Out West

Halloween is fast approaching, and Micah is trying on a cowboy outfit to have ready for trick-or-treating.

“Hmmm. Not bad.” says Micah to himself while looking at himself in the mirror. Micah puts on a cowboy hat and says in a western accent, “Howdy, partner! Y’all best stay out of trouble, now!”

“Boys, dinner!” hollers Micah’s mother. Micah removes his cowboy outfit, puts on his street clothes, and goes out to the kitchen to chow down with his mom, stepdad, and brothers. After eating, Micah goes into his laboratory and does some research on cowboys and western culture to help bring more character out with his Halloween outfit of choice, later turning in for the night. The next day (on a beautiful Saturday), Micah takes a walk through town and hears panicking coming from a nearby building, investigating and noticing Trekker robbing a bank. Micah looks through one of the windows of the bank while Trekker points a ray gun at a teller, who nervously places wads of cash into a bag that Trekker is holding out.

“That’s right! Keep it coming!” said Trekker. Micah enters the bank and shouts, “Stop right there, Trekker!”

“Coming through!” shouts Trekker while making a run for it with his bag now full of cash. Trekker shoves Micah out of his path while he runs out of the bank with Micah chasing after him. At one point (while on the west side of Arcanum), Trekker summons a warp hole and enters it while Micah continues to chase after him, inadvertently entering the warp hole and appearing in a western town while in cowboy gear.

“Come and get me, slowpoke! Ha ha ha ha!” laughs Trekker while running off into the distance.

“You ain’t gonna get away with this, Trekker! Y’all come back now!” shouts Micah angrily in a southern accent. With a puzzled look on his face, Micah observes his surroundings and apparel while asking to himself, “What in tarnation is goin’ on ‘ere?”

“We ain’t got time for that.” responded a distant voice in a southern accent. Micah looks behind him and sees his brothers (older brother, Matthew, and younger brother, Christopher) in cowboy gear accompanying him.

“Matt? Chris? What’s y’all doin’ ‘ere?” asked Micah.

“Never mind that. We got ourselves a yellow-bellied sidewinder to round up!” responds Christopher while holding out a “Wanted” poster with Trekker’s photo on it.

“Care to join the herd, partner?” asked Matthew.

“Count me in! I reckon it’s best we catch that bottom-feeder together!” answered Micah.

“All right, boys! Let’s move out!” says Christopher while walking into town with Micah and Matthew. Micah and his brothers stop into a nearby saloon with Micah asking, “Listen up, y’all! We’re lookin’ for a feller with a big ol’ bag of loot! Y’all seen him anywhere?” asks Micah while Christopher presents the Wanted poster. Some of the patrons shake their heads while others have puzzled looks on their faces and look at one another.

“I have!” answered a female voice in a southern accent. Sarah, also dressed in cowboy gear, steps out of the crowd with Micah asking, “Sarah? What’s a li’l ol’ gal like yourself doin’ in a place like this?”

“That no-good, yellow-bellied sidewinder brought me ‘ere against my will! I’ve been tryin’ to find my way out e’er since! I only moseyed on down to this place to take a breather. But now that you’re ‘ere, I reckon I’m ready to keep on lookin’!” answered Sarah.

“Join the herd!” responded Micah. Sarah walks out of the saloon with Micah and his brothers while the patrons attend to their regular business. Micah and his brothers walk through town with Sarah, who tells them how she ended up in town and eluded Trekker. As they walk through town, Micah, his brothers, and Sarah make stops at buildings and present the Wanted poster of Trekker to the owners and patrons of the business to no avail. Micah and his brothers continue searching through town with Micah asking, “Well, boys. Whatcha say we take a break for a while, eh?” Micah receives no answer and looks behind him while asking, “Boys?” Micah observes his surroundings and does not find his brothers or Sarah in plain sight with Micah asking, “Matt? Chris? Sarah? Where’d y’all go?” Micah suddenly hears a menacing laugh and draws his attention to it, finding Trekker standing in front of a railroad track while asking, “Does this answer your question?” Trekker steps aside and reveals Matthew, Christopher, and Sarah tied to the track with Matthew saying, “We’ll be fine, Micah! Save yourself!”

“No! I ain’t leavin’ y’all behind! If we go, we go together!” responded Micah.

“How touchin’. Tell ya what, partner. I’ll fight you for ‘em. If you win, y’all can take your boys and gal home. But if I win, I run ‘em over with my Trekker Express. So, what’s it gonna be?” asked Trekker menacingly. Micah contemplates for a moment and answers with, “You’re on!” Micah and Trekker head over to one side of town opposite from each other and step towards each other with their hands close to their Bolt Shots. At a close proximity to Trekker, Micah pulls out his Bolt Shot and fires a bolt at Trekker with it while shouting, “Draw!” The bolt collides with Trekker’s Bolt Shot, sending it flying out of Trekker’s hand and out of sight with Micah saying, “Looks like we have a winner! A deal’s a deal, Trekker! Y’all know what needs to be done!” Micah observes his surroundings and does not find Trekker in plain sight.

“Trekker?! Where’d y’all go?!” asked Micah angrily. Micah suddenly hears a train whistle and draws his attention to it, seeing Trekker in a locomotive (resembling Trekker) barreling down the track towards Matthew, Christopher, and Sarah. Micah closes his eyes in fear with Matthew, Christopher, and Sarah doing the same, only for the train to come to an abrupt halt inches from Matthew, Christopher, Sarah. Micah, his brothers, and Sarah open their eyes and see ropes in front of the locomotive and draw their attention to the source, finding Wesley and a herd of cowboys on horses.

“Looks like y’all need a hand!” said Wesley. Micah, his brothers, and Sarah all smile at Wesley, who then says, “All right, boys! Round him up!” Trekker exits the locomotive and takes off running with Wesley and his herd of cowboys chasing after him while Micah frees his brothers and Sarah from the railroad track. Micah watches with his brothers and Sarah as Wesley and his herd of cowboys continue chasing after Trekker until they’ve had enough and decide to find their way back home to Arcanum. As they walk through town, Trekker suddenly drops in front of them hogtied with Micah, his brothers, and Sarah drawing their attention to Wesley and his herd of cowboys.

“All in a day’s work. C’mon, boys! Our work here is done!” says Wesley while leading his herd of cowboys out of town. Micah, his brothers, and Sarah watch as Wesley and his herd of cowboys ride on their horses out of town into the sunset, subsequently turning their attention to Trekker with stern looks on their faces.

“We had a deal, Trekker!” said Micah angrily.

“It ain’t fair! My reflexes ain’t as good as yours!” responded Trekker angrily. Matthew reaches into one of Trekker’s pockets and pulls out a remote, pressing its button and summoning a warp hole back to Arcanum.

“That’s our ticket home!” said Matthew. Micah leads his brothers and Sarah to the warp hole while dragging Trekker along, appearing back at the bank with the teller saying, “Oh, thank you kids for bringing Trekker to justice!”

“We ain’t the ones to thank, madam.” responds Micah with a southern accent. Christopher taps Micah’s shoulder while saying, “Uh, Micah? We’re not out west anymore.”

“Oh, sorry. I guess I’ve been there too long.” responded Micah.

“If you guys didn’t catch Trekker, who did?” asked the teller.

“That would be us.” answered a distant voice. Micah, his brothers, Sarah, and the rest of the crowd draw their attention to the source and find Wesley and his herd of cowboys standing behind Micah, his brothers, and Sarah.

“No thanks are necessary, folks. I’m just helping out my best friend.” says Wesley while walking up to Micah and placing his hand on his shoulder. Micah, his brothers, and Sarah untie Trekker with help from Wesley and his herd of cowboys while a squad of officers apprehend and escort Trekker to a police cruiser. After watching Trekker get hauled off, Micah, his brothers, and Sarah head home with Wesley while Wesley’s herd of cowboys return to their home with the crowd cheering everyone on. Micah, his brothers, Wesley, and Sarah all carry on with their lives while the bank recovers from Trekker’s robbery. On a Thursday evening, Micah walks in a Halloween parade in Arcanum with his brothers, Wesley, and Sarah, all dressed up in their cowboy gear with Micah going up on stage at a gazebo uptown for a costume contest afterwards.

“And the winner is…Micah!” said the host. Everyone cheers for Micah, who receives a 1^st place ribbon and exits the gazebo, joining back up with his brothers, Wesley, and Sarah.

“Congratulations, Micah!” said Wesley.

“Thanks, pal!” responded Micah. The following Sunday, Micah, his brothers, Wesley, and Sarah all go trick-or-treating together in Arcanum while dressed in their cowboy gear, having the time of their lives.

 

The End

in Egypt

 Micah and his brothers and friends have just been dismissed from their classes for Spring Break. However, Micah and his friends have been assigned a project revolving around ancient Egypt with the deadline being the first day back.

“So much to do, so little time to do it.” says Micah while walking home with his friends.

“The sooner we get started, the sooner we get done, let alone goof off.” responded Wesley.

“There’s not a minute to lose.” said Sarah. Micah parts ways from his friends and walks home with his brothers, who all put their backpacks away as soon as they arrive home while Micah gets to work on his project. While in his laboratory, Micah researches Egypt and gets a small start on his project until his computer starts ringing. Micah answers the call with Trekker appearing on screen and saying, “Hey, Micah! I got a surprise for you!” Trekker views the screen on Sarah, who is cuffed on Trekker’s concrete slab at his mansion.

“Really, Trekker?! This is not a good time to be kidnapping my friends!” said Micah angrily.

“According to my agenda, it’s the perfect time to be kidnapping your friends. Take a gander at this.” responds Trekker while showing Micah a remote.

“What about it?” asked Micah angrily.

“This!” answers Trekker while pressing a button. Micah, Sarah, and Trekker all vanish and appear in a desert in Egypt while dressed in Egyptian clothes.

“How about a little game of hide-and-seek? We’ll hide, you seek! Ha ha ha ha!” laughs Trekker while running off with Sarah in his grip.

“Micah!” hollered Sarah worriedly.

“Sarah!” hollers Micah while running after Trekker. Trekker outruns Micah while a sandstorm rolls in and abruptly reduces visibility.

“Oh, great! How am I going to find Trekker in these harsh conditions?!” asked Micah to himself angrily. Micah goes on walking for a period of time, looking for Sarah until he gets overheated and tired.

“I got to find some water, or I’ll never see Sarah again.” pants Micah to himself while collapsing onto the ground. A water bottle suddenly lands on Micah’s lap, following by a voice asking, “Need some help?” Micah turns his attention towards the source of the voice and finds a woman riding a camel with loads of water bottles.

“Is this for me?” asks Micah while presenting the water bottle.

“You bet! And there’s plenty more right here!” answers the woman while showing Micah the rest of her water bottles.

“Thanks! I didn’t think I’d last another bolt-tightening second out here in this scorching heat!” says Micah while subsequently drinking the water.

“Don’t mention it. Can I give you a lift?” asked the woman.

“Sure, as long as your camel don’t mind.” answered Micah.

“Not at all. Sandy here just loves people ever so much. Don’t you, Sandy?” asks the woman while petting the camel. The camel closes its eyes and smiles while grunting happily.

“Hop on!” continued the woman. Micah climbs onto the camel, who helps Micah up with its head and begins walking.

“My name’s Micah, and I’m looking for my friend, Sarah. She’s been kidnapped by this hideous green monster named Trekker. You wouldn’t happen to have seen them around, have you?” asked Micah.

“Can’t say that I have. If I had to guess, they’re probably in town. That’s where all the action is.” answered the woman.

“Where am I?” asked Micah.

“Why, you’re in Cairo.” answered the woman.

“Oh! The capital of Egypt!” responded Micah.

“That’s right! Have you ever been here?” asked the woman.

“No, but I’m doing a school report on Egypt. I have to do it while on spring break, which I’m not looking forward to.” answered Micah.

“I’m sure it won’t be so bad. If you’re looking for facts though, you’re in luck.” responded the woman.

“Who do I have the pleasure of meeting?” asked Micah.

“Oh, sorry! Where are my manners? I’m Anna! Nice to meet you!” answers the woman while holding out her hand. Micah shakes her hand and subsequently asks, “What do you do for a living?”

“I’m a traveling saleswoman, selling water as you notice.” answered Anna.

“Interesting.” responded Micah.

“It’s not much, but it pays the bills.” said Anna.

“Where are we headed?” asked Micah.

“To the city. I have some deliveries to make.” answered Anna.

“Perfect! I got to get there as fast as possible, or Sarah’s a goner.” responded Micah. At nighttime, Anna sets up camp in the desert and hands Micah a heavy blanket while saying, “Here, you’re going to need this. Deserts can get awfully cold at night.”

“Thanks, Anna.” responded Micah.

“You’re welcome. Let’s get some shut-eye. We’ve got a big day tomorrow.” replies Anna while lying down in her sleeping bag. Anna and Micah sleep soundly during the cold night and wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed the next morning, tearing down camp and loading it onto Sandy while boarding her. Anna and Micah continue traveling through the desert and set up camp later on at night, sleeping and waking up the next morning while making it to the city of Cairo not long after.

“We’re here! Now, go find your friend while I attend to my business!” said Anna.

“Thanks again, Anna! You’re a lifesaver!” responds Micah while walking off into the distance and waving goodbye to her. Anna waves back to Micah and parts ways with her camel while saying, “What a nice kid.” Micah searches through the city of Cairo while saying to himself, “Boy, Sarah could be anywhere in this place.” Micah suddenly hears a voice saying, “Step right up, folks! This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience! You don’t want to miss this!” Micah turns his attention to the source and finds Trekker, who is forcing Sarah to dance to exhaustion in front of a crowd while profiting off of it.

“There you are!” says Micah to himself angrily while approaching Trekker. Sarah collapses from exhaustion while asking, “Can we please stop? I can’t take much more of this!”

“I’m making a fortune here! Now, quit your complaining and start dancing!” responded Trekker. Sarah gets up and starts dancing while Micah worriedly watches her struggle. Micah approaches Trekker and angrily shouts, “Hey, Trekker!” Trekker draws his attention to Micah and angrily asks, “What the!? How’d you find me?!”

“Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we?” asked Micah angrily. Trekker angrily approaches Micah and says, “Look here, you broken bolt. I’m a little busy right now getting rich off of Sarah’s performance, and I’m not about to let you ruin it. Now, get lost!”

“Show’s over, Trekker! Can’t you see Sarah’s overworked?” asks Micah angrily while gesturing over to Sarah.

“I don’t care if it kills her. As long as I’m making money off the whole deal, I’m going to make her dance until she dies!” responded Trekker angrily.

“Then I’m going to put a stop to this.” replies Micah angrily while approaching Sarah. Trekker grabs Micah’s arm and says, “I don’t think so. You just gave me a new business idea. Ha ha ha ha!” Trekker drags Micah to the center of the crowd and shouts, “Hey, everyone! I’ve got a new show coming up! Please wait here while I make preparations!” Trekker drags Micah and Sarah to the back of the building while Sarah says, “It’s so good to see you, Micah!”

“You too, Sarah. Don’t worry. I’ll have you out of here faster than replacing a rusty bolt.” responded Micah.

“Oh, I doubt that.” replies Trekker menacingly while tieing Micah and Sarah together to a pole. Trekker starts a fire underneath Micah and Sarah and goes back out to the front of the building while saying, “All right, everyone! Showtime!” Trekker leads the crowd to the back of the building and subsequently hollers, “Be amazed as these two escape the burning pole!” Micah and Sarah struggle to escape the rope holding them onto the pole while Trekker watches with an evil grin on his face. Water suddenly splashes onto the flames, dousing them out completely with Trekker exclaiming, “Huh?!” Trekker draws his attention to the source and sees Anna holding a bucket while on her camel.

“Leave those two kids alone!” said Anna angrily.

“Who are you?” asked Trekker angrily.

“I’m your worst nightmare. Here comes the closing act.” answers Anna while untying Micah and Sarah from the pole.

“How dare you interfere with my show!” said Trekker angrily.

“What show? All I see is a hideous green monster endangering children.” responded Anna.

“At least I’m getting rich off the whole deal.” replied Trekker.

“Wait a minute. Those two kids aren’t real stunt professionals?” asked a man in the crowd angrily.

“And we’ve been watching you torture them all this time?” asked a woman in the crowd angrily.

“Lies!” responded Trekker angrily.

“Sorry, everyone. We are not trained professionals. Not in a case like this, anyway.” said Micah.

“It’s true. I thought I was done for.” said Sarah.

“I knew something wasn’t right the minute I saw this guy.” says a man in the crowd angrily while drawing his attention to Trekker.

“Hey, you hideous green monster! I want my money back!” continued the man angrily.

“No refunds! Sorry!” responds Trekker angrily while running off with a bag of money. The crowd chases after Trekker with Micah, Sarah, and Anna joining in with Trekker entering an alleyway. The crowd continues running while Trekker hides from them and says, “I lost them!” Trekker turns around and sees Micah, Sarah, Anna, and her camel blocking his path and angrily says, “Out of my way, you rusty bolts! I have some evil projects to get started on!”

“If you insist…” taunts Micah while stepping to the side with Sarah. A squad of police officers approach Trekker and cuff him with one officer saying, “You’re under arrest for fraud and endangering children.” The officers escort Trekker to a police cruiser with Trekker furiously shouting, “BLAST YOU MICAH!!!!!” The crowd continues chasing down Trekker until they see the police officers loading him into their cruiser.

“Good riddance! Now, how do we get our money back?” asked a man angrily.

“Behind you.” answered a voice. The man and the rest of the crowd turn around and see Micah, Sarah, Anna, and her camel presenting the bag of money that Trekker stole, cheering and approaching Micah, Sarah, Anna, and her camel while receiving their refunds.

“Now THIS is a show!” said a man in the crowd.

“And it doesn’t even cost a penny.” responded Micah. The entire crowd receives their refunds a short while later with a man saying, “Boy, running a monster out of town sure is thirsty work. I could go for an ice cold bottle of water right about now! Who’s with me?”

“You want them? I got them!” responds Anna while setting up shop with her camel. The crowd lines up and purchases bottles of water with Micah and Sarah helping Anna pass them out. Anna sells out of water a short while later while saying, “Thanks, Micah and Sarah. This is the biggest sale I’ve ever made. I’m completely sold out!”

“It’s the least we could do. Sorry to leave you, but we have a school project to work on.” responds Micah while walking off with Sarah.

“Wait! Let me help you!” replied Anna. Micah and Sarah feel around in their pockets with Micah saying, “Shoot! I wish we had some paper and a pencil.”

“Wish granted!” responds Anna while paper and pencils to Micah and Sarah. Micah and Sarah accept the paper and pencil with Anna asking, “Shall we get started?” Anna and her camel lead Micah and Sarah to many different places of Cairo, talking about Egypt and what it has to offer while Micah and Sarah write down everything they hear. A few hours later, Micah and Sarah finish up collecting the information they need with Micah asking, “Anna, I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done for Sarah and I. How can we ever repay you?”

“I do not ask for anything in return. All I want now is for you two to return home and ace that project.” responded Anna. Micah feels around in his pockets and worriedly says, “Darn! I don’t have my Warp Machine Remote with me!”

“How will we get home?” asked Sarah. A Warp Machine suddenly shows up in front of Micah and Sarah with Wesley, who is also dressed in Egyptian clothes, stepping out of it.

“Did somebody call for a Warp Machine?” asks Wesley while presenting his Warp Machine.

“Wesley? What are you doing with that outfit on?” asked Micah.

“Oh, I came here to get my project done. After all, what better way to collect info when you can just appear to and from places in an instant? That is, if you’re a boy genius with a laboratory who builds state-of-the-art gadgets and gizmos. You guys doing the same?” asked Wesley.

“It wasn’t the reason why we came here in the first place.” answered Sarah.

“Oh?” responded Wesley.

“Trekker brought us here. He kidnapped Sarah and, well…you know the rest.” replied Micah. The police drive by Micah, his friends, Anna, and her camel with Wesley seeing Trekker in the cruiser.

“I see.” said Wesley.

“But, we certainly made the best of it during our time here, thanks to…” responds Sarah while presenting Anna and her camel.

“Hi, Anna! Hi, Sandy!” says Wesley while waving to Anna.

“Hi there, Wesley! I didn’t think I’d see you again.” responded Anna.

“Uh, what?” asked Micah.

“I ran into them while I was here. They gave me some water while I was out of breath and helped me with my project.” responded Wesley.

“Is this true?” asks Micah while turning his attention to Anna and her camel.

“Every word.” answered Anna.

“That’s exactly what happened to me!” responded Micah.

“Don’t forget about the part where she saved us.” said Sarah.

“Or the part about me bringing you here, Micah.” said Anna.

“It’s ok. They can share their story with me later. We’d better not overstay our welcome.” responded Wesley.

“I understand. Take care, you crazy kids.” replies Anna while riding off on her camel. Micah and his friends watch Anna and her camel ride off with Wesley subsequently saying, “Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go home and get started on our project. Then we can enjoy the rest of spring break.” Micah and his friends warp home and begin working on their projects, getting it done in a short period of time and spending the rest of their spring break relaxing with some days where they hang out together with Micah and Sarah talking about their experiences with Egypt to Wesley. The first day back in school, Micah and his friends present their projects in front of their Social Studies class with their teacher and classmates clapping afterwards.

“Splendid work, you guys! And you’ve all gone there yourselves?” asked the teacher.

“It wasn’t part of our spring break plans, but yes.” answered Micah. The teacher drinks her remaining water and says, “Oh, darn. That was the last of my water. If I don’t get some more, I’ll burn up in this classroom.” A water bottle suddenly lands on the teacher’s lap with Micah saying, “Thanks, Anna!” Anna waves to Micah and his friends from outside the window and rides off with her camel while the teacher and class watch.

“I’m impressed with your guys’ work! A+!” said the teacher.

“Thanks, Mrs. Knipfer.” responds Micah while making his way to his seat with his friends. Micah and his friends watch as the rest of their class present their projects while Anna and her camel, Sandy, make their way back to Egypt, continuing on with their traveling drinking-water business.

 

The End

The Exiled Pair

 Micah, Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica are in their sophomore year of high school, and throughout their lives, have made some new friends, which include David, Mike, and Mike’s girlfriend (Erica). Throughout their current year, they’ve met two new classmates, Milea and her boyfriend (Tony). Micah and Milea, however, do not see eye to eye due to Milea’s bad attitude, while going through the same thing with Tony. There has already been a number of times where Milea would struggle to figure out a problem in class with Micah offering her assistance, only to be rebuffed by Milea. One day in class, Milea studies for an upcoming test and struggles to solve a problem correctly.

“How do you do this?!” asked Milea to herself angrily. Micah approaches her and says, “I’d be more than happy to help you out.”

“I don’t need your help, Micah! Go away!” responded Milea angrily.

“Fine! If you get a bad grade on the test, don’t come crying to me!” replies Micah angrily while walking back to his desk. The next day in class, Micah and Milea take their test and hand in their papers, receiving their grades the following day with Micah getting an “A” and Milea getting an “F”. Milea starts crying and approaches Micah while saying, “I flunked the test!”

“I told you not to come crying to me if this were to occur! You had your chance of getting help and you rudely turned me down! Do us all a favor and get over yourself!” responded Micah angrily.

“Gee, thanks Micah! I feel so much better now!” replies Milea sarcastically while returning to her desk. Later on, after getting dismissed for the day, Micah walks home with Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica with Wesley asking, “Can I ask you something, Micah?”

“Sure, Wesley. What’s up?” asked Micah.

“What’s with you and Milea?” asked Wesley.

“I don’t know. I’ve tried to get along with her and she just keeps giving me a rude awakening. I’m sure we’ll get to the bottom of this eventually.” answered Micah.

“It’s got to be something with Tony. It just has to!” says Sarah while unknowingly walking past Tony and Milea. Tony angrily approaches Sarah and turns her around while subsequently asking, “What did you say about me?!” Micah puts himself between Tony and Sarah while saying, “Back off, Tony. We don’t want any trouble.”

“Well, you’ve got trouble!” responds Tony while cracking his knuckles. Tony throws a punch at Micah, who pulls out a wrench in the nick of time and positions it in front of his face. Tony inadvertently punches the wrench and hurts his hand while shouting, “OW!!!!! That hurt!”

“You and Milea better learn to get along with the others, or they’ll be more where that came from.” says Micah angrily while walking off with Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica. Tony rubs his hand while Milea approaches him and says, “Pay no attention to those dweebs. As long as we’ve got each other, we don’t need anyone else in our lives.”

“Oh, Milea! I love you so much!” says Tony while cuddling with Milea. The next day in school, Micah and Milea get assigned to do a health project together to their disgust and Tony’s anger. Later in the evening, Micah’s mother hears the doorbell ring and answers the door, seeing Milea standing in her presence.

“Is Micah here?” asked Milea annoyingly.

“Micah! You’ve got a visitor!” hollered Micah’s mother. Micah approaches the door and angrily asks, “What are you doing here?!”

“Take a wild guess!” answered Milea angrily.

“Fine! If you need us mom, we’ll be in my laboratory, doing our stupid health project!” says Micah while leading Milea to his room. Micah enters his laboratory with Milea following him while angrily saying, “The sooner we get this dumb project done, the better!”

“Couldn’t agree more!” responded Milea sarcastically. Micah goes through some papers in his laboratory while Milea unknowingly rests her hand on a button off of a remote. After noticing the button, Milea quickly lifts her hand while she and Micah vanish and appear on a deserted island.

“What the!? Where are we?! Milea, what did you do?!” asked Micah angrily.

“I did nothing!” answered Milea angrily.

“What do you mean ‘you did nothing’?! I was busy starting our dumb project while you just stood around!” asked Micah angrily.

“Ok, my hand got tired! I wanted to rest it, and so I did…on some stupid remote you had lying around!” responded Milea angrily. Micah places his hands on his head and worriedly shouts, “My Transportation Remote!”

“I didn’t do it on purpose!” responded Milea.

“Couldn’t you have found a better place to rest your hand at?!” asked Micah angrily.

“You know what? This is all your fault!” shouted Milea angrily.

“MY fault?! You’re the one that tampered with my invention!” responded Micah angrily.

“You never should have had it lying around!” replied Milea angrily.

“You shouldn’t even be touching what’s not yours!” said Micah angrily.

“That’s it! I’ve had it with you! If this is my fate, I’m dying alone!” responded Milea angrily.

“The feeling’s mutual! I’d rather be stranded on this island with Trekker!” replied Micah angrily. Micah and Milea angrily part ways from each other and begin building shelter for themselves. At nighttime, Micah and Milea sit around a fire, keeping warm with Milea looking over at Micah remorsefully and approaching him.

“Hey, Micah?” asked Milea.

“Haven’t you done enough already?” asks Micah angrily while drawing his attention to Milea. Milea holds out her hand while subsequently responding, “I’m sorry about earlier.”

“No you’re not. You’re just saying that to make me feel better.” replied Micah angrily.

“This is no time to be acting like a jerk, Micah! If we’re going to get off this island, I need to get something off my chest first! So, please listen to reason! I’m begging you!” said Milea angrily. Micah angrily sighs and responds, “Go on.”

“I’ve been having issues with Tony lately. The guy’s crazy.” responded Milea.

“Is that so?” asked Micah angrily.

“Yes! And, I’m diabetic, which is very detrimental to my health!” answered Milea. Micah pauses in remorse for a bit and asks, “Why didn’t you tell me this sooner? I wouldn’t have been so quick to judge.”

“I’m worried that if the word gets out, it’s going to spread all over the school. And if Tony finds out…well…let’s just say it’s not going to end well, and leave it at that.” responded Milea.

“Your secret’s safe with me. I will tell you this, though. You can’t hide those feelings forever. At some point, you’re just going to have to come clean because bottling it up for so long is only making everything harder on yourself and others. I’m no counselor, but I do know this. You can’t run away from your problems. You’re just going to have to face them. It’s not easy. Trust me. It’s ok to be scared. But, ask yourself. Do you want to get back on the right track and start living a happier, healthier life? Or just keep running? Think about it.” replied Micah. Milea sits down next to Micah and says, “Thanks for listening, Micah.”

“Ah, don’t mention it. It’s been a long and crazy day.” said Micah.

“It sure has.” responded Milea.

“Don’t you feel a little better? You know, having gotten everything out of your system and all?” asked Micah.

“A lot better. Thank you. Boy, we really got off on the wrong foot, didn’t we?” asked Milea.

“Ah, it happens.” responded Micah.

“I’m going to make things right starting now. So, can we put all this behind us and start over?” asked Milea.

“Of course we can. Apology accepted.” responds Micah while smiling at Milea. Milea hugs Micah, who hugs her back and says, “I’m sorry for being such a jerk.”

“Don’t be. This is all my fault.” responded Milea remorsefully.

“No it’s not. You just made a mistake, which we all do every now and then. Nobody’s perfect. So don’t beat yourself up about it, ok?” asks Micah while placing his hand on Milea’s shoulder.

“Well, but still. We wouldn’t be in this mess if I hadn’t been so hostile to you and everyone else.” said Milea.

“But look at what we’re doing now as a result of this so-called ‘mess’ you speak of.” responded Micah.

 “And that is?” asked Milea.

“Bonding! If we were still back at home, we would still be butting heads! It just goes to show, good things come out of bad situations. I should be thanking you for this.” responded Micah.

“You really think so?” asked Milea.

“I know so!” answers Micah while smiling. Milea smiles back at Micah while subsequently returning to her campsite and responding, “Well, I think I’m going to turn in for the night. It’s getting late.”

“Me too. And Milea?” asks Micah while lying down in front of his fire.

“Yes, Micah?” asks Milea while stopping and turning her attention to Micah with a smile on her face.

“Thank you. If it wasn’t for us being stranded on this island together, I never would have gotten to see how great of a friend you are. You done good.” responds Micah while smiling.

“Thank you! Good night!” replied Milea.

“Good night!” says Micah while going to sleep. Milea makes it back to her area, lies down in front of her fire, and goes to sleep herself. The next day, a crocodile sneaks up on Milea while she sleeps, awakening to find the crocodile inches from her face. Milea screams at the top of her lungs, awakening Micah to find the crocodile getting ready to attack while Milea backs away slowly.

“Hang on, Milea!” shouts Micah while running to her aid. With Milea backed up against a tree, the crocodile lunges at her and gets intercepted by Micah, who fights it off and taunts, “Come and get me, you repulsive lizard!” Milea watches in horror as Micah fights the crocodile with Micah saying, “Go! Find a safe place to hide while I distract this thing!” Milea nods and runs off while Micah continues to fight the crocodile. At one point, Micah grabs some firewood and rubs them together on a torch, making a fire and swatting the torch back and forth in front of the crocodile while saying, “Back! Back! Don’t make me use this!” The crocodile gets frightened and retreats while Milea comes out of hiding and embraces Micah while saying, “You saved my life! Thank you!”

“It’s the least I could do. Now, to get off this island.” responds Micah while embracing Milea back. Micah and Milea begin building a raft out of tree bark and leaves, setting sail out in the ocean while Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica hang out at the park in Arcanum. As Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica mingle with one another, a fist suddenly punches Wesley in the face with the hand suddenly grabbing Wesley by his shirt. Wesley turns his attention towards the source and finds Tony giving him a stern look.

“Alright, start talking! Where’s Milea?!” asked Tony angrily.

“How should I know?” asked Wesley. Tony throws Wesley on the ground and angrily asks, “Where’s my girlfriend?!” Sarah positions herself in front of Wesley and angrily says, “We don’t know where she is! Now, leave us alone!”

“We can find out for you.” said Wesley.

“You’d better…or you’re all roadkill!” responds Tony angrily while picking Wesley up by his shirt.

“It won’t take long. Now, put me down, please.” replied Wesley. Tony sets Wesley down while Wesley subsequently summons his Warp Machine, warping himself, Sarah, Jessica, and Tony to his laboratory and approaching his computer.

“Computer, locate Milea.” said Wesley.

“Locating Milea…” responds Wesley’s computer while scanning the globe. Wesley’s computer pinpoints Milea’s location and shows live surveillance of her and Micah sailing away from the deserted island they got stranded on while saying, “Milea located.”

“What’s she doing with Micah?!” asked Tony angrily.

“Cool your jets, Tony! I’m sure there’s a logical explanation for this!” responded Wesley annoyingly. Wesley’s computer shows surveillance footage of the events that led up to Micah and Milea getting stranded, from being assigned to work on a project together to Milea visiting Micah at his house to work on it.

“I still can’t believe Mr. Christ picked him to be her partner for that stupid health project!” said Tony angrily.

“I can see why he did it.” responded Sarah.

“Just listen to yourself, Tony. I’m starting to think your relationship with Milea isn’t very healthy.” said Jessica.

“Milea is the only one for me, and no one is taking her away from me…including Micah! When I get my hands on him, he’s going to wish he’d never been born!” responded Tony angrily.

“Question is, how are we going to get there?” asked Wesley.

“I can take you there!” answered a distant voice. Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Tony turn their attention to the source and find a classmate of theirs named Matt standing before them.

“Matt? How are you going to take us there?” asked Wesley.

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” answers Matt while holding up a winged shirt. Matt puts the shirt on and transforms into a hybrid between a human and an eagle with Wesley asking, “Matt?”

“Oh, please. Call me…Eaglemon!!!” responds Matt while sprouting his wings.

“So…Eaglemon. How can you take all of us to rescue Micah and Milea? You can’t carry all of us…not by yourself.” asked Wesley. A few more hybrids of humans and eagles appear out from behind Matt, who then says, “Come, comrades! We have some friends to save!” The comrades sprout their wings with Tony angrily saying, “You birdbrains better take me with you! If anyone’s going to rescue Milea, it’s going to be me!”

“Very well! Comrades, move out!” responds Matt while flapping his wings and levitating into the air. Matt and his comrades pick up Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Tony and take off into the sky while Micah and Milea sit next to each other and talk about their lives as they continue sailing out into the ocean.

“So, you and Wesley invent stuff for people AND save the world, all on a regular basis?” asked Milea.

“We sure do.” answered Micah.

“Wow. That’s a big responsibility. You and Wesley sure got a lot on your plate.” responded Milea.

“It’s not so bad once you get used to it.” replied Micah. Micah and Milea pause for a moment with Micah suddenly saying, “I see we got a dance coming up. I was wondering…”

“Yes?” asks Milea while looking at Micah with a smile on her face.

“What kind of music do you like?” asked Micah.

“Michael Jackson! Sorry. Didn’t mean to get dramatic there. I’m just a huge fan of him.” answered Milea.

“It’s all good. I find his music quite danceable, if that’s even a word.” responded Micah. Micah and Milea pause for another moment with Milea saying, “You know something, Micah? I think this experience would make a great presentation for our health project.”

“I was thinking the same thing!” responded Micah. Micah and Milea smile at each other and suddenly hear a distant voice shout, “Micah!” They then hear another distant voice shout, “Milea!” Micah and Milea draw their attention to the source and find Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Tony coming to their aid while Matt and his comrades carry them.

“Guys!” shouted Micah excitedly.

“We’re saved!” shouted Milea excitedly. Tony lands on the raft and punches Micah into the water while angrily saying, “That’s for stealing my girl, punk!”

“Tony!” shouted Milea angrily.

“I’m the only man for you, and the first thing we’re going to do when we get back is make Mr. Christ assign me as your partner for that stupid project, instead of that loser!” responds Tony angrily while pointing at Micah.

“You know what, Tony? I think we should see other people.” replied Milea angrily.

“What are you saying?” asked Tony.

“Do I need to spell it out for you? We’re through!” responded Milea. Milea punches Tony in the water while subsequently helping Micah up back onto the raft.

“You ok?” asked Milea.

“I’ll be fine. Thanks.” responded Micah. Matt and his comrades release Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica onto the raft with Wesley saying, “We came as soon as we saw you guys on surveillance back at the lab.”

“How did you guys find out about this?” asked Micah.

“Tony.” answers Sarah while gesturing with her hand over to Tony. Micah draws his attention over to Tony and says, “Thank you, Tony.”

“Don’t thank me! I just want my girlfriend back!” responded Tony angrily.

“Hey, Tony! Are you deaf? I’m not your girlfriend anymore!” replied Milea angrily.

“Fine! Go ahead and hang out with those losers! See if I care!” said Tony angrily. Milea rolls her eyes and draws her attention to Micah, Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, Matt, and his comrades with Micah asking, “Well, since you’re all here, what do you say we all go home now?”

“Comrades, move out!” responds Matt while flapping his wings and levitating into the air. Matt and his comrades pick up Micah, Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Milea with Tony asking, “Hey! What about me?”

“I’ll handle this.” says Milea while releasing herself from the talons of one of Matt’s comrades. Milea lands in the water and swims to the bottom, plucking out seaweed and tieing Tony up with it.

“Ready!” hollered Milea. Some of Matt’s comrades pick up Tony and Milea and fly off home with Micah and his friends and Matt. Later, Micah arrives in Wesley’s laboratory with his friends, Tony, Milea, Matt, and his comrades with Micah saying, “Thanks, guys, for rescuing us. I don’t think Milea and I could have lasted another hour on that dreadful island.”

“Don’t mention it, buddy. We owe it all to Eaglemon here, and his flock.” responds Wesley while gesturing with his hand over to Matt and his comrades.

“You can stop calling me Eaglemon now.” replies Matt while removing his winged shirt. Matt reverts himself back to normal with Micah asking, “Matt? YOU’RE Eaglemon?”

“I sure am! Is that going to be a problem?” asked Matt.

“Not at all! Thank you for getting us off that island.” answered Micah.

“Anytime, Micah! Alright, comrades! Mission accomplished!” responds Matt while drawing his attention to his flock. Matt returns home while waving goodbye to Micah, his friends, and Milea, who all wave back while Tony angrily says, “All right! All right! You guys said your goodbyes! Now, get me out of this thing!”

“Why sure, you big hunk!” responds Milea sarcastically while untying the seaweed from Tony.

“I knew you’d take me back.” said Tony.

“You were right all along. I am the only girl for you. Here, let’s spend some quality time together.” says Milea sarcastically while taking Tony to Wesley’s Warp Machine. Milea looks back and winks at Micah and his friends as she and Tony disappear. Tony and Milea arrive at Tony’s house with Milea sarcastically asking, “Why don’t we go into your room? You know, to be alone?”

“Right this way!” responds Tony while escorting Milea to his room. Tony and Milea enter Tony’s room with Milea sarcastically saying, “Give me about ten minutes to freshen up.”

“Hurry back!” responded Tony. After waiting ten minutes, as instructed by Milea, Tony gets suspicious and exits his room to look for her around his house, finding her nowhere.

“Milea? Milea? Where are you?” asks Tony while he continues looking for Milea. Unbeknownst to Tony, Milea makes it back to Micah’s house and rings the doorbell with Micah’s mother answering it.

“Hi, Micah’s mom. Remember me from yesterday?” asked Milea.

“Yeah! You’re Micah’s partner for his health project, right?” asked Micah’s mother.

“Yep! May I come in?” asked Milea.

“Sure thing!” answered Micah’s mother. Milea goes into Micah’s room and enters his laboratory, entering Micah’s Warp Machine and warping back to Wesley’s laboratory to reunite with Micah and his friends.

“Milea! You’re back!” said Micah.

“So, you ready to get started on our health project?” asked Milea.

“Ready when you are, partner!” answered Micah. Micah and Milea head to Wesley’s Warp Machine with Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica waving goodbye to them while Wesley says, “Good luck, you two!” Micah and Milea warp to Micah’s laboratory and begin working on their health project together, utilizing their experiences from being stranded on the deserted island. On the day that the project was due, Mr. Christ calls Micah and Milea up to the front of the classroom to present their project with Micah and Milea going on about what has happened to them and what they learned from their experience.

“So, let me get this straight. You two got stranded on a deserted island over the weekend?” asked Mr. Christ.

“Yep! If it hadn’t been for this, Milea and I never would have become friends.” answered Micah.

“It taught me a lot about forming healthy relationships with people, and to seek out help when needed.” said Milea.

“Interesting project, you two! A+!” responds Mr. Christ while applauding Micah and Milea with the rest of the class. Micah and Milea head back to their seats with a finger tapping on their shoulders while they subsequently draw their attention towards the source.

“Good job, you two.” says Tony while holding out his hand.

“Thanks, Tony.” responds Micah while shaking Tony’s hand.

“You’re not mad at us anymore?” asks Milea while shaking Tony’s hand.

“Nope. I’ve got a new girlfriend now! It’s my partner for the project.” answers Tony while showing his girlfriend to Micah and Milea.

“Good for you, Tony.” said Micah.

“I’m glad everything worked out between us.” said Milea. Micah looks at Milea and Tony while responding, “He who lives high above the Earth is smiling down on the both of you.” Micah and Milea sit down at their desks and watch the remaining classmates present their projects and finish out their day at school. After getting dismissed for the day, Milea walks home with Micah, Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica until they hear destruction and panic uptown.

“Milea, this is your chance to watch Wesley and I save the day!” says Micah while pulling out his Power Micah Mask. After Micah turns himself into Power Micah, Wesley turns himself into Biking Power Wesley and takes Sarah, Jessica, and Milea uptown with Micah’s help. Sarah, Jessica, and Milea watch as Micah and Wesley battle Trekker, who is destroying Arcanum using a giant robot. After Micah and Wesley stop Trekker, the police arrive and apprehend him, loading him into a cruiser with Micah, Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Milea watching him being hauled off. Micah and Wesley then revert themselves back to normal with Milea saying, “Impressive!”

“Thanks!” responded Micah.

“Hey, Micah Friends!” said a distant voice. Micah, Wesley, Sarah, Jessica and Milea draw their attention to the source and find David, Mike, and Erica approaching them.

“Oh! Hey guys!” responded Micah.

“Nice work, as usual!” said David.

“Just doing our jobs is all.” responded Wesley.

“It never ends, does it?” asked Mike.

“Isn’t that the truth?” responded Micah.

“So, Milea. What happened between you and Tony?” asked Erica.

“It’s a long story. Are you sure you’re up for it?” asked Milea.

“We can take it. Right, guys?” asked Erica.

“Sure.” answered Mike.

“We’re getting ready to grab a bite to eat. You want to come with us and just talk about it along the way?” asked David.

“That would be great!” answers Milea while joining David, Mike, and Erica. Milea heads off with David, Mike, and Erica while waving goodbye to Micah and his friends with Micah hollering, “Bye, Milea! Have fun with your new friends!” Micah and his friends head home with Wesley asking, “What’s next, Micah?” Micah contemplates for a moment and runs off while answering, “I’ll see you guys later. I’ve got some practicing to do.”

“Practicing? For what?” asked Jessica. On the night of the dance, Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica hang out with David, Mike, Erica, and Milea with Wesley asking, “Have any of you seen Micah?” The DJ suddenly plays the song Baby Be Mine by Michael Jackson with a student dressed up like Michael Jackson taking the center of the dance floor with spotlights shining down on him. The student does some of Michael Jackson’s dance moves with Wesley saying, “Whoa!”

“Is that…?” asked Sarah. The student turns and faces Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, David, Mike, Erica, and Milea, revealing himself to be Micah, who then points at Milea like Michael Jackson and moonwalks to her. After approaching Milea, Micah grabs her hand and dances with her while twirling her towards Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, David, Mike, and Erica shortly afterwards with Milea subsequently saying, “This isn’t Michael Jackson! It’s MICAH Jackson!” Michael Jackson starts singing the lyrics to his song while Micah and Milea dance together with Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, David, Mike, Erica, and even Tony and his new girlfriend joining in and having the time of their lives with Wesley dancing with Sarah and Mike dancing with Erica. As the dance goes on, Micah and David periodically take turns dancing with Jessica and Milea respectively while Wesley and Mike periodically take turns dancing with Sarah and Erica respectively, happily making new friends.

 

The End