “Launch will begin in T-minus ten seconds.” The automated voice begins to count down the launch while Trekker continues to fight Micah. With five seconds left before the launch, a bowling ball is suddenly thrown at Trekker, who gets knocked unconscious. Micah looks past the ball and sees his two grandparents standing in front of a team of police officers.

“Three, two, one…” says the rocket’s automated voice while Micah runs to the Launch Remote. Micah presses the “Abort” button on the remote just in time with the automated voice saying, “Launch aborted.” Micah’s parents, grandparents, and police officers cheer for Micah, who unties his parents from the rocket and embraces them afterwards.

“Boy, that was a close one! I thought I would never see any of you ever again!” said Micah.

“Everything’s all right now, Micah, thanks to you. I’m so proud to have a hero for a son.” responded Micah’s mother. Trekker gains consciousness while Micah’s father says, “Let’s all go home now. I can’t stand another minute of this place.”

“I couldn’t agree more, Jeff.” said Micah’s stepfather.

“This place just reeks with evil. Yuck!” said Micah’s stepmother. Micah summons his Warp Machine and begins to enter it with his parents and grandparents while Trekker runs after them.

“This isn’t over yet!” said Trekker angrily. Some of the police officers step in front of Trekker while one officer angrily asks, “Where do you think you’re going?”

“Catch me if you can, you broken bolts!” says Trekker menacingly while running away from the officers. Another group of police officers step in front of Trekker with the rest circling around him. Marcus Ballinger, the police chief, steps into the middle of the circle and handcuffs Trekker from behind with Trekker exclaiming, “What the!?”

“The biggest part of protecting and serving the community is getting ahead of the game. Let’s go.” says Marcus while escorting Trekker to his cruiser with the rest of the police officers. Micah, his parents, and grandparents all warp to Micah’s house with Micah asking his grandparents, “Did you guys call the police?”

“We sure did. We immediately took action after you went and chased after Trekker.” answered Micah’s Grandma Irma.

“Who threw the bowling ball at Trekker?” asked Micah. Micah’s Grandpa Everett raised his hand with Micah asking, “Impressive! Do you think you could do it again?”

“I don’t know. That was a situation that required quick thinking.” answered Everett.

“I think we should get going. We’ve all had a long day.” said Micah’s Grandma Edna.

“Says who? We just got here.” responded Micah’s Grandpa Norman.

“My dad’s right. We should all spend quality family time together.” replied Micah’s father.

“I’ll whip us up a nice meal. I know! This could be a party for Micah! You know, for winning his bowling game and saving us! What do you say, mom?” asked Micah’s mother.

“I don’t see why not.” answered Irma. Micah’s mother begins cooking while Micah and his brothers talk to their parents and grandparents. Everyone chows down the food after it gets served with Micah’s father, stepmother, and grandparents all returning to their respective homes afterwards. Micah, his brothers, mother, and stepfather all wave goodbye to Micah’s father, stepmother, and grandparents as they depart from the house. Micah and his family continue to go bowling every now and then while Trekker serves his sentence in prison with Trekker Jr. rebuilding the mansion with the help of Trekker’s henchmen, awaiting the day for Trekker to get out and plan the next move.

 

The End