When a Fresh Egg goes Rotten

It is the day before Easter, and Micah helps his mother and brothers decorate the house. With all decorations complete some time later, Micah and his family grabs some eggs and begins painting them, preparing them for the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt with Trekker and Trekker Jr. watching on surveillance at their mansion.

“Hmmm, Easter. I’m sure we could do a trick or two here. What do you think, Jr.?” asked Trekker.

“Whatever you say, dad. You’re the boss.” answered Trekker Jr.

“Then it’s settled. We’re going to destroy Easter! Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker. Trekker walks towards his computer and says, “Computer, pinpoint the Easter Bunny’s location, stat!”

“Searching for the Easter Bunny.” responds Trekker’s computer while scanning the globe. Trekker’s computer quickly gets results and says, “Easter Bunny located.” Trekker and Trekker Jr. subsequently hard-boil and pack eggs, heading to their Warp Machine with them afterwards and warping to the Easter Bunny’s hole. Trekker knocks on the Easter Bunny’s door and pulls out some eggs with Trekker Jr., who holds them behind his back with Trekker doing the same. The Easter Bunny answers the door and is immediately knocked unconscious after Trekker and Trekker Jr. pelt him with their eggs, dragging him into the Warp Machine and warping back to their mansion afterwards. Trekker and Trekker Jr. cuff the Easter Bunny onto a slab of concrete with the Easter Bunny gaining consciousness and angrily saying, “Trekker! I should have known!”

“Here stays Peter Cottontail, NOT hopping down the bunny trail. Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker.

“You, sir, are one heck of a rotten egg!” responded the Easter Bunny angrily.

“I try.” replies Trekker while shrugging his shoulders.

“What do you guys hope to gain here?” asked the Easter Bunny angrily.

“World domination! It’s our life’s dream.” answered Trekker Jr.

“And it starts one baby step at a time.” said Trekker.

“Well, don’t count on it! Because you’re not going to get away with this!” responded the Easter Bunny angrily.

“We just did! Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker.

“Aren’t you forgetting something, Trekker?” asked the Easter Bunny angrily.

“What?” asked Trekker.

“Micah and his friends WILL find out about this. They’ll come rescue me and stop you, just like they always do.” taunted the Easter Bunny. Trekker takes a metal rod and continuously hits the Easter Bunny in the head with it while angrily responding, “Do not mention those broken bolts in my presence! All they do is ruin the fun!” With the Easter Bunny unconscious again, Trekker and Trekker Jr. empty out the Easter Bunny’s basket and refill it with rotten and prank eggs, preparing for Easter the very next day. With the sun rising on Easter day, Trekker and Trekker Jr. dress in a bunny costume and set out to Ivester Park in Arcanum, replacing every egg they find with theirs. After replacing every egg in the park, Trekker and Trekker Jr, warp back to their mansion and watch as Micah, along with his family members, friends, and Arcanum, make their way to the park to begin the Easter Egg Hunt. As Micah and the rest of Arcanum find and pick up eggs, they get grossed out by the rotten ones as well as harmed or humiliated from the prank eggs.

“What’s going on here?!” asked Jessica.

“I don’t know, but we’re going to find out.” answers Micah while summoning his Warp Machine. Micah and his friends warp to Micah’s laboratory and approach Micah’s computer with Micah saying, “Computer, analyze the commotion going on in Ivester Park.”

“Searching for flaws.” responds Micah’s computer while scanning the globe. Micah’s computer suddenly shows footage of Trekker and Trekker Jr. replacing the eggs while saying, “Analysis complete.”

“Of course!” says Micah angrily while rolling his eyes.

“Well, guys. It looks like we won’t be hunting any more eggs until we get this mess straightened out.” said Wesley.

“I’d rather be safe than sorry.” responded Sarah.

“I agree. If those eggs we’re looking for are harmful, then it’s not worth it.” replied Jessica.

“All right then! Let’s get Trekker!” said Micah.

“No, thanks. You guys go ahead.” responded Sarah.

“Yeah. This is YOUR thing. We’ll stay here and keep everyone from finding any more eggs.” replied Jessica.

“Well, it’s a start.” said Micah.

“Don’t worry, Micah. I’m coming with you.” said Wesley.

“Ok then. To the Warp Machine!” says Micah while running to his Warp Machine with Wesley following. Micah and Wesley warp to Trekker’s mansion, approaching the Easter Bunny while Trekker and Trekker Jr. surround him with Micah angrily saying, “Trekker! Trekker Jr.! Release the Easter Bunny and return his eggs…now!”

“I should have known.” sighs Trekker angrily.

“What’s the big idea trying to harm people on Easter?” asked Wesley angrily.

“It puts us one step closer to taking over the world! Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker.

“Not on my watch.” responds Micah angrily while pulling out his Power Micah Mask. Micah turns himself into Power Micah and Wesley turns himself into Biking Power Wesley, chasing after Trekker and Trekker Jr. as they make a run for it. At one point, Wesley approaches and frees the Easter Bunny while Micah continues to chase after Trekker and Trekker Jr. With the Easter Bunny free, Wesley takes him to Trekker’s Warp Machine and warps back to Micah’s laboratory with Wesley subsequently removing his Biking Power Wesley Gloves. Some time later, Trekker and Trekker Jr. become exhausted after running for so long with Micah taunting, “Had enough yet?”

“Keep dreaming, you broken bolt!” responded Trekker Jr. angrily.

“Yeah! We Trekkers never give up! We won’t rest until we get what we want!” said Trekker angrily.

“By the looks of it, I’d say you guys are ready to surrender.” taunted Micah.

“Never!” responded Trekker angrily.

“Have it your way.” replies Micah while pulling out his Fire Whip. Micah wraps Trekker and Trekker Jr. up with his Fire Whip, twirling them around and flinging them out the window. Micah removes his Power Micah Mask and heads to Trekker’s Warp Machine, warping back to his laboratory and reuniting with Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and the Easter Bunny.

“Excellent work, Wesley, on freeing the Easter Bunny while I had my hands full.” said Micah.

“Thanks, Micah. I’m glad I got to help you save Easter.” responded Wesley.

“So, what are we going to do about those eggs Trekker and Trekker Jr. put out in the park?” asked Sarah.

“Oh! My basket and eggs are still at Trekker’s mansion! I just hope we’re not too late!” responds the Easter Bunny while heading to Micah’s Warp Machine with Micah and his friends following. The Easter Bunny warps to Trekker’s mansion with Micah and his friends and approaches his basket, which is empty with the Easter Bunny saying, “Well, I just hope my eggs are all right.” The Easter Bunny searches around the mansion for his eggs while Micah and his friends join in with Jessica finding the eggs splattered all over the floor in one spot of the mansion.

“Found them!” shouted Jessica.

“Are they ok?” asked the Easter Bunny.

“I’m afraid not.” answered Jessica.  The Easter Bunny approaches the eggs with Micah, Wesley, and Sarah following him with the Easter Bunny exclaiming, “Nooooo!!!!! What are we going to do?! We have to have these eggs hidden and found before the day ends!”

“Guys, I say we warp back to our homes and give what we have! What do you think?” asked Micah.

“I’m sure our parents will be ok with it.” answered Jessica.

“Hopefully, if we just explain to them what happened.” responded Sarah.

“They can always get more eggs from the grocery store.” replied Wesley.

“So, shall we go through with the plan?” asked Micah.

“I’m in.” answered Wesley.

“Wouldn’t hurt to ask.” answered Sarah.

“Desperate times call for desperate measures.” answered Jessica.

“Ok then! Go ask your parents about the eggs you have! But, make sure you tell them what happened to the Easter Bunny’s eggs first!” responded Micah. Micah’s friends nod to Micah as they head to Trekker’s Warp Machine and warp back to their houses, approaching their parents and telling them their encounter with the Easter Bunny and the egg scene left behind by Trekker and Trekker Jr. with Micah doing the same. The parents of Micah and his friends believe the story and allow them to use up the rest of the eggs they have at their houses for Arcanum’s Community Easter Egg Hunt with Micah turning himself into Power Micah again. Wesley turns himself into Biking Power Wesley again and meets up with Micah, Sarah, and Jessica at Ivester Park with Micah saying, “Attention, citizens! My friends and I have brand new eggs, fresh and no pranks hidden in them! We are going to hide them and restart the Easter Egg Hunt, so please close your eyes as we get to work!”

“No peeking!” said Wesley. The Arcanum residents turn around and close their eyes as Micah and Wesley collect and set all the bad eggs in a pile out of sight, subsequently picking up the good eggs from Sarah and Jessica and hiding them.

“Ok, you can look now!” said Micah. The Arcanum residents turn back around (opening their eyes) and the kids begin hunting the eggs with the Easter Bunny showing up at the park, meeting back up with Micah and his friends. The Easter Bunny happily watches with Micah and his friends as all the kids of Arcanum have fun hunting Easter Eggs with the Easter Bunny saying, “Thanks, Micah Friends for all your hard work! You’ve saved Easter!”

“No problem, Mr. Easter Bunny. It is within our duty to make sure everyone has fun and stays safe during every holiday.” responds Micah while removing his Power Micah Mask with Wesley removing his Biking Power Wesley Gloves.

“I think it’s time we return those digusting, prank-filled eggs to their rightful owners.” said Wesley.

“Couldn’t agree more, Wesley!” responds Micah while approaching the bad eggs with his friends and the Easter Bunny. Micah and his friends, along with the Easter Bunny, pick up the bad eggs while Micah summons his Warp Machine, warping back to Trekker’s mansion with his friends and the Easter Bunny following. Micah, his friends, and the Easter Bunny set down a basket in front of Trekker and Trekker Jr. as they remain lying unconscious on the ground and fill it with all of Trekker’s returned bad eggs, as well as rocks, dirt, and sticks, with the Easter Bunny writing and sticking a note on the basket afterwards. Micah, his friends, and the Easter Bunny then warp back to Ivester Park and continue watching as the kids of Arcanum hunt Easter Eggs until all eggs have been found.

“Thanks, guys for the new eggs!” said a kid.

“Don’t mention it, young man.” responds Micah while subsequently winking to the kid.

“Easter just isn’t Easter without hunting eggs.” said another kid.

“That’s not true. It’s only a holiday tradition.” responded Wesley.

“Then what is Easter about?” asked the kid.

“The resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” answered the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny goes on telling everyone about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, from Good Friday (the day Christ died on the cross for our sins) to Easter Sunday (the day Christ rose from the dead).

“Oh! So, that’s what Easter is all about!” responded a kid.

“Yep!” replied the Easter Bunny.

“If that’s true, then what do you have to do with Easter?” asked another kid.

“I’m just the mascot sent by God to do His work. If you’ve been a good egg, like Micah and his friends here, I will reward you with candy, money, and presents, kind of like what Santa Claus does during Christmas. But, if you’ve been a bad egg, like Trekker and Trekker Jr., I will punish you with a basket full of rotten eggs, rocks, dirt, and/or sticks.” answered the Easter Bunny.

“Are Trekker and Trekker Jr. both responsible for all those rotten and prank eggs we had earlier?” asked a kid.

“Yes. But don’t worry. Wesley and I took take of them.” answered Micah. All the kids cheer for Micah and Wesley as their parents proceed to take them home, concluding the day and enjoying the time they have with one another.

“Well, I should be getting back to my hole. Bye, guys! See you next year!” says the Easter Bunny while hopping off.

“Bye!” responds Micah and his friends while waving to the Easter Bunny. Micah and his friends return to Micah’s house with Jessica saying, “It’s too bad we didn’t get to hunt Easter Eggs with those kids.”

“Yeah. It would have been pointless since we’re the ones who hid them.” responded Micah. Micah’s mother comes out of the house with baskets in her hands while asking, “Who’s ready to hunt Easter Eggs?”

“Is that a trick question? We are!” answered Micah. Micah and his friends, along with his brothers, grab their baskets and begin hunting Easter Eggs at the house as Micah’s mother and stepfather happily watch. Back at Trekker’s mansion, Trekker and Trekker Jr. gain consciousness and find the basket left for them before their very eyes with Trekker Jr. saying, “Ooohhh! We got a basket!” Trekker finds and takes the note placed on the basket while asking, “What’s this say?” Trekker and Trekker Jr. read the note, which reads:

 

“Happy Easter, you bad eggs! Enjoy your gift!

Yours truly,

The Easter Bunny”

 

The prank eggs explode and splatter all over Trekker and Trekker Jr. with Trekker angrily shouting, “Curse you, Easter Bunny!!! And curse you…Micah Friends!!!”

“Yeah! We’ll get you all…just as soon as I freshen up!” said Trekker Jr. angrily. Trekker and Trekker Jr. head back inside their mansion, heading for the bathroom to wash off all the rot and filth left behind by their own failure.

 

The End

Hate Potion #9

On the morning of Valentine’s Day, an alarm clock buzzes with Micah waking up and turning it off. Micah completes his morning routine with his two brothers (older brother Matthew and younger brother Christopher) and heads off to school, sitting in the gym with his three friends (Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica) while waiting to be dismissed to his bus. At one point, Wesley taps Sarah on the shoulder and subsequently presents her a Valentine’s Card while asking, “Will you be my Valentine?”

“Ok.” answered Sarah. Micah nervously looks at Jessica and hesitantly pulls out a Valentine’s Card from his backpack, tapping Jessica on the shoulder afterwards and presenting her the card.

“Uhhh...want to be…my…Valentine?” asked Micah nervously.

“Mmm…ok.” answered Jessica. Micah and his friends get dismissed to their bus while Trekker and Trekker Jr. watch on surveillance at their mansion with Trekker saying, “Valentine’s Day. Puh!”

“I get sick just thinking about it.” said Trekker Jr.

“I have just the cure, my boy.” responds Trekker while holding up a bottle of potion.

“What is it?” asked Trekker Jr.

“This…is Hate Potion #9. Anyone who drinks this...will start hating instead of loving. Ha ha ha ha!” laughs Trekker while rotating the bottle and revealing its label. Micah and Wesley go about their day at school and return to the elementary/high school building in town later, thinking about what to give their Valentines.

“So, have you thought about what you want to get Jessica for Valentine’s Day?” asked Wesley.

“I’m thinking flowers and a box of chocolates. It’s the only thing I know that women like.” answered Micah.

“I might as well do the same for Sarah. I don’t know what else to get her.” responded Wesley.

“Now, to make it more special, I’m going to make the flowers and chocolates myself in my laboratory.” said Micah.

“Good idea! The best gifts are the ones you make! I think I’ll do the same!” responded Wesley. Micah and Wesley wave goodbye to each other as they part ways, arriving home some time later and putting their backpacks away in their bedrooms. Micah and Wesley immediately enter their laboratories and do research on how to make flowers and chocolates, grabbing tools and ingredients for preparation with Trekker and Trekker Jr. watching them on surveillance.

“Now’s our chance, Jr. Quick! To the Warp Machine!” says Trekker while grabbing a bottle of Hate Potion #9 and tossing another one to Trekker Jr. Trekker and Trekker Jr. run to the Warp Machine with Trekker saying, “You warp to Sarah’s house and I’ll warp to Jessica’s.”

“Will do.” replied Trekker Jr. Trekker Jr. appears at Sarah’s front door while Trekker appears at Jessica’s, placing fake tags and labels on their bottles of Hate Potion #9 and putting them down on the outside doormat. Trekker and Trekker Jr. ring the doorbell at their respective locations and immediately flee the scene, hiding and watching as Sarah and Jessica answer and look around while asking, “Hello? Anybody?” Sarah and Jessica look down at their doormats and find the bottles of Hate Potion #9 with the tags saying they are for them and from their respective Valentines. Sarah and Jessica also read the fake label that was placed on them, which reads, “Strawberry Smoothie”.

“Oooooh! A strawberry smoothie? Yum! Thanks, Micah…whereever you are!” says Jessica while taking the cap off and drinking the potion.

“Mmmmm, strawberry smoothie! I’m parched! Wesley, if you’re here, thank you! Bottoms up!” says Sarah while removing the lid and drinking the potion. Sarah and Jessica consume the whole bottle and get a bad taste in their mouths while saying, “Ugh! Strange-tasting smoothie!” Sarah and Jessica suddenly get a strange feeling in their heads while Trekker and Trekker Jr. head back to the mansion and watch on surveillance as the potion goes into effect.

“Look, Jr.! It’s working!” said Trekker.

“I can’t wait to see the look on Micah’s and Wesley’s faces when they see the surprise they’re in for!” said Trekker Jr. Micah and Wesley arrive at their Valentines’ homes with their flowers and boxes of chocolates shortly after Sarah and Jessica become hateful from drinking the potion, ringing the doorbell and waiting nervously for their Valentines to show up. Sarah and Jessica answer the door at their homes with Micah presenting his flowers and box of chocolates to Jessica while nervously saying, “Happy Valentine’s Day, Jessica. I didn’t know what to get you, so I got you these flowers and box of chocolates. I made them myself.”

“Hi, Sarah. Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you like flowers and chocolates. They’re not just any flowers and chocolates, I made these myself!!!” says Wesley while presenting his flowers and box of chocolates to Sarah. Sarah and Jessica angrily smack the flowers and chocolates out of their Valentines’ hands with Jessica angrily saying, “How dare you show up to my house and give me presents! What are you?! Some kind of creepy lover boy?! Get lost!” Jessica slams the door in Micah’s face while Sarah angrily says, “You creep! Are you following me?! Go away!” Sarah slams the door in Wesley’s face while he and Micah, both heartbroken, pick up their flowers and boxes of chocolates and warp to Micah’s laboratory.

“Did Jessica reject you?” asked Wesley.

“Yes.” answered Micah sadly.

“Sarah did the same thing to me.” responded Wesley sadly.

“This isn’t like them. They agreed to be our Valentines just this morning. Shouldn’t they have told us by now that they changed their minds?” asked Micah.

“I would think so. But, whatever the case may be, I’m sure we’ll figure it out faster than replacing a broken bolt.” answered Wesley. Micah and Wesley stand idle with their hearts broken until Wesley suddenly receives a prediction.

“Wait a minute! I’m pretty sure that’s not the real Sarah and Jessica!” said Wesley angrily.

“It’s got to be their evil clones! Trekker’s mansion, pronto!” responds Micah angrily while running to his Warp Machine with Wesley. Micah and Wesley warp to Trekker’s mansion, searching around for Trekker and Trekker Jr. with Micah angrily shouting, “Trekker, get out here! I got a bone to pick with you!” Trekker and Trekker Jr. make no appearance with Micah and Wesley searching the mansion more until Trekker’s computer says, “Intruder alert! Intruder alert!” A ray gun comes out of the computer’s monitor and starts zapping Micah and Wesley, who retreat to Trekker’s Warp Machine while dodging the lasers. Micah and Wesley warp back to Micah’s laboratory with Micah saying, “Computer, locate Trekker and Trekker Jr. this instant!”

“Searching for Trekker and Trekker Jr.” says Micah’s computer while scanning the globe. Micah’s computer quickly locates Trekker and Trekker Jr. uptown in Arcanum while saying, “Trekker and Trekker Jr. located.” Micah and Wesley angrily watch as Trekker and Trekker Jr. place bottles of Hate Potion #9 on everyone’s doormats with Micah asking, “What is that stuff that Trekker and Trekker Jr. is giving everyone?”

“Here’s your answer.” answers Micah’s computer while viewing live surveillance of Sarah’s and Jessica’s front doors. Micah and Wesley look at the empty bottles of Hate Potion #9 on Sarah’s and Jessica’s doormats with their fake labels blowing off from wind and revealing their true name.

“Hate Potion #9? What the monkeywrench is that?” asked Micah.

“I don’t know. But, I certainly don’t like the sound of that. And, from what I see, Sarah and Jessica already drank theirs. That must be why they rejected us.” answered Wesley.

“I still say it’s their evil clones, but I’ll keep this Hate Potion #9 in mind.” responded Micah. Micah and Wesley head to Micah’s Warp Machine and warp uptown to Arcanum while everyone causes chaos to one another with hatred after consuming Trekker’s Hate Potion #9.

“This is not good.” said Micah.

“We’ve got to find Trekker, and fast!” responded Wesley. Micah and Wesley search around Arcanum in the midst of the chaos everyone is causing until Trekker spots them and menacingly says, “Ah, Micah and Wesley! How nice of you to join the party!” Micah and Wesley turn their attention to Trekker and Trekker Jr. with Micah angrily asking, “Alright, Trekker! What’s Sarah’s and Jessica’s evil clones doing at Sarah’s and Jessica’s houses?”

“Evil clones?” asked Trekker. Evil Clones Micah, Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica suddenly show up with Evil Clone Micah asking, “You rang, boss?” Micah and Wesley observe the evil clones, noticing Sarah’s and Jessica’s in the group with Trekker laughing, “The Sarah and Jessica you guys saw earlier is the REAL Sarah and Jessica! Ha ha ha ha!”

“So, it was the potion!” responded Wesley angrily.

“Oh, you’ve found out my secret weapon, huh?” asks Trekker menacingly while showing a bottle of Hate Potion #9.

“Yes! You better fix this mess or I’ll break every bone in your body!” answered Micah angrily.

“Whoa! Let’s not be so hasty! Carry on, evil clones!” responded Trekker.

“Roger, boss!” replies Evil Clone Micah while leading the rest of the evil clones into the chaos. Trekker watches for a moment as the evil clones continue to cause chaos with the rest of his henchmen, subsequently turning his attention back to Micah and Wesley while laughing, “Now, where were we? Ah, yes! The potion! Jr. and I are turning Valentine’s Day into a day of hate, and there’s nothing you can do about it! Ha ha ha ha!”

“Oh, yes there is! Wesley and I are going to find an antidote for this contaminant! Isn’t that right, Wesley?” asks Micah angrily while turning his attention to Wesley.

“Absolutely!” answered Wesley angrily.

“Yeah, right! You’d be dead by the time you find one! Heh heh!” chuckled Trekker Jr.

“But, it’s your funeral. So, be my guest!” said Trekker.

“With pleasure!” responds Micah angrily while walking away with Wesley. Trekker Jr. begins walking after them while saying, “Don’t worry, dad. I’ll make sure they won’t find the antidote.”

“Let them go, son. They’ll never find it.” responds Trekker while stopping Trekker Jr. Trekker and Trekker Jr. watch as Micah and Wesley walk away with Wesley asking, “How are we going to find an antidote for hatred?”

“I say, we head back to Trekker’s mansion. He must have something there that could reverse the effects of the Hate Potion.” answered Micah.

“Ok, but let’s warp from somewhere he can’t see us.” responds Wesley while going around the corner of the building with Micah following. Micah summons his Warp Machine and warps back to Trekker’s mansion with Wesley following, sneaking past Trekker’s computer to a table full of potions. Micah and Wesley search through the whole table until Wesley finds a potion labeled “Fond Potion #9”. As Micah continues searching the potions, Wesley takes the Fond Potion and brings it to Micah while asking, “Hey! What about this stuff?” Micah looks at the potion and answers, “Worth a shot.” With the Fond Potion in Wesley’s hands, Micah and Wesley sneak past Trekker’s computer with Micah tripping over a cord and triggering Trekker’s computer.

“Intruder alert! Intruder alert!” said Trekker’s computer. The ray gun comes out of the computer’s monitor again and begins firing at Micah and Wesley as they make a run for it to Trekker’s Warp Machine. Micah and Wesley warp back to Micah’s laboratory with the Fond Potion still intact, taking it up to Micah’s computer while Micah says, “Computer, analyze.” Micah’s computer consumes a small sample of the Fond Potion with a tube and begins collecting data on it while responding, “Analyzing liquid.” Micah’s computer continues collecting data on the Fond Potion and subsequently gets results while saying, “This is Fond Potion #9. Anyone who drinks this will become fond of one another.”

“But, will it cure hatred?” asked Micah.

“Yes.” answered Micah’s computer.

“Come on, Wesley! Let’s get to work!” said Micah. Micah and Wesley spend a great deal of time making multiple bottles of Fond Potion #9 after getting the ingredients from Micah’s computer.

“That should do it! Let’s head back uptown and put an end to all this hatred!” says Micah while running to his Warp Machine with Wesley following. Micah and Wesley warp uptown to Arcanum and encounter a man and his girlfriend, who are arguing to one another until Micah gives them a bottle of Fond Potion #9 while saying, “Come on, you guys! This is Valentine’s Day! Spread the love!”

“Give me that!” responds the man angrily while swiping the Fond Potion from Micah’s hands. The man drinks half the bottle with his girlfriend swiping it from his hand afterwards while angrily saying, “Save some for me, you self-centered jerk!” The man’s girlfriend finishes off the bottle of Fond Potion #9, restoring her and the man back to their normal selves with the girlfriend asking, “What’s happened to me? I feel like my old self again.”

“I do, too.” responded the man.

“That stuff you guys drank is Fond Potion #9. It’s the antidote to Hate Potion #9.” answered Micah.

“You mean that strawberry smoothie we had earlier?” asked the man’s girlfriend.

“That was no strawberry smoothie. THAT was Hate Potion #9, which is what caused you two to act like real jerks to each other.” responded Wesley.

“Oh! No wonder why it tasted so bad!” replied the man’s girlfriend. The man and his girlfriend exchange their Valentine’s gifts to one another while saying, “Happy Valentine’s Day, sweetheart!” The man and his girlfriend hug and kiss each other with the man subsequently saying, “Thanks guys for saving us from…well…us!”

“Don’t mention it. Sorry to be rude, but we got to get going. There’s a lot more where that came from.” responds Micah while gesturing with his hand.

“Say no more. Go save the rest of the town!” replied the girlfriend. Micah and Wesley warp back to Micah’s laboratory and gather up the rest of the Fond Potions, subsequently warping back uptown to Arcanum.

“This is going to take forever! At this rate, we’ll never get everyone back to normal before the end of Valentine’s Day!” said Wesley.

“Never say never, my friend. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” responds Micah while pulling out his Power Micah Mask.

“Oh! Duh!” says Wesley while pulling out his Biking Power Wesley Gloves. Micah and Wesley turn themselves into their respective counterparts and begin approaching every couple they see, giving them bottles of Fond Potion #9 and restoring them back to normal with Trekker angrily asking, “What’s going on here?!” Micah approaches Trekker and Trekker Jr. and shows them a bottle of Fond Potion #9 while taunting, “Does this answer your question?”

“Where did you get that?!” asked Trekker angrily.

“That’s for me to know and for you to find out.” taunted Micah. Micah flies off with Trekker angrily shouting, “Get back here, you broken bolt!” After restoring everyone back to normal, Trekker and Trekker Jr. angrily approach Micah and Wesley with Trekker saying, “How dare you steal my Fond Potion! Just for that, I’m going to break every bone in YOUR body!”

“Be my guest!” taunted Micah. Trekker and Trekker Jr. run after Micah and Wesley with Micah flying up into the air and pulling out his Fire Whip while Wesley drives off with Trekker Jr. chasing him.

“Get down here and fight, you broken bolt!” said Trekker angrily.

“No! You’ve done enough!” responded Micah. Micah wraps Trekker with his Fire Whip, twirls him around, and flings him out of sight, causing him to land back into his mansion while Wesley arrives back at Micah with Trekker Jr. on his tail. Out of exhaustion from chasing Wesley around, Trekker Jr. pants heavily and stops, collapsing face-down onto the ground with Micah saying, “I’ll take it from here.” Micah wraps Trekker Jr. with his Fire Whip and twirls him around, flinging Trekker Jr. out of sight and causing him to land back into Trekker’s mansion on top of Trekker. Everyone cheers for Micah and Wesley as Micah lands and removes his Power Micah Mask the same time Wesley removes his Biking Power Wesley Gloves.

“Glad to see we got everyone back to normal just in time to finish off Valentine’s Day.” said Wesley.

“There’s still two people left that need to take Fond Potion #9.” responded Micah.

“Oh, that’s right! Sarah!” replied Wesley.

“And Jessica.” said Micah.

“Come on! There’s not a minute to lose!” says Wesley while summoning his Warp Machine. Micah and Wesley warp back to Micah’s laboratory and grab the remaining two bottles of Fond Potion #9 with Micah subsequently warping to Jessica’s house and Wesley warping to Sarah’s. Micah and Wesley ring the doorbell at their Valentines’ houses with Sarah and Jessica subsequently answering them with Jessica angrily saying, “You again?! I thought I told you to get lost!”

“I just couldn’t stay away. I was going to give you this other strawberry smoothie bottle, but I can clearly see you don’t want it. So, I’ll just go ahead and throw it away.” taunts Micah while turning around and walking away.

“Where do you think you’re going?! You’re not going to leave that easy! Whatever that stuff is, it’s mine!” responds Jessica angrily while swiping the bottle of Fond Potion #9 from Micah’s hand. Micah stands still and smirks as he watches Jessica consume the whole bottle with Jessica subsequently saying, “Not bad, I admit. But I still hate you!”

“No you don’t!” taunted Micah. Jessica suddenly reverts back to her normal self while asking, “Micah? What are you doing here?”

“Come with me. I’ve got something for you.” answers Micah while summoning his Warp Machine. Micah and Jessica warp to Micah’s laboratory while Sarah angrily says, “I said go away, you creep!”

“I figured you’d say that. I guess you don’t want this new and improved strawberry smoothie.” taunts Wesley while removing the lid of the Fond Potion and preparing to tilt it over to pour it out. Sarah angrily swipes the potion out of Wesley’s hand while saying, “Oh, no you don’t! This stuff is mine now!”

“Ok then. But, I wouldn’t drink it if I were you.” taunted Wesley.

“Oh, shut up! I’m going to do with it what I want to do with it, and if you don’t like it, then shove off!” responds Sarah while consuming the whole bottle of Fond Potion #9. Wesley stands and smirks as Sarah drinks the potion and angrily says, “It’s pretty good, but you’re going to have to do better than this to get me to like you!”

“Oh, I doubt that.” taunted Wesley. In the blink of an eye, Sarah reverts back to her normal self while asking, “Wesley? What brings you here?”

“Come. We have some unfinished business to take care of.” answers Wesley while summoning his Warp Machine. Wesley and Sarah warp to Micah’s laboratory with Micah saying, “Good! Everyone’s here! Sarah, Jessica, wait here. Wesley and I will be right back!” Micah and Wesley walk out of sight with Sarah asking, “I wonder what they’re up to?”

“Beats me.” answered Jessica. Micah and Wesley return to Sarah and Jessica with their flowers and boxes of chocolates in their hands, presenting them to their respective Valentines’ while saying, “Happy Valentine's Day!”

“For me?! Thank you, Micah!” says Jessica while hugging Micah.

“Thank you, Wesley! The flowers are just beautiful!” says Sarah while hugging Wesley. Micah and Wesley hug their Valentines back until Sarah and Jessica release their grips with Sarah subsequently asking, “We thought that strawberry smoothie you guys left for us was it. Why didn’t you just give it yourselves?”

“That was not us.” answered Micah.

“It was Trekker and Trekker Jr. That stuff you guys drank was actually ‘Hate Potion #9’, which really messed things up. But, don’t worry. Micah and I took care of everything.” said Wesley.

“A potion that made everyone turn on each other? No wonder why that stuff tasted bad.” responded Jessica.

“But, like Wesley said, everything’s been taken care of. You know what the best part is about those flowers and chocolates Wesley and I gave you two?” asked Micah.

“What?” asked Sarah. Micah and Wesley put their arms around each other and answer, “We made them ourselves!”

“Awww, you shouldn’t have!” responded Jessica.

“I know, but we did.” replies Micah while gesturing with his hands. Sarah takes a bite out of one of her chocolates and says, “Mmm! These are really good! You got to try one, Jessica!” Jessica takes a piece of chocolate out of her box and bites into it, subsequently saying, “Mmmmm! I agree! These are the best chocolates I’ve ever had!” Micah and Wesley celebrate Valentine’s Day with Sarah and Jessica in Micah’s laboratory while Trekker’s wife (Trekker Jr.’s mother), Momma Trekker, arrives at the mansion and approaches Trekker and Trekker Jr., who are just now getting up off the floor with Trekker Jr. looking up and exclaiming, “Mom?!”

“Hi, honey.” said Trekker nervously.

“Where’s my Valentine’s gift?!” asked Momma Trekker angrily.

“Well…uhhh…” answers Trekker Jr. nervously while looking around frantically.

“You guys didn’t get me anything, did you?” asked Momma Trekker angrily.

“No, no. We did. It’s…uhhh…right here!” answers Trekker nervously while looking around frantically and subsequently presenting a pot with a dead flower in it.

“You call that a gift?!” asked Momma Trekker angrily.

“Hey, come on, mom. We’re villains. We all like bad things, don’t we?” asked Trekker Jr. nervously. Momma Trekker starts hitting Trekker and Trekker Jr. with her purse while angrily saying, “You guys are the worst Valentines a troll could ask for!” Momma Trekker then takes the pot with the dead flower and smashes it on top of Trekker’s head, walking away while angrily saying, “If you two don’t get me a REAL Valentine’s gift next year, you’ll wind up looking like that flower!” Momma Trekker exits the mansion and slams the door behind her with Trekker Jr. angrily saying, “Man, I hate Valentine’s Day!”

“Me too!” responded Trekker angrily. Trekker and Trekker Jr. angrily stand motionless with their arms folded as Momma Trekker walks out of sight, hoping to get a real Valentine’s gift from Trekker and Trekker Jr. next year.

 

The End