The Invent-tory of Science

On a beautiful Saturday morning, Micah works in his laboratory by inventing some more high-tech gadgets and gizmos that are for fun, as well as help people out. At one point during the day, Micah’s two friends (Wesley and Sarah) enter Micah’s laboratory through Micah’s Warp Machine, approaching Micah as he continues building his gadgets.

“Hey, Micah!” said Wesley.

“Oh! Hey, guys!” responded Micah.

“Working hard or hardly working?” asked Sarah jokingly. Micah and his friends all laugh with Micah responding, “Oh, I’m working hard, all right! Look what I made!” Micah leads his friends to a table containing five items: a bracelet, belt, jar of pills, and two pink glass balls (one small and one big). Micah steps in front of the bracelet and says, “This is the Levitation Bracelet. This will allow you to walk on air and water.”

“Wow!” responded Wesley.

“Cool!” responded Sarah. Micah then approaches the belt and says, “Feast your eyes on the Water Belt. Whenever you need to walk underwater, just slip this on and it will get the job done.”

“Interesting.” responded Wesley. Next, Micah approaches the jar of pills and says, “These are Breathing Pills. They will allow you to breathe in places you couldn’t normally breathe.”

“Underwater?” asked Wesley.

“Yep!” answered Micah.

“In outer space?” asked Sarah.

“You guessed it!” answered Micah.

“Awesome!” responded Sarah. Micah finally approaches the glass balls and says, “These are Shield Balls. Just one press of their red buttons and you will be protected by a force field that will deflect projectiles. The small one is for humans, like us. Whereas the big one, which I’m calling, the ‘Big Shield Ball’, is for residential buildings, like our houses for example.”

“Neato!” responded Wesley.

“Can the Big Shield Ball be used to protect people?” asked Sarah.

“Yes. But unfortunately, it will not move along with them. They are programmed to remain stationary until deactivated.” answered Micah.

“Oh.” responded Sarah.

“I’m sure the small Shield Ball is good enough. We don’t need too much space, after all.” replied Wesley.

“I’ve made plenty of each. So, you guys can have one of your own if you’d like.” says Micah while placing boxes in front of Wesley and Sarah.

“Thanks, Micah! These will definitely come in handy!” responds Wesley while grabbing one of all five inventions. Sarah begins taking one of all five inventions while saying, “I can’t wait to try these out!”

“Wait no more! Because that’s exactly what we’re going to do right now!” responds Micah while taking one of all five inventions. Micah walks to his Warp Machine with his friends following, warping to a cliff and subsequently putting on the Levitation Bracelet. Wesley and Sarah put on their Levitation Bracelets with Micah presenting his and saying, “Here are your settings. Press ‘Air’ to be able to walk off the edge without having to worry about falling.” Micah presses the “Air” button on his bracelet and walks off the edge of the cliff, successfully walking on air with Wesley and Sarah joining in.

“This is awesome!” said Sarah.

“I know, right?” asked Micah. Wesley observes his surroundings and sees another cliff on the other side of the abyss, pointing at it with this thumb and asking, “Who’s up for a race?” Micah and Sarah look at the cliff on the other side and begin running towards it with Wesley joining in and Micah taunting, “Last one there’s a rusty bolt!” Micah and his friends run towards the other cliff while laughing and taunting each other with Sarah being the first to arrive and Micah being the last.

“You’re the rusty bolt! You’re the rusty bolt!” taunts Wesley and Sarah while pointing at Micah.

“Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. I’m going to get you both next time!” responded Micah jokingly.

“Can we try these out on water now?” asked Sarah.

“Ready when you are.” answers Micah while summoning his Warp Machine. Micah and his friends step into the Warp Machine and warp to a pier with Micah saying, “Press ‘Water’ to be able to walk on the surface without sinking.” Micah and his friends press the “Water” button on their Levitation Bracelets and walk off the edge of a dock, falling and landing onto a body of water and walking out yonder.

“Far out! I feel like the Lord, Jesus Christ!” said Wesley.

“Well, He does live in us after all.” responded Micah. After walking on water for quite some time, Micah pulls out his Water Belt and jar of Breathing Pills and says, “I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m ready to test out the Water Belt and Breathing Pills.”

“Let’s do it!” responds Wesley while pulling out his Water Belt and jar of Breathing Pills. After Sarah pulls out her Water Belt and jar of Breathing Pills, Micah and his friends all open up their jar of Breathing Pills and swallow one pill with Micah saying, “We have approximately one hour and forty minutes to breathe underwater and other places where we can’t normally breathe before our bodies digest the pill.”

“That should be more than enough time to enjoy the wonders of underwater.” responded Wesley. Micah and his friends remove their Levitation Bracelets and place them back into their pockets, falling into the water while Micah presents his Water Belt and says, “To make your belt heavy, just press this button here.” After Micah and his friends slip on their Water Belts, they all press the “On” button located underneath the “Heavy” text printed on the belt, causing them to sink to the bottom. Once on the sea floor, Micah and his friends start walking around aimlessly with Sarah saying, “Micah, these inventions of yours are incredible!”

“I couldn’t agree more, Sarah! I’m having so much fun with these!” responded Wesley.

“Thanks, guys! Even I’m having fun with these!” replied Micah. A few minutes before the Breathing Pills begin to wear off, Micah and his friends walk back up onto land and press the “Off” button on their Water Belts, making them light again while subsequently removing and placing them back into their pockets.

“Last test of the day: the Shield Balls!” says Micah while pulling out his Shield Balls. Micah summons his Warp Machine and warps with his friends to an open farmland where a tornado is underway, pulling out his Shield Ball and saying, “Like I mentioned earlier, just press this here red button to be surrounded by a force field that will deflect projectiles.” After Wesley and Sarah pull out their Shield Balls, Micah and his friends press the red button on their respective Shield Balls and become surrounded by a glass barrier, walking towards the tornado.

“Uhhh, Micah? Why are we going TOWARDS the tornado when we should be going AWAY from it?” asked Sarah nervously.

“We have to see if the debris will deflect off the barriers.” answered Micah.

“How else are we going to know if these work, Sarah?” asked Wesley. Sarah gulps nervously while following Micah and Wesley towards the tornado, stopping just meters from the tornado. Debris starts flying towards Micah and his friends, who stand their ground with Micah saying, “Brace for impact!” Sarah cowers in fear while debris bounces off the barriers of Micah and Wesley with Micah saying, “Success!”

“It’s ok, Sarah. Get up.” said Wesley. Sarah stands up and sees debris coming her way, which bounces off her barrier and causes her to pass out. Micah and Wesley deactivate their Shield Balls and rush to Sarah’s aid with Micah asking, “Sarah, are you all right?” Micah and Wesley fan Sarah off with their hands while she gains consciousness with Wesley saying, “That’s it, Sarah. Stay with us.”

“Am I dead?” asked Sarah.

“Nope. There’s not even a scratch on you, thanks to your Shield Ball.” answered Micah. Sarah observes her surroundings and sees three houses out in the distance with the tornado heading right towards them.

“Oh no! Those houses are about to be destroyed!” shouts Sarah while pointing at the houses.

“Come on! Now’s our chance to test out the Big Shield Balls!” responds Micah while rushing towards the houses with Wesley and Sarah following. Micah and his friends arrive in time to activate their Big Shield Balls and protect the three houses with giant glass barriers as debris heads their way. The debris bounces off the barriers protecting the houses with the owners walking out and observing their surroundings.

“What is this thing?” asks one of the home owners while knocking on the barrier. Micah and his friends approach the home owner with Micah responding, “It’s ok! Thanks to my new invention, the Big Shield Ball, you and your home are protected!”

“Hmmm. Very interesting.” replied the home owner. The tornado suddenly comes to an abrupt halt with another home owner asking, “How do we turn these things off?”

“See that red button?” asks Micah while pointing at the red button.

“Oh! Yes.” answered the home owner.

“Press it.” responded Micah. All the home owners press the red buttons on their respective barriers, deactivating the Big Shield Ball with one of the home owners saying, “Thank you, kind children, for protecting our families and homes!”

“Not a problem, sir. I’m glad to see my Big Shield Ball works.” responds Micah while retrieving his Big Shield Ball with Wesley and Sarah following suit.

“That’s quite an invention you got there! Keep up the good work!” replied another one of the home owners.

“I’ll do my best, sir!” says Micah while saluting to the home owner. After picking up their Big Shield Balls, Micah summons his Warp Machine and warps back home with Wesley and Sarah.

“Thanks again for these inventions, Micah!” said Wesley.

“All in a day’s work!” said Sarah.

“No problem, guys! See you all in school on Monday!” responds Micah while waving goodbye to Wesley and Sarah as they part ways. On the following Monday, Micah goes into his laboratory after getting ready for school to get his Levitation Bracelet while saying, “I don’t want to forget this for Show and Tell.” Micah exits his laboratory and heads off to school with his brothers and thinks to himself, “I wonder what Wesley and Sarah plan to show for Show and Tell?” Micah suddenly hears his Micah Phone ring and answers it.

“Hello?” asked Micah.

“Hey, Micah. It’s Wesley. I won’t be at school today. I’m feeling under the weather.” said Wesley.

“Oh. Sorry to hear that. I’m guessing you caught something while out testing my inventions with me over the weekend. I probably shouldn’t have done that.” responded Micah.

“No, you’re fine. I wanted to come with you. Besides, how were you supposed to know I was going to get sick? These things happen Micah, so you have nothing to be ashamed of.” replied Wesley.

“Well, but still…” said Micah.

“Just go enjoy your day and I’ll see you later, ok?” asked Wesley.

“Ok. Get well soon!” responded Micah. Micah and Wesley disconnect from one another with Micah immediately receiving another call from his Micah Phone, answering it while asking, “Hello?”

“Hey, Micah. Sarah. I don’t feel so good, so I’m afraid I won’t get to see you at school today.” responded Sarah.

“You too?” asked Micah.

“What do you mean ‘you too’?” asked Sarah.

“Wesley just called me a little bit ago saying he was sick. And now you’ve got it?” asked Micah.

“It must have happened over the weekend while we were trying out your new inventions.” responded Sarah.

“This is all my fault. I’m so sorry, Sarah. If I hadn’t brought you and Wesley along with me, you guys wouldn’t be going through with this. I shouldn’t have been so eager to test out my inventions.” replied Micah.

“It is not your fault, Micah. Wesley and I didn’t know this was going to happen either. This isn’t the first time any of us got sick, and it probably won’t be the last. We’ll be fine, I promise! Enjoy your day and Wesley and I will come see you as soon as we both feel better. Sound good?” asked Sarah.

“Ok. I hope you feel better soon enough.” responds Micah while disconnecting from Sarah. Micah and his brothers arrive at school, parting ways from one another with Micah heading to his locker to get his supplies and subsequently entering his classroom. A little while later, Micah’s teacher (Mrs. Pitzer) begins Show and Tell with some of Micah’s classmates going first. A number of students later, Mrs. Pitzer looks at her class asks, “Who wants to go next?” Mrs. Pitzer looks back and forth at her class and draws her attention to Micah while asking, “Micah! Would you like to present your Show and Tell next?”

“Sure, Mrs. Pitzer!” answers Micah while walking up to the front of the class. Micah pulls out his Levitation Bracelet and presents it to the class while saying, “This is one of five of my latest inventions! I call it, the ‘Levitation Bracelet’! I just made it over the weekend! Let me show you how it works! Mrs. Pitzer, may I borrow your step stool?”

“Uhhh, sure.” answers Mrs. Pitzer while sliding her step stool over to Micah. Micah steps up onto the first step of the step stool and puts on the Levitation Bracelet while saying, “I just put this on, hit this button here, and voila!” After pressing the “Air” button on his Levitation Bracelet, Micah walks off the step stool and walks all around the classroom on air to the amazement of Mrs. Pitzer and the rest of the class.

“It can also be used to walk on water. I wish I could give you all a demonstration to prove it.” said Micah.

“Don’t worry about it, Micah. We all believe you. That is amazing!” responded Mrs. Pitzer. Mrs. Pitzer and the rest of the class clap for Micah, who switches off his Levitation Bracelet and returns to his desk while Mrs. Pitzer finishes up Show and Tell and then moves on to the next lesson. Later on at recess, Micah swings by himself until two bullies approach him with one of them saying, “Hey, Micah!” Micah looks at the bullies with one of them saying, “We don’t know why, but we feel like picking on you!”

“Don’t you two have anything better to do?” asked Micah annoyingly.

“Picking on weaklings, like yourself, is what we live for!” responded the second bully.

“Ok. I’ll play along. But, you’ll have to catch me first.” replies Micah while putting on his Levitation Bracelet. Micah takes off running while the bullies chase after him, eventually leading them on top of one of the decks of the playground equipment. Micah stops at the edge of the deck, almost falling off while pressing the “Air” button on his Levitation Bracelet. Micah stands his ground while the bullies come after him with the main bully saying, “We got you now!” Just feet away from the bullies, Micah runs off the edge of the deck and onto air with the main bully asking, “Whoa! How did he do that?”

“It must be another deck, perhaps transparent.” said the bully’s friend. The bullies walk off the edge of the deck they’re standing on and fall to the ground with Micah stepping in on top and looking down at them.

“Get down here and fight, you worthless punk!” says the main bully angrily while jumping up to catch Micah with his friend to no avail. With a smirk on his face, Micah casually walks away on air while the bullies follow him until the recess aids blow the whistle. Micah deactivates his Levitation Bracelet and returns to solid ground, lining up with the rest of the class with the two bullies approaching him and the main one angrily saying, “This isn’t over yet, punk!”

“We’re going to get you! You’ll see!” said the bully’s friend angrily. Micah finishes out his day at school and later exits the building with the rest of the students after getting dismissed. As Micah begins to walk home, the two bullies approach him with the main bully angrily asking, “Where do think you’re going?!”

“We have some unfinished business to take care of!” said the bully’s friend angrily. Micah immediately makes a run for it with the two bullies chasing after him and the main bully angrily saying, “Get back here, you no-good nerd!”

“You can run, but you can’t hide!” said the bully’s friend angrily. As Micah evades the bullies, he pulls out his Levitation Bracelet and puts it on, pressing the “Air” button and leading the bullies to a set of stairs outside the school building. Micah gets to the top of the stairs and then runs off onto air with the bullies continuing to chase after him.

“Show off!” shouted the main bully angrily. Micah eventually leads the bullies to a nearby creek, pressing the “Water” button on his Levitation Bracelet as soon as he arrives on top of the water. Micah falls from the air while the bullies laugh at him with Micah sarcastically asking, “Oh, no! What ever shall I do?” Micah lands on the surface of the water and begins running off on top of it with the main bully exclaiming, “What the!?” The bullies continue to chase Micah as he continues to run on the surface of the water, eventually stopping and taunting, “Ok, you win! Come and get me!”

“Now that’s more like it!” responds the main bully while jumping into the creek with his friend. Micah sidesteps from the bullies’ path, causing them to land in the water while Micah runs off home and taunts, “Enjoy your bath, you cowards!” The main bully groans in anger with his friend saying, “Don’t worry, dude. We’ll get him next time.” The main bully angrily splashes water into his friend’s face and walks out of the creek while responding, “Shut up!” The bully’s friend follows the main bully out of the creek while Micah arrives home with his mother asking, “Where have you been?”

“I had a little run-in with some bullies today. But don’t worry. I’ve outsmarted them, like I always do, and let’s just say…they’ve cleaned up their act.” answered Micah. Micah and his mother suddenly hear the doorbell ring with Micah answering it, seeing Wesley and Sarah right outside with Micah excitedly saying, “Wesley! Sarah! You’re all better!”

“It’s a miracle. We didn’t think it would go away this soon.” responded Wesley.

“So, how was school today?” asked Sarah.

“Oh, the usual.” answered Micah. Micah walks out of the house and says, “I’m going to be gone for a while, mom.”

“Have fun. Don’t stay out too late.” responds Micah’s mother while waving goodbye to Micah. Micah and his friends walk off and hang out with one another, finishing out their day and waiting for the next one to come.

 

The End

Brotherly Heroism

 If you’re familiar with Micah, you should know about his crime-fighting duties. Along with his usual school work and inventing high-tech gadgets and gizmos, Micah protects the world from Trekker and all other evil beings that threaten the lives of innocent people. You probably also know that Micah has two brothers named Matthew (who is older) and Christopher (who is younger). Matthew and Christopher observe Micah’s heroic deeds on a regular basis, thinking of how awesome it would be to have superpowers and be hailed a hero. One day, while watching Micah stop Trekker from destroying the village of Arcanum, Matthew and Christopher become jealous of Micah’s heroism after watching the citizens praise him for his efforts. Later in the evening, Micah sits down with his mother, stepfather, and brothers for dinner while his brothers begin to make fun of him for his heroism.

“Micah, you looked so funny the way you punched Trekker in the face today.” laughed Matthew.

“And also how you tripped him when he was going after everyone.” laughed Christopher.

“There were lives at stake. What was I supposed to do?” asked Micah. Christopher sticks his fork into his steak and holds it up while laughing, “He said ‘stake’! Get it?” Matthew and Christopher begin laughing harder while Micah begins to frown.

“I see what’s going on here. You two are just jealous of my heroism.” said Micah annoyingly. Matthew and Christopher continue laughing while Micah annoyingly continues with, “You know, I am open to requests. So until you two decide to grow up and act your age, give me your ideas and I’ll make them happen.”

“Like heck we would.” laughed Matthew.

“Yeah, what he said.” laughed Christopher. While Micah continues eating his steak, Matthew and Christopher continue laughing until Micah’s mother intervenes with, “Ok, you two. That’s enough, before one of you chokes to death.” Matthew and Christopher calm down and continue eating their steak with Matthew snorting, “Lives at ‘stake’.”

“That’s a good one.” snorted Christopher. Frustrated, Micah pounds the table with his fists while groaning and angrily asking, “I can’t take this anymore! May I be excused?”

“But you haven’t finished your steak.” responded Micah’s mother.

“I’ve lost my appetite.” replies Micah angrily while stomping off to his room. Micah goes straight to bed while his mother, stepfather, and brothers finish their dinner and prepare to go to bed themselves afterwards. While Micah and his mother and stepfather sleep, Matthew and Christopher pull out pieces of paper, along with writing and coloring utensils, in their rooms and begin drawing, writing, and coloring, placing the papers onto Micah’s bed afterwards. The next day, Micah awakens to find Matthew’s and Christopher’s papers lying on his bed, looking at them thoroughly to see the costume designs, names, and transformation methods Matthew and Christopher picked out for their desired superpowers. Micah gets out of his bed with the papers in his hand and observes Matthew and Christopher watching TV in the living room from his bedroom while smirking and whispering to himself, “I knew you guys would come to your senses.” After getting ready for the day, Micah takes Matthew’s and Christopher’s papers into his laboratory and begins creating their superpowers. A while later, Micah comes out of his room and stops in front of Matthew and Christopher with a smirk on his face.

“Will you move, please?” asked Matthew annoyingly.

“You’re blocking the TV.” said Christopher annoyingly. Without saying a word, Micah beckons Matthew and Christopher, leading them into his laboratory towards a table containing some items hidden underneath a drape.

“What’s this all about?” asked Matthew.

“Ta-da!” exclaims Micah while unveiling the items. To their surprise, Matthew and Christopher see four stones (in orange, light-blue, yellow, and green) and a purple wizard hat with stars printed on it.

“You guys want to be heroes, so here’s your chance.” says Micah while holding up Matthew’s and Christopher’s papers.

“Wow. Thanks, Micah.” responded Matthew.

“If only we had something to practice with.” said Christopher.

“Let’s see what we can find.” responds Micah while walking over to his computer. Micah does some typing and suddenly comes across live footage of two girls being held hostage at a restaurant by a burglar robbing the place.

“Jordan!” exclaimed Matthew.

“Tammy!” exclaimed Christopher.

“Well, what are you waiting for? Get your transformations and let’s spring into action.” responded Micah. Matthew grabs the stones while Christopher grabs the hat, following Micah to his Warp Machine afterwards and warping to the scene of the crime. Micah transforms into Power Micah while Matthew pulls out the yellow stone, tapping it three times with his index finger and transforming into an electrical superhero named Electricew. Christopher puts on the hat and transforms into a magical wizard named Fantom with Micah subsequently saying, “Now, don’t be disappointed if you don’t save your friends on the first try. It can take…” To Micah’s surprise, Matthew and Christopher quickly defeat the burglar and save Jordan and Tammy while everyone cheers for them.

“Thank you for saving my life! I must know your name!” said Jordan excitedly.

“My name’s Electricew, but I’m really…” responds Matthew while tapping the yellow stone three times. Matthew reverts back to normal with Jordan asking, “Matthew?!”

“You ok?” asked Matthew.

“I am now, since you and the other guy are here.” answered Jordan. Tammy looks at Christopher and excitedly asks, “Who do I have to thank for this?”

“I’m Fantom. But this is who I really am behind the mask.” says Christopher while removing his hat. Christopher transforms back to his normal self to Tammy’s surprise.

“Wow. This can’t be real.” said Tammy.

“It is. Matthew and Christopher want to be heroes just like me. So, I’m making their dreams come true.” responded Micah.

“You’re a really good brother, Micah.” replied Jordan.

“They’ve learned from the best.” said Tammy. After watching the burglar get hauled off in the police cruiser, Micah walks home with his brothers with Jordan and Tammy by their side.

“I don’t get it. How did you guys pull it off on the first try?” asked Micah.

“From watching you do it so many times.” answered Matthew.

“Whatever happened to the old saying, ‘Watch and learn’?” asked Christopher.

“It doesn’t matter how it was done. The important thing is, that good-for-nothing crook has been brought to justice.” responded Jordan.

“The day’s been saved. End of story.” replied Tammy. After reaching their street, Micah and his brothers part ways from Jordan and Tammy, who wave goodbye to Micah and his brothers as they walk off. The next day comes with Micah and his brothers receiving an alert from Micah’s computer in his laboratory, in which they see live footage of Jordan and Tammy drowning in a pool. Micah and his brothers warp to the scene with Micah turning himself into Water Micah while Matthew pulls out the light-blue stone, tapping it three times and transforming into a water/ice superhero named Tundra. Micah and Matthew dive into the pool and rescue Jordan and Tammy as they sink to the bottom unconscious. After helping bring Jordan and Tammy onto land, Micah watches as Matthew and Christopher perform CPR on Jordan and Tammy respectively. Matthew and Christopher revive Jordan and Tammy, who cough out the water lodged in their throats and look at their respective heroes.

“Thank you, kind water man. You wouldn’t happen to be Matthew, would you?” asked Jordan. Matthew taps on the light-blue stone three times and reverts back to normal with Jordan saying, “I knew it.”

“Thank you, Christopher. That was scary!” says Tammy while hugging Christopher. On another day, Micah and his brothers travel to a volcano after receiving an alert from Micah’s computer about an explorer hanging over the edge for dear life. To keep from burning up, Micah turns himself into Power Micah while Christopher turns into Fantom with Matthew pulling out the orange stone and tapping it three times to transform into a fire superhero named Flamethrower. The explorer suddenly loses his grip and falls towards a pool of lava with Matthew catching him in the nick of time while Christopher waves his magic wand and brings Matthew and the explorer to safety.

“Thank you, gentlemen! One more second and I would have been fried!” says the explorer while shaking hands with Matthew and Christopher. Another day comes with Micah and his brothers receiving an alert from Micah’s computer about an explorer fleeing from a swarm of red postman butterflies pursuing him in a forest. Micah and his brothers warp to their destination with Micah turning himself into Leaph Micah, Christopher turning himself into Fantom, and Matthew pulling out the green stone, tapping it three times to become an environmental superhero named Bane. Christopher waves his magic wand and places the explorer behind him (out of harm’s way) while Matthew approaches the swarm of butterflies, pulling out a lit Leaf Bomb and throwing it at the butterflies. After the bomb explodes, the butterflies become angry and chase after Matthew, who leads them off using Leaf Rockets to fly away. As Matthew continues to lure the butterflies away, he comes across some flowers and points down at them while saying, “Hey, look! Flowers!” The butterflies suddenly stop and fly down to the flowers, consuming their pollen and nectar while Matthew flies back to Micah, Christopher, and the explorer.

“Thank you, you two! Red postman butterflies are poisonous, which makes them a real threat!” says the explorer while shaking hands with Matthew and Christopher. Micah and his brothers carry on with their heroic duties on a regular basis with Matthew and Christopher butting in each time to Micah’s aggravation. On one day, Trekker is once again destroying the village of Arcanum with Micah (as Power Micah) trying to stop him. Just as Micah could deliver the final blow, Matthew (as Electricew) and Christopher (as Fantom) butt in and stop Trekker, saving Arcanum while everyone cheers for them. Micah becomes enraged and stomps towards Matthew and Christopher while angrily saying, “This is unacceptable, you two! Real heroes are supposed to work WITH each other, not against each other!”

“Hey, calm down. Not everybody can be a superhero like these two. There’s no reason to be jealous.” said a man.

“What do you mean ‘jealous’?! They were the ones jealous of me in the first place!” asked Micah angrily.

“Micah, I don’t want to hear it.” said a male voice angrily in the crowd. Micah’s stepfather, Kyle, walks out from the crowd, approaching Micah with a frown on his face.

“Kyle, you got to listen to me.” said Micah.

“I don’t want to hear it!” shouted Kyle angrily. Kyle walks away with Micah angrily saying, “Fine! Who needs you?! Jerk!” Kyle stops and looks behind him at Micah and subsequently says, “That gets you grounded!” Kyle continues to walk away while Micah angrily groans and rips off his Power Micah Mask, breaking it in half and throwing it down on the ground and stomping on it repeatedly with his foot. Matthew and Christopher look at Micah remorsefully and approach him with Matthew saying, “Listen, Micah…”

“Not another word! I’m out of here!” responds Micah angrily while stomping off. Upon arriving home, Micah enters his laboratory and remains in it for the rest of the day. At nighttime, a silhouette enters Micah’s house and goes into all three bedrooms while everyone sleeps. The next day, Matthew, Christopher, and Kyle awaken to find themselves cuffed onto concrete slabs at Trekker’s mansion.

“Good! You’re all awake! I was worried you were all going to miss out on my greatest experiment yet! Ha ha ha ha! But first, I must send a message to a certain someone!” says Trekker menacingly while walking to his computer. While sleeping on the floor of his laboratory, Micah is suddenly awakened by an incoming message on his computer, which shows live footage of Matthew, Christopher, and Kyle being held hostage at Trekker’s mansion. Trekker suddenly cuts in and holds out a remote in front of him, pressing its red button and making Micah appear at the mansion.

“Before you say anything Micah, you’re here whether you like it or not. So, get used to it!” said Trekker.

“Micah, please! You got to help us!” pleaded Matthew.

“You guys think you’re so smart. Why don’t you all figure a way out yourselves?” asked Micah angrily.

“We can’t!” responded Christopher.

“Please, Micah! Do something!” pleaded Kyle.

“After what you all did to me yesterday?! I don’t think so!” responded Micah angrily. Trekker looks at Micah, his brothers, and stepfather in disbelief and asks, “Uhhh…am I interrupting here? What’s going on?” Micah turns his back on his brothers and stepfather with a frown on his face and his arms folded while Trekker bumps himself in the forehead with the palm of his hand and says, “Pfft! What am I saying? This is the perfect opportunity for me to get back on Micah.” Trekker walks over to a giant ray gun and rolls it toward Micah’s brothers and stepfather, aiming it at them while menacingly saying, “Last chance, Micah!” Micah ignores him with Trekker subsequently preparing the ray gun while saying, “Ok! You’re the boss!” Trekker stands behind the ray gun, waiting for it to warm up with Matthew worriedly asking, “What have we done?”

“Micah, I don’t expect you to listen to us, but…we’re sorry!” pleaded Christopher.

“Even I was wrong not to listen to you!” pleaded Kyle. Micah seemingly ignores his brothers and stepfather while Trekker prepares to press the fire button on the ray gun while saying, “How touching. Just one press of this button and you’ll all be a pile of ash! Ha ha ha ha!” Trekker presses the fire button and a laser fires out of the ray gun’s nozzle, which ends up getting deflected by a mirror.

“What the!?” exclaimed Trekker. After the laser stops, Micah emerges from behind the mirror as Power Micah and says, “They may not deserve to be saved, but I’m doing it anyway. After all, they are part of my family.”

“Ooh, you!” says Trekker angrily while charging towards Micah. Micah and Trekker duke it out with each other with Micah winning in the end, walking over to a key rack afterwards. Micah grabs the key hung on the rack and approaches his brothers and stepfather, freeing them from their concrete slabs.

“So, what do you got this time?” asked Micah annoyingly.

“Nothing. You were right all along, Micah. Christopher and I were just jealous.” answered Matthew.

“We realize now that everyone’s good at something. You have your gifts, talents, and achievements and we’ve got ours.” said Christopher.

“I’m very proud of you, Micah. For what you did now and what you’ve been doing all along. I admit I was over the top about what happened yesterday. You are hereby un-grounded!” says Kyle with a smile on his face.

“Thanks, guys!” responds Micah with a smile on his face.

“Does this mean you’re not mad at us anymore?” asked Matthew.

“Absolutely! I can’t stay mad at any of you. You’re my family. Besides, it wouldn’t be right to hold a grudge.” answered Micah.

“I got to admit, being a hero was fun. If you’re all right with it Micah, Matthew and I would like to continue being heroes.” said Christopher.

“I promise we’ve learned our lesson. From now on, no more showboating. What do you say? May we be back on your team?” asked Matthew.

“Of course! I could always use some help. As you guys have probably noticed by now, it’s not easy fighting crime.” responded Micah. Micah puts his hand in the middle with Matthew and Christopher putting theirs on top of Micah’s, lifting them up afterwards with Kyle subsequently saying, “Ok, guys. I think it’s time we all go home. Tina’s probably worried sick about us.” Micah walks to Trekker’s Warp Machine with his brothers and stepfather by his side, warping home and finishing out the day. Another day comes with Micah and his brothers receiving an alert from Micah’s computer, which shows live footage of Trekker destroying Arcanum again with Micah pulling out his Power Micah Mask and asking, “You guys ready?”

“Let’s go kick Trekker’s butt!” answers Matthew while pulling out his Electricew Stone. After Micah and his brothers turn into their respective egos, they warp uptown and fight Trekker, working together to restore peace at long last.

 

The End