The Pastries of Evil

             One day, Micah works on a shovel in his laboratory until his friends (Wesley and Sarah) show up.

“Hey, Micah. What do you got there?” asked Sarah.

“Behold! The Muscle Shovel! With this invention of mine, you’ll be able to scoop bigger piles of dirt and speed up production by 50%!” answers Micah while presenting his shovel.

“Neato! Shall we give it a try?” asked Wesley.

“You bet! All inventions need a test run, right?” asks Micah while tossing shovels to Wesley and Sarah.

“Where are we going to try it out?” asked Sarah.

“Let me take a look here…” answers Micah while researching on his computer. Micah suddenly finds live surveillance of a person buried alive deep down underground with the digging crew struggling to get him out.

“Oh no! That’s gentleman is in trouble!” exclaimed Wesley.

“Not for long. Come on, guys! We got a life to save, and an invention to try out!” responds Micah while leading Wesley and Sarah to his Warp Machine. Micah and his friends arrive at the scene with one of the digging crews saying to his supervisor, “It’s no use, sir! Our equipment just can’t take it anymore!”

“We have to get him out of there fast!” said the supervisor.

“Yeah, like a miracle’s just going to show up before our very eyes.” said another crew member worriedly. Micah and his friends suddenly arrive and walk towards the area with the buried man.

“Stand back, everyone! Muscle Shovels coming through!” said Micah.

“You guys are just kids! There’s no way you’re going to get that man out of there in time with those…whatever you call them!” said a crew member.

“Au, contraire, amigos! These are no ordinary shovels!” responds Micah while digging with Wesley and Sarah. Micah and his friends quickly save the man with everyone cheering for them.

“Thank you, kind kids! One more minute and I would have been a goner!” says the man while shaking hands with Micah and his friends.

“Don’t mention it, kind sir! I’m glad my Muscle Shovels work!” responded Micah.

“I’ve never seen those kinds of shovels before.” replied the man.

“I invented them myself.” said Micah.

“Really? Well, I must say, they were very useful in my hour of need. Thanks again for all your help!” responds the man while walking away.

“Sorry we ever doubted you three.” said the crew member.

“Not a problem. It happens all the time. Our work here is done, so…carry on.” responds Micah while summoning his Warp Machine. Micah and his friends warp back to Micah’s laboratory with Wesley saying, “These are the coolest shovels I’ve ever used!”

“I agree! Can we keep them?” asked Sarah.

“Of course! I’ve made plenty!” answered Micah.

“Gee, thanks Micah!” said Wesley.

“What else are friends for, huh?” asked Micah.

“With all that out of the way, how about we go to the park?” asked Sarah.

“You got it!” answers Micah while joining his friends again. Micah and his friends all go to the park and hang out until the end of the day, all returning home to their respective houses later and turning in for the night. The next day, Micah works on some balloons and takes one as it fills with helium, inhaling it while Sarah shows up.

“What are you up to today, Micah?” asked Sarah.

“Why, working on a new balloon flight, thank you for asking!” answered Micah with a high-pitched voice from the helium. Sarah laughs and subsequently says, “You’re so silly, Micah!” The helium in Micah’s vocal cords wears off with Micah saying, “These balloons contain the equivalent amount necessary to carry a person. I call it…the ‘Superloons’!”

“Sounds like fun!” responded Sarah.

“And it will be! Just a little bit more and we’ll be able to try these out!” replied Micah. After a short while, Micah and Sarah head outside with the balloons, grabbing onto them while Micah activates them. The balloons inflate with helium and lift Micah and Sarah off the ground with Sarah shouting, “Weeeee!!!!!”

“Wee is right.” said Micah.

“How do we get down?” asked Sarah.

“Like this…” answers Micah while pressing a button on a remote. The balloons drain out the amount of helium necessary to land Micah and Sarah safely down on the ground.

“Wesley’s already at the park. Want to join us?” asked Micah.

“Sure!” answered Micah.

“Awesome! Bring those balloons, if you don’t mind.” responded Sarah.

“Ok! I’ll be right back!” replies Micah while heading back to his laboratory. Micah grabs some more balloons and heads off to the park with Sarah, where he gives some of his balloons to Wesley. Micah tells Wesley how his balloons work while Wesley subsequently tries them out with Micah and Sarah joining him. Later in the day, Micah arrives home and sees a cooking show on TV that his mother is watching with the chef talking about jelly-filled donuts. As the chef lists the ingredients, Micah pulls out a notepad and pencil, quickly writing down what the chef is saying and going into his laboratory afterwards, baking a dozen jelly-filled donuts in the shape and design of his head. The next day, Wesley arrives in Micah’s laboratory with Micah saying, “Ah, Wesley! You’re just in time to try out my jelly-filled donuts!”

“Mmm!” responds Wesley while taking a donut off the tray and eating it.

“Wow! These are delicious!” said Wesley.

“I’m glad you like them. Let’s see if my family feels the same way.” responds Micah while taking the tray to the kitchen.

“Mom? Kyle? Care to try my jelly-filled donuts?” asked Micah.

“He made them himself!” said Wesley.

“Absolutely!” answers Micah’s mother while taking a donut. Micah’s stepfather also takes a donut and eats it with Micah’s mother doing the same thing.

“Very good, Micah!” said Micah’s stepfather.

“I agree with Kyle! These are probably the best donuts I’ve ever had!” said Micah’s mother. Micah’s brothers come out to the kitchen with Micah’s mother saying, “Boys! You got to try this!” Micah’s brothers take a donut and eat it with Micah’s older brother (Matthew) saying, “Yum! These are good!”

“I think I’m going to have another!” says Micah’s younger brother (Christopher) while taking another donut.

“You know? I think I’ll sell these as part of a bake sale for Arcanum’s upcoming Old Fashioned Days festival.” said Micah.

“Not a bad idea. I’m sure you’ll do great.” responded Micah’s mother.

“Then so be it!” says Micah while heading back to his laboratory with Wesley. Micah bakes dozens of donuts with Wesley’s help until tiring himself out.

“It’s getting late. I’d better get back home before my family starts to worry.” says Wesley while heading to Micah’s Warp Machine. The following day comes with Wesley and Sarah showing up in Micah’s laboratory with Sarah saying, “So, Micah. Word on the street is, you’ve made some scrumptious donuts.”

“You heard that right! But first, care to try my spaghetti?” asks Micah while presenting Wesley and Sarah a plate of pasta.

“Sure! Lunch first! Then dessert!” answers Wesley while taking a plate and eating the spaghetti. Sarah also takes a plate and begins eating her spaghetti with Micah joining in.

“This is very good spaghetti, Micah! I can’t stop eating it!” said Wesley.

“You should be a chef!” said Sarah.

“I’m afraid that’s not in my passion.” responded Micah.

“It’s all good. It serves no interest to me either.” replied Wesley. Micah and his friends finish off their spaghetti with Micah bringing a dozen donuts to Wesley and Sarah.

“Can’t wait to try these!” says Sarah while taking a donut. Sarah takes a bite and says, “You were right, Wesley! These are scrumptious!” Trekker watches live surveillance of Micah and his friends eating the donuts from his computer at his mansion, angrily pounding the keyboard and saying, “I hate that brat! Always getting all the glory and whatnot! Time to fight donut with donut! Jr.!” Trekker snaps his finger with Trekker Jr. approaching him and asking, “Yes, dad?”

“Get your toque and apron, son. We’ve got some baking to do!” said Trekker.

“You got it, dad!” responds Trekker Jr. while rushing to his room. Trekker heads to his kitchen and puts on a toque and apron while Trekker Jr. arrives with his toque and apron on. Trekker and Trekker Jr. begin baking dozens of jelly-filled donuts in the shape and design of Trekker’s head, taking them to Arcanum afterwards and asking people to try them. One citizen takes a bite and spits it out afterwards while saying, “Gross! What did you put in these?”

“Jelly. Why?” asked Trekker. Trekker Jr. pulls out a jar of jelly and sees the expiration date on the bottom.

“Uh, dad? You might want to take a look at this.” says Trekker Jr. while showing the expiration date. Trekker looks at the expiration date and disregards it while saying, “Those tell you nothing. We’re just off to a slow start is all. There’s got to be at least one person in this town that will like these.” Trekker and Trekker Jr. approach more citizens, who all take bites out of Trekker’s donuts and spit them out afterwards with Trekker and Trekker Jr. later returning to their mansion.

“I don’t get it! How does Micah make his donuts so good?” asked Trekker angrily.

“Maybe because he’s…” said Trekker Jr.

“Don’t say it! I know! I’ll just taint his donuts with this! Just one bite and everybody will be mine to control! Ha ha ha ha!” responds Trekker while pulling out an ingredient. While Micah and his family sleep at night, Trekker arrives in Micah’s laboratory and injects his ingredient into Micah’s donuts while saying, “All right, Micah! Let’s see you get out of this mess!” Trekker returns to his mansion while Micah and his family continue to sleep soundly. The next day at school, Micah brings his donuts to school and presents them to his teachers and classmates, who all take a bite and find them delicious.

“Wow, Micah! These are better than ever! Did you add in a new ingredient or something?” asked Wesley.

“No. I used the exact same ingredient.” answered Micah baffled. Micah suddenly hears monstrous groaning and a voice asking, “What’s happening to me?!” Micah draws his attention to the source and sees one of his classmates turning into a Trekster.

“That can’t be good.” said Micah to himself. The rest of Micah’s class and teachers turn into Treksters, Traksters, Trekkersauruses, Trekkerdactyls, Trekbominabers, Trekrats, Trakrats, Goldy Birds, Trekians, Treaniedactyls, and Troulkers, staring menacingly at Micah while growling, chirping, squeaking, or groaning.

“What’s going on here?” asks Micah while backing up to a corner. The monsters inch closer to Micah while Trekker and Trekker Jr. watch the live surveillance from the mansion.

“We did it, Jr.! Everybody’s a monster! Now for my next plan!” says Trekker while heading to his Warp Machine with Trekker Jr. Trekker and Trekker Jr. arrive in Micah’s classroom with Trekker saying, “Attention, minions!” The monsters turn their attention towards Trekker, who then says, “I am your master, Trekker! And as your master, I order you to destroy that brat you see before you!” The monsters turn their attention back to Micah while exposing their teeth and extending their arms menacingly. Micah runs through the entire school to find help, only to find Trekker’s monsters in every single classroom he could find. Micah later returns home and finds his mother, stepfather, and brothers as monsters as well, running uptown to find help. Micah goes up and down every street and finds Trekker’s minions everywhere he goes.

“What’s happening?!” asked Micah worriedly.

“Isn’t it obvious? My minions and I have taken over Arcanum.” answers Trekker while approaching Micah.

“Trekker, you no-good son of a loose bolt! What did you do?” asked Micah angrily.

“Oh, nothing…except I added an extra ingredient to your donuts!” answers Trekker menacingly while showing Micah his ingredient. Micah reads the label and angrily draws his attention back to Trekker while asking, “Why?!”

“I can’t stand watching you get all the attention while my son and I are forced to live in hiding!” answered Trekker angrily.

“You know why that is!” responded Micah angrily.

“Don’t remind me. But now that I have what I want, it’ll be me getting all the attention…while you have to live in hiding! Ha ha ha ha! Get him, minions!” replies Trekker menacingly while pointing Micah out. The monsters chase after Micah, who flees to his laboratory while saying, “I need to find an antidote, fast! Or I’ll be stuck living under Trekker’s dictatorship for the rest of my life!” Micah takes one of his donuts and analyzes it, receiving the data for Trekker’s ingredient and researches to find an antidote. After a long period of researching, Micah creates his antidote and injects it into his newly-baked donuts while saying, “I hope this works.” Micah turns himself into Power Micah and flies uptown with his donuts, feeding them to every monster he encounters. The monsters eat the donuts and revert back to normal with Micah saying, “Success!”

“No!” exclaimed Trekker.

“Give it up, Trekker! As long as I’m around, you’ll never win!” taunted Micah.

“That’s where you’re wrong, you broken bolt!” responds Trekker while approaching Micah. Micah and Trekker get into a fight with Micah winning in the end.

“All right, Trekker. Time to put you behind bars!” says Micah while flying off to jail.

“No! Please! I’ll do anything!” begged Trekker.

“ANYthing?” asked Micah tauntingly. Later on at Arcanum’s Old Fashioned Days festival, Micah sells his donuts like hotcakes at his own stand until selling out.

“Hey, patissier! More donuts!” hollered Micah. Trekker reluctantly bakes up dozens of donuts while quietly saying to himself, “Blast you, Micah!”

“Less talk, more work!” responded Micah. Trekker continues baking Micah’s donuts while Micah smirks at him and continues to sell his donuts, making a big profit.

 

The End