Thursday, February 6, 2025

Flocking Together

            The end is near for another school year for Micah and his older brother (Matthew), with Micah wrapping up his sophomore year of high school at the age of 16 and Matthew getting ready to graduate at the age of 18! Also getting ready to graduate is a classmate of Matthew’s, as well as an ally of him and Micah, named Matt, who transforms into an eagle-human hybrid named Eaglemon to save the day. While Micah and Matthew are busy saving the day from Trekker and his army in Arcanum, Matt is busy saving the day in the sky from two evil eagle-human hybrids named Nawk and Vollava, who wish to become all powerful. In spite of receiving back-up from three comrades (Legalmon, Hack, and Flewey), keeping the peace from Nawk and Vollava is not all what it’s cracked up to be for Matt. On the eve of their last day of school, Micah and Matthew walk past Matt (who is leaning forward and walking slowly) as they head to class.

“Matt?” asked Micah.

“Oh. Hey, Micah.” responds Matt exhaustedly while lifting up his head and revealing a very tired look on his face.

“You don’t look so good.” said Matthew.

“Can you guys keep a secret?” asked Matt.

“Sure, Matt. What seems to be the trouble?” asked Micah. Matt leads Micah and Matthew around a corner and says, “This hero business is too much for me. Every second I get to rest, I get called into action, day and night. I’m only human! I can’t be in two places at once! I can’t take it anymore! When am I going to catch a break?!”

“Gee, that’s too bad.” responded Matthew.

“Can I ask you a favor, Micah?” asked Matt.

“Absolutely.” answered Micah.

“You don’t suppose you could invent something that would allow Eaglemon to take on his own life, do you? I still want to be able to power up as him and save the day. I just want him to be able to keep the skies safe without having to drag me along for the ride.” responded Matt.

“You mean like a clone?” asked Micah.

“You could say that.” answered Matt.

“I’ll see what I can come up with.” said Micah.

“Thanks. I owe you one.” responded Matt.

“Don’t mention it. I can’t promise you, though, that I’ll be able to fulfill your request. But, I’ll sure do my best.” replied Micah. Matt reaches into one of his pockets and pulls out a green shirt with gray feathers on the arms, handing it to Micah while saying, “Here. I’ve got more, so don’t worry about anything bad happening to this one. Whatever happens, thanks for trying.” Matt limps off to his class while Micah and Matthew head to theirs, finishing out the school day. After getting dismissed for the day, Micah immediately enters his laboratory after arriving home and begins constructing different devices, testing them out on Matt’s shirt afterwards to no avail. Seconds turn into minutes and minutes turn into hours for Micah as he tries desperately to help Matt out. Late at night, Micah exhaustedly finishes up another device with Matthew entering his laboratory before he could even test it out.

“Come on, Micah. It’s late.” said Matthew.

“I’m so close with this one. I can feel it.” responded Micah.

“Just test it out tomorrow. Right now, we need to get some shuteye for our LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.” replied Matthew.

“Ok, fine. This darn thing probably doesn’t work anyhow, just like the rest of my experiments.” says Micah annoyingly while following Matthew and tossing the device aside. After exiting the laboratory, the device lands on the floor and fires an electrical wave at Matt’s shirt, which turns it into Eaglemon. Eaglemon proudly sprouts his wings and says, “Look out, Nawk and Vollava! I’m coming for you!” Eaglemon flies out through a hatch in Micah’s laboratory and into the night sky while Micah and Matthew rest up. The next day, Micah and Matthew approach Matt as they head to their respective classes with Matt asking, “So, did you figure anything out?”

“I’ve tried and tried, but…nada. There is one more device I hadn’t had a chance to try out yet, but I wouldn’t get my hopes up.” answered Micah.

“Ok. Just thought I’d ask. Thanks again for your help.” responds Matt while heading off to class. Micah and Matthew head off to their classes and go about their last day of school until getting dismissed for the summer. Micah and Matthew arrive home later and enter Micah’s laboratory with Micah picking up the device and aiming it at Eaglemon’s shirt before noticing its absence.

“Huh? It’s gone!” exclaimed Micah.

“I wonder what happened to it?” asked Matthew.

“This darn thing must have burned it up or something. It must be destroyed!” responds Micah angrily while placing the device down and grabbing a hammer. Before Micah could smash the device, Matthew stops him and says, “Micah, let’s just enjoy our summer vacation.” Micah groans in frustration and follows Matthew out of his laboratory, eventually having fun with the rest of his day until bedtime. As Micah and Matthew sleep at night, two silhouettes enter their home and kidnap their mother, stepfather, and younger brother (Christopher). The silhouettes then enter the home of Micah’s and Matthew’s father and stepmother, kidnapping them and subsequently kidnapping Micah’s three friends (Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica). Two bird-like silhouettes enter Matt’s home and kidnap his mother and sister while the other two silhouettes enter Micah’s laboratory and steal all his (and Matthew’s) powerups and inventions. The next morning, Micah and Matthew make their way into the kitchen for some breakfast, waiting for their mother.

“Mom? Are you feeling alright?” asked Micah. Micah receives no response and asks, “Mom?” Micah begins looking for his mother with Matthew joining in to no avail.

“I don’t see mom anywhere.” said Micah.

“She’s not the only one gone. I can’t find Christopher or Kyle either.” responded Matthew.

“What?!” exclaimed Micah. Micah enters his laboratory with Matthew following and discovers his powerups and inventions missing.

“We’ve been robbed! Where in the laboratory is mom, Kyle or Christopher?!” asked Micah astonishingly. Micah’s computer suddenly sounds a Red Alert with Trekker appearing on-screen.

“I should have guessed.” said Micah annoyingly.

“Micah…Matthew…we have something for you.” says Trekker menacingly while showing Micah’s and Matthew’s parents, stepparents, Christopher, and Micah’s friends.

“You’ve really done it this time, Trekker! As soon as I get there, you’ll be nothing but a pile of dust!” said Micah angrily.

“And how do you propose to do that?” asks Trekker menacingly while showing Micah’s and Matthew’s powerups and inventions.

“I’ll find a way!” responds Micah while heading to his Warp Machine. Matt suddenly appears in Micah’s Warp Machine and asks, “Guys! Have any of you seen my mother or sister?”

“Oh! I almost forgot!” says Trekker while showing Nawk and Vollava with Matt’s mother and sister in their talons.

“Mom! Lindsey!” exclaimed Matt.

“That’s right, Eaglemon!” said Nawk menacingly.

“Or should we say…Matt!” said Vollava menacingly.

“Thanks to my new friends here, we’re all going to conquer the world faster than crushing a brand new bolt. So, just try and stop us! Ha ha ha ha!” laughs Trekker while pointing a remote at the screen. Trekker presses a button and causes Micah, Matthew, and Matt to appear in an alternate version of their middle school in the gymnasium, where they come head-to-head with a nerdy girl causing a ruckus with irritating rambling. Micah, Matthew, and Matt cover their ears with Micah saying, “This girl has got to go!” Matt pulls out his Eaglemon Shirt and places it on, powering up and blasting an orange pellet at the girl, who goes flying back and hits a wall. The girl’s face turns red and angrily shouts, “You hurt Natalie! Must crush eagle man!”

“It’s Eaglemon, actually.” responded Matt.

“Natalie no like being corrected!” replies Natalie while charging towards Matt, Matthew, and Micah.

“You really shouldn’t have done that, Matt.” said Micah.

“I couldn’t help myself, ok? She was annoying the heck out of me!” replied Matt. Micah, Matthew, and Matt jump out of the way before Natalie could ram her head into them, instead ramming her head into another wall.

“Stupid boys make Natalie hurt head! Stupid boys must pay!” shouts Natalie angrily while pursuing Micah, Matthew, and Matt.

“I wish I still had my superpowers.” said Micah.

“Me too.” responded Matthew.

“Actually…” says Matt while reaching into one of his pockets. Matt pulls out a rock and squid suit, tossing them to Micah (who catches the squid suit) and Matthew (who catches the rock suit).

“I hadn’t had a chance to try those out yet, but now might be a good time to do so.” said Matt. Micah puts on the squid suit, powering up into a squid-human hybrid, while Matthew puts on the rock suit and powers up into a rock humanoid.

“Matthew, you are now Rockmon. Use your powers to your advantage.” says Matt while looking over at Micah.

“And Micah, you are now Squidmon. You harness the power of a squid with great swimming agility, firing bubbles, and a number of other features that I cannot remember.” continued Matt. Natalie inches closer to Micah, Matthew, and Matt, who all jump out of Natalie’s path again and cause her to run into another wall. Natalie shrieks in anger and charges after Micah, Matthew, and Matt, who all combine their attacks and make direct contact to Natalie, who disappears into thin air.

“I’m glad that’s over. Now, how are we going to get out of here?” asked Micah. Micah, Matthew, and Matt suddenly disappear and arrive inside a cave with boulders blocking their every path.

“Matthew…” said Matt.

“Stand aside. I got this.” responds Matthew while approaching a boulder. Matthew curls his hands up into a fist and smashes them onto the boulder with great force, causing it to burst into a million pieces.

“Whoa!” said Micah and Matt.

“Rock breaks rock. Nothing to it.” responded Matthew.

“Come on, guys. We’re not going to save our family (or friends) by standing here.” says Matt while leading Micah and Matthew deep into the cave. Micah, Matthew, and Matt encounter another boulder blocking their path with Matthew smashing it into pieces and clearing the way, only to arrive right back where they started.

“Tell me we didn’t go in a circle.” says Micah annoying while slapping his forehead.

“Let’s just try another path.” responds Matthew while approaching and smashing another boulder. Another path opens up with Micah, Matthew, and Matt pressing onward, only to wind up right back where they started again.

“Looks like we’ll just have to try every path. One of them is bound to lead somewhere.” says Matthew while smashing another boulder and opening up another path. Micah, Matthew, and Matt keep ending up where they started until coming down to the last boulder.

“This must be our way out.” said Matt. Matthew smashes the boulder and presses onward with Micah and Matt following, seeing a light at the end of the path.

“I see the light!” said Micah.

“We’re home free!” said Matt. Micah, Matthew, and Matt inch closer to the end of the path and jump into the light, getting warped to a classroom of the alternate version of their middle school.

“Weren’t we just here?” asked Matt.

“Déjà vu.” said Micah.

“We found our way out once. We can do it again.” says Matthew while a silhouette approaches them. The silhouette stomps and shakes the ground right behind Micah, Matthew, and Matt, who all turn around and find a silver warrior standing before them.

“Can we help you?” asked Micah.

“I am the Silver Power Ranger, and I am going to chop you up into little pieces!” responds the warrior while showing a sword.

“We don’t want any trouble, ok? We’re just trying to save our family and friends. If you could just be so kind to point us out to the nearest exit…” said Matthew. The Silver Power Ranger suddenly lunges at Micah, Matthew, and Matt, who all jump out of the way with the Silver Power Ranger saying, “Hold still!” The Silver Power Ranger jumps toward Micah, Matthew, and Matt while holding out his foot, missing his chance after Micah, Matthew, and Matt crouch. The Silver Power Ranger gets his foot stuck in a wall while Micah, Matthew, and Matt make a break for it with the Silver Power Ranger in pursuit.

“You can’t escape me! I am the all-powerful Silver Power Ranger!” said the Silver Power Ranger.

“Yeah, yeah. Whatever.” responded Matt annoyingly. Micah jumps and clamps onto the Silver Power Ranger’s face with all his might.

“Get off me, squid boy!” says the Silver Power Ranger angrily while struggling to pull Micah off. After removing Micah from his face, the Silver Power Ranger slowly (and angrily) walks towards Micah, who blasts bubbles into his face with Matthew tossing a rock and Matt blasting an orange pellet at him, rendering him unconscious. The Silver Power Ranger vanishes and leaves behind a portal that Micah, Matthew, and Matt enter, appearing in an ocean. Micah swims in the water while Matt flies above, carrying Matthew in his talons. At one point, Micah, Matthew, and Matt encounter a giant rock formation with a nerdy-looking face on it sticking out of the water with a sign that says “Enter” with an arrow pointing down underneath it.

“Hang tight, guys. I’ll be right back.” says Micah while diving underwater. Micah swims to the ocean floor and finds a gate on the bottom of the rock formation that he opens, causing all the water to drain.

“I think this is our cue to proceed!” hollered Micah. Matt and Matthew come in for a landing to the (now drained) ocean floor, entering the rock formation and encountering some critters, who don’t look so kind to see the trio. Micah blasts bubbles at the critters, causing them to retreat while Micah, Matthew, and Matt press onward and find another portal.

“Oh, great. Another portal. I wonder where this one will lead us?” asks Micah sarcastically while inching closer to it with Matthew and Matt. Micah, Matthew, and Matt enter the portal and end up in the parking lot of the alternate version of their middle school.

“Let me guess. Another nuisance?” asked Matt sarcastically. A nerdy-looking boy suddenly appears in front of Micah, Matthew, and Matt with Matthew answering, “Yep.”

“I am Nerdy Boy, and I am going to make you all my slaves.” said the boy. Micah blasts a bubble at Nerdy Boy, who has no effect against it.

“Silly squid boy. Bubbles no hurt Nerdy Boy.” said Nerdy Boy. Matthew tosses a rock at Nerdy Boy, which also is ineffective with Nerdy Boy saying, “Rocks no hurt Nerdy Boy, too!” Matt fires an orange pellet at Nerdy Boy, which deflects and collides with Matt, rendering him unconscious.

“Stupid bird boy can’t hurt Nerdy Boy either!” said Nerdy Boy.

“He’s got no weakness!” said Matt.

“Everybody’s got a weakness. We just need to find it.” responded Micah. Nerdy Boy approaches Micah, Matthew, and Matt, who casually walk away while Nerdy Boy follows.

“Come back here. Nerdy Boy is getting mad.” said Nerdy Boy.

“We don’t want anything to do with you.” said Matthew.

“Nerdy Boy wants friends to play.” said Nerdy Boy.

“We’re not your friends. Now, leave us alone.” responded Micah. Nerdy Boy sheds a tear and suddenly grows angry.

“You hurt Nerdy Boy’s feelings. Now Nerdy Boy will crush not-friends!” said Nerdy Boy angrily. Nerdy Boy runs towards Micah, Matthew, and Matt as they continue to walk away, getting grabbed and thrown to the ground during the rage. Nerdy Boy then picks up a concrete parking block and holds it over his head, swinging it down and misses Micah, Matthew, and Matt after they roll out of the way.

“Nerdy Boy no like missing!” said Nerdy Boy angrily.

“Well, get used to it because we don’t like getting hurt.” responded Matt annoyingly. Nerdy Boy pursues Micah, Matthew, and Matt, swinging the parking block as they run.

“Stop running and let Nerdy Boy hit you!” said Nerdy Boy angrily.

“Never!” said Matt. Micah, Matthew, and Matt continue running from Nerdy Boy, who continues to pursue them with the parking block. At one point, Micah, Matthew, and Matt run by one of the basketball hoops with Nerdy Boy inadvertently hitting it with the parking block and rendering himself unconscious with it. Nerdy Boy fades into oblivion and leaves a portal behind, in which Micah, Matthew, and Matt enter and arrive at Trekker’s mansion.

“Bravo. But you guys aren’t finished yet!” says Trekker while clapping his hands. Trekker points at Nawk and Vollava, who suddenly swoop in and snatch Micah, Matthew, and Matt into their talons and take off into the sky, flying towards a volcano.

“Enjoy your hot baths, you freaks! Ha ha ha!” laughs Nawk while dropping Micah, Matthew, and Matt. As Micah, Matthew, and Matt plummet, Vollava swoops in and ties them up, joining Nawk as he watches.

“Well…this is it. Thank you guys for helping me save my mother and sister.” said Matt.

“Don’t mention it, Matt. It’s been fun.” responds Micah while subsequently closing his eyes. Matthew and Matt also close their eyes as they inch closer to the lava inside the volcano with Micah when suddenly, three bird-like creatures snatch and untie them with Matt opening his eyes.

“Legalmon! Hack! Flewey! You saved us!” says Matt while looking up.

“We just so happened to be in the neighborhood.” responded Legalmon.

“The timing was right according to my calculations.” said Hack.

“Speaking of timing, I think it’s a good TIME for us to give Nawk and Vollava what for.” said Flewey.

“With pleasure.” responds Matt while grabbing Micah and Matthew with his talons. Matt lowers Micah and Matthew into Trekker’s mansion while saying, “You guys do your thing with Trekker. My comrades and I will handle Nawk and Vollava.”

“Roger that.” replies while approaching Trekker and Trekker Jr. Micah and Matthew battle Trekker and Trekker Jr. while Matt battles Nawk and Vollava with his comrades. A while later, Micah and Matthew get stopped and strapped up by Trekker and Trekker Jr. while Matt and his comrades get halted by Nawk and Vollava, who lower Matt and his comrades into Trekker’s mansion.

“Right this way, gentlemen!” says Trekker while leading Nawk and Vollava to Micah, Matthew, and the rest of the captured family and friends. Trekker and Trekker Jr. strap down Matt and his comrades while subsequently rolling a ray gun towards Micah and his family and friends.

“Stand back, you guys. This could get messy. Jr., initiate countdown sequence!” said Trekker menacingly.

“5…4…3…2…1!” said Trekker Jr. Before Trekker could press the fire button, a bird-like creature suddenly swoops in and snatches Trekker to the astonishment of Trekker Jr., Nawk, and Vollava.

“Hey! Where’d my dad go?” asks Trekker Jr. while looking around. The creature suddenly swoops in and snatches Trekker Jr., Nawk, and Vollava, eventually revealing itself to be the cloned Eaglemon created by Micah’s device.

“Eaglemon?” asked Matt surprisingly.

“There’s two of them?” asked Matthew.

“That can only mean one thing…” said Micah. Micah and Matthew look at each other and say, “The device works!” Eaglemon releases Micah and his family and friends while Micah, Matthew, and Matt revert to normal.

“Thanks, Eaglemon! You saved us!” said Micah.

“No thanks are necessary, citizens!” responds Eaglemon while taking off into the sky. Micah, Matthew, and Matt watch as Eaglemon fly away with Micah subsequently saying, “All right, everybody. Show’s over. Let’s all go home.” Micah and his family and friends head to Trekker’s Warp Machine and warp themselves home with Micah, Matthew, and Matt being the last to leave, warping themselves to Micah laboratory. Micah grabs the device and places his Squidmon Suit on a chair while subsequently saying, “I wonder…” Micah points the device at the Squidmon Suit and fires an electrical wave at it, creating a Squidmon clone.

“Hear ye, creatures of the deep! Squidmon shall guard you all with his life!” says Squidmon while warping himself to an ocean with Micah’s Warp Machine. Micah puts his Squidmon Suit away while Matthew places his Rockmon Suit on the chair with Micah subsequently firing another electrical wave at it and creating a Rockmon clone.

“I, Rockmon, shall protect all creatures within the rock community!” says Rockmon while heading to Micah’s Warp Machine. After Rockmon disappears, Matt heads home while saying, “Thanks a bunch, Micah! Now I won’t have to save lives so much!”

“No problem, Matt. Glad to be of assistance.” responds Micah. After Matt warps home, Micah and Matthew head to the living room of their house, spending time with their mother, stepfather, and Christopher. Days pass throughout summer vacation with Micah and Matthew spending time with their family and friends while occasionally saving the day from evil with Matt’s help. The Eaglemon, Rockmon, and Squidmon clones find homes in their respective environments and fight crime on a regular basis, taking some of the pressure off of the heroic deeds of Micah, Matthew, and Matt.

 

The End

Monday, January 20, 2025

A Tale of Worlds

 In a land far, far away, there lives a little girl named Sally, who has a younger brother named Dominic. Like Micah, these two put up with evil forces on a regular basis. The source of evil is King Kat, an enormous cat king who wishes to enslave the land and become all powerful. Thanks to Sally’s courage, bravery, and pure heart, she is always thwarting King Kat’s diabolical plans. However, that doesn’t stop King Kat from trying over and over again to enslave the land. But when he does, Sally will stand up to him and keep the land safe and happy. One day, Micah fights Trekker alongside his friends (Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica) as the village of Arcanum falls into chaos under Trekker’s hands. Micah and his friends stop Trekker and get him hauled off to jail while Sally stops King Kat from his destructive ways. Later on, Trekker and King Kat contemplate on ways to get rid of Micah and Sally respectively.

“There just has to be a way to rid Micah of my diabolical plans for world domination. But how? How?!” asked Trekker to himself frustratingly.

“Confound that Sally brat for always getting in my way of my evil plots. What would it take to keep her out of my fur?!” asked King Kat to himself frustratingly. Trekker searches into his chest of inventions and finds a remote while King Kat searches his bedroom closet and finds a staff.

“There’s no way this could be any use.” says Trekker while tossing the remote back behind him. The remote lands on the floor with the button facing down, which causes it to make Micah disappear from his laboratory and show up at Sally’s house.

“This can’t possibly be the answer to all my problems.” says King Kat while tossing the staff aside. Upon landing, the staff casts a spell that makes Sally disappear and show up in Micah’s laboratory.

“Huh? Where am I?” asks Micah to himself while observing Sally’s room.

“This isn’t my room. What is this place?” asks Sally to herself while observing Micah’s laboratory. Dominic suddenly enters Sally’s room and makes eye contact with Micah, who makes eye contact back with Dominic subsequently screaming in horror and pulling out a baseball bat.

“Who are you?! What have you done with my sister?!” asked Dominic in horror.

“Easy there, big fella. I’m not here to cause trouble.” responded Micah. Dominic lowers his bat and replies, “No one’s ever called me a ‘big fella’ before.”

“The name’s Micah.” said Micah.

“Dominic.” responded Dominic.

“So tell me, Dominic. What is this strange place I’ve spontaneously appeared at?” asks Micah while observing Sally’s room again.

“My sister’s room, and what do you mean by ‘you’ve spontaneously appeared here’?” asked Dominic.

“All I know is, I was in my lab, and then suddenly…boom! I’m here. Any chance you could help me get back to my home?” asked Micah.

“I’ll see what I can do.” answers Dominic timidly while leading Micah to his parents. Dominic tells his parents about Micah and is subsequently sent to get help with Micah tagging along. Upon exiting the house, Micah bumps into a giant foot and looks up to see King Kat standing before him and Dominic.

“I haven’t seen you around here before.” says King Kat menacingly while leaning down to get a closer look at Micah.

“That’s because I’ve never been here…until now.” responded Micah.

“May I get your name?” asked King Kat menacingly.

“Micah. And you are…?” asked Micah.

“King Kat at your service. I’ve come to see Sally.” answers King Kat menacingly while tipping his crown.

“Who’s Sally?” asked Micah.

“Perhaps you’ve seen her, Dominic. She is your sister, after all.” says King Kat menacingly while leaning down at Dominic.

“No...” responded Dominic timidly. King Kat suddenly grabs and picks up Dominic while replying, “Whatever you’re trying to pull, it’s not going to work!”

“I don’t know where she is! I swear!” said Dominic in horror.

“Maybe we need to change tactics…” responds King Kat annoyingly while summoning a warp hole with his staff. King Kat prepares to step into the warp hole with Dominic still in his grip while Micah runs after him and shouts, “Leave him alone, you big bully!” King Kat hits Micah aside while subsequently responding, “Stay out of this, newcomer. You’ll live longer.” King Kat enters the warp hole while Dominic cries for help, reappearing out of the warp hole briefly while subsequently saying, “Oh! And just so you don’t follow us here…” King Kat raises up the staff, which glows at the tip and makes Micah appear in another part of the land inhabited by monsters.

“Here we go again.” says Micah annoyingly while pressing onward. Meanwhile, Sally walks around Micah’s laboratory, trying to find a way back home until Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica show up in Micah’s Warp Machine.

“Hey, Micah. Want to go to the park?” asks Wesley while leading Sarah and Jessica around Micah’s laboratory. Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica search Micah’s laboratory with Wesley asking, “Where is Micah?” Sally suddenly bumps into Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica, who all scream in horror.

“You’re not Micah!” said Sarah in horror.

“No…I don’t even know who that is.” responded Sally.

“You must be new here. I’m Wesley, and this is Sarah and Jessica. Sorry for all the excitement.” says Wesley while pointing out Sarah and Jessica.

“I’m Sally, and can any of you tell me how to get back home?” asked Sally.

“Certainly. Just follow us.” answers Wesley while leading Sarah, Jessica, and Sally to Micah’s Warp Machine. The power suddenly goes out with Jessica saying, “Oh no! Without any power, we won’t be able to get to your house, Wesley!”

“Then we’ll just have to walk there.” says Wesley while leading Sarah, Jessica, and Sally to Micah’s Lab Exit Lamp. Wesley, Sarah, Jessica, and Sally suddenly vanish and appear in town in front of Trekker, who is destroying Arcanum in his Anti-Super Trekker form.

“Ah, Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica! You’ve all arrived just in the nick of time to be captured by me! Ha ha ha ha!” laughed Trekker menacingly.

“Excuse us, Sally. We’ve got some important matters to take care of.” says Wesley while powering up into Biking Power Wesley. Sarah powers up into Girl Power Sarah with Jessica powering up into Rockstarica while going into battle with Wesley and Sarah. Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica get captured with Sally attempting to break them free.

“Don’t worry, guys. I’ll help you out.” said Sally. Trekker suddenly captures and imprisons Sally with Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica while menacingly asking, “How’s about you join them, newbie?” Trekker carries off Wesley, Sarah, Jessica and Sally while Sally looks around for a way out.

“It’s no use, Sally. We’re just going to have to accept our fate.” said Wesley. A malfunction suddenly occurs in Trekker’s cage, dropping Sally to the ground as Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica remain in the cell and continue to be carried off by Trekker. Sally follows Trekker on foot while Micah carries on with his journey, traversing perilous lands and battling some of King Kat’s minions while dealing with harsh weather conditions off and on as he makes his way to King Kat’s castle. After arriving at his mansion, Trekker cuffs Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica onto concrete slabs and prepares a ray gun while King Kat imprisons Dominic in a cage at his castle.

“I’ll be back. Try to have a little fun in here. Ha ha ha!” laughs King Kat while exiting the dungeon. Dominic cowers in a corner of the cage while Trekker continues warming up his ray gun.

“Well, guys…I guess this is it. It’s been a pleasure knowing you all.” said Wesley.

“I’m too young to die!” exclaimed Sarah.

“Let’s hope Micah finds out about this soon enough.” said Jessica.

“I highly doubt that, Jessica.” responded Wesley.

“If Micah won’t save us…who?” asked Sarah. Dominic continues to cower in the corner of the cage while King Kat returns to the dungeon and picks up the cage that Dominic is imprisoned in.

“I’m going to turn you into a cat slave, and you shall bow to me…forever! Ha ha ha!” laughed King Kat.

“I don’t want to be a cat! I like myself the way I am!” begged Dominic.

“Then you’re going to love being my kind.” responded King Kat menacingly. King Kat sets down the cage on a table while Sally travels through perilous areas, battling some of Trekker’s minions and putting up with harsh weather conditions off and on as she makes her way to Trekker’s mansion. Micah arrives at King Kat’s castle with a guard shouting, “Halt! Who goes there?”

“I am Micah, and I’ve come to see this King Kat character.” responded Micah.

“Right this way.” replies the guard while leading Micah into the castle. Micah enters a room with the guards, who hightail it out and lock Micah in.

“You really thought we were taking you to see the king? Ha!” laughed the guard.

“Let me out of here now, you good-for-nothing rusty bolts!” responded Micah angrily.

“Shout all you want, human boy. No one’s here to help you. Why don’t you make yourself comfortable while you await your doom?” asked the guard menacingly. The guards walk away while Micah frustratingly sits on a chair in the room. Meanwhile, Sally arrives at Trekker’s mansion and manages to sneak in as Trekker prepares the ray gun. Sally sneaks up behind Trekker, but is grabbed by Trekker Jr. before she could lay a finger on him, being carried away with her mouth covered by Trekker Jr.’s hand. Trekker Jr. drags Sally into a room and locks her in while subsequently saying, “You’re not getting to dad that easy!”

“Release me at once, you vile creature!” responded Sally angrily.

“Save your breath. You know I’m just not going to listen.” replies Trekker Jr. menacingly while walking away. As Micah sits in the room he’s imprisoned in, the door suddenly unlocks with the same two guards from earlier entering.

“Come with us.” says one of the guards while leading Micah out. The guards lead Micah into a courtyard of the castle with a giant blue bird landing in front.

“Master Big Weirdo Bird. We’ve brought you the prisoner.” said one of the guards.

“Good work, gentlemen. Off you go.” replied the bird. The guards walk away while Micah asks, “So, your name’s Big Weirdo Bird, huh?”

“Pleasure to make your acquaintance.” responded Big Weirdo Bird. Micah pauses for a moment and bursts out laughing to Big Weirdo Bird’s anger. Big Weirdo Bird suddenly grabs Micah with one of his talons and angrily says, “How dare you make fun of my name!”

“But your name’s ‘Big’! ‘Weirdo’! ‘Bird’!” responds Micah while subsequently bursting out in laughter again. Big Weirdo Bird suddenly squeezes Micah with his talon, suffocating Micah while angrily saying, “Listen, little boy! No one, AND I MEAN NO ONE, laughs at my name or any of the other masters’ names! It is strictly against King Kat’s rules! He who acts otherwise…will be crushed!” Big Weirdo Bird suddenly throws Micah onto the ground while Micah strikes a fighting pose and taunts, “So, you want to duke it out, do you? I’m in.”

“Then let’s fight!” responds Big Weirdo Bird while swooping down at Micah. Big Weirdo Bird reaches out his talons at Micah, who ducks and rolls out of the way with Big Weirdo Bird angrily saying, “Hold still, you puny little brat!”

“Well, you’re a fine one to talk!” responded Micah. Big Weirdo Bird swoops down at Micah again while reaching out his talons with Micah grabbing onto one of them and climbing up Big Weird Bird.

“Get off me!” said Big Weirdo Bird.

“Just try and get me off, bird brain!” taunted Micah. Big Weirdo Bird groans in anger and slams his back against the castle walls with Micah jumping out of the way.

“Come on! Put your back into it!” taunted Micah. Big Weirdo Bird swipes one of his wings at Micah, who dodges and climbs up on top of Big Weirdo Bird’s head while taunting, “Wow! You’re really winging it!” Big Weirdo Bird groans in anger again and flies head first into the castle walls, slamming his head while Micah jumps back onto the ground.

“Way to use your head there!” taunted Micah.

“I’ll say.” responded a distant voice. Micah draws his attention to the voice and sees a giant silver bird landing in front of him.

“Sit this one out, Big Weirdo Bird. I’ll cover for you.” said the silver bird. Big Weirdo Bird unsteadily flies away and falls to the ground unconscious while the silver bird confronts Micah.

“I am Big Whimsical Bird, and I am going to crush you into dust!” said the silver bird. Micah once again bursts out laughing with Big Whimsical Bird grabbing him with one of his talons and angrily asking, “You dare mock the name ‘Big Whimsical Bird’?!”

“It’s more ridiculous than Big Weirdo Bird!” responds Micah while subsequently laughing.

“Let’s see how ridiculous it is after you deal with this!” replies Big Whimsical Bird while throwing Micah against the castle walls. Micah gets knocked unconscious while Big Whimsical Bird picks him up and takes him to King Kat.

“Fresh meat, your majesty!” says Big Whimsical Bird while dropping Micah. A while later, Micah wakes up inside the same cage as Dominic with King Kat looking at him.

“About time you woke up from your little cat nap.” said King Kat menacingly.

“You!” responds Micah angrily while lunging at King Kat.

“Oh! You’re a feisty little guy…but not for long!” says King Kat menacingly while grabbing his staff.

“Once my staff is done charging, you, Dominic, and all the other humans of the land will be my cat servants. Ha ha ha ha ha!” laughs King Kat while exiting the room.

“Sorry, Dominic. I tried.” said Micah.

“I know you did, and thanks.” responded Dominic.

“I just hope your sister’s ok.” said Micah. Meanwhile, Trekker Jr. approaches the door leading to the room with Sally locked in, which suddenly burst open with Sally jumping out.

“Hang on, guys! I’m coming!” says Sally while rushing to Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica. Trekker configures his settings on the ray gun and begins to fire it with Sally jumping into the shot’s path with a mirror, deflecting the shot out of the mansion’s roof.

“What the!? How’d you get out?!” asked Trekker.

“You want to get to my new friends, you got to go through me!” responded Sally.

“If you say so.” replies Trekker while approaching Sally. Trekker slaps Sally out of the way and returns to the ray gun with Sally clamping onto his legs.

“Let go, you broken bolt!” says Trekker while shaking Sally off.

“Never!” responded Sally. Trekker grabs and picks up Sally by the hair, causing her a great deal of pain while saying, “You better cooperate with me or you’re dead!” Sally kicks Trekker in the face, causing Trekker to release his grip and hold his face in agony while Sally rushes towards Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica.

“Go get the key! Quick!” said Wesley.

“Where is it?” asked Sally.

“To your left.” answered Wesley. Sally looks over and sees a Trekker Key hung on a rack while subsequently asking, “Is that it?”

“Yes! Now, hurry!” answered Wesley. Sally runs over and grabs the key, returning to Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica while Trekker stops her.

“Oh no you don’t!” said Trekker angrily. As Trekker struggles to swipe the key from Sally, he calls Trekker Jr. for help, who immediately springs into action. With Trekker Jr. now trying to help Trekker swipe the key from Sally, Sally kicks Trekker Jr. in the gut and tosses him towards Trekker, sending him flying back while Sally aims the ray gun at Trekker and Trekker Jr., firing lasers at them as they run far away. Sally then releases Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica from the concrete slabs with Wesley saying, “Well done, Sally! We owe you big time!”

“I don’t expect anything in return. I’m just helping someone in need is all.” responded Sally.

“Thank you for saving us, Sally. Let’s get you home.” said Sarah. Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica lead Sally to Trekker’s Warp Machine while Micah continues to sit with Dominic in the cage.

“I’ve got it!” said Micah.

“Got what?” asked Dominic.

“Here’s what going to happen…” answers Micah while leaning in and whispering his plan into Dominic’s ear. King Kat returns to the room and sees Micah and Dominic fighting each other with King Kat saying, “Hey, no fighting! That’s my job!” King Kat opens the cage and separates Micah and Dominic from each other while saying, “All right, you two! Break it up!” Micah suddenly pulls out his Bolt Shot and fires a bolt at one of King Kat’s eyes, causing him to scream and hold his eye in agony.

“Now’s our chance, Dominic! Run, before his pain goes away!” said Micah. Dominic hightails it to the door with Micah following while King Kat recovers from his injury and watches as Micah and Dominic escape.

“Guards! Stop those brats!” shouted King Kat angrily. Micah and Dominic run down a hallway while guards chase after them with Micah firing bolts at them with his Bolt Shot to no avail. Micah then feels frantically in his pockets and exclaims, “Crud! I’m all out of Bolts!”

“Wait! I just realized I have this!” says Dominic while pulling out a boomerang. Dominic tosses the boomerang at the guards and strikes them all in the head, knocking them unconscious with Micah saying, “Nice shot!”

“Thanks!” responded Dominic. King Kat suddenly appears right behind Micah and Dominic with Micah saying, “Oh no! He’s gaining on us!”

“Not if I have anything to do with it!” responds Dominic while throwing his boomerang at King Kat. King Kat catches and crushes the boomerang with his paw, disintegrating it while saying, “It’s going to take a lot more than a tiny boomerang to stop me!” Micah and Dominic make their way out of the castle with King Kat still chasing after them. As Micah and Dominic continue to flee from King Kat, Sally (along with Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica) appear before them with Micah and Dominic stopping in their tracks.

“Sally!” shouted Dominic excitedly.

“Dominic!” responded Sally excitedly.

“No time to talk! We’ve got a giant cat coming after us!” says Micah while pointing out King Kat. Sally courageously approaches King Kat with Dominic asking, “Sally, what are you doing?”

“It’s ok. I got this.” responded Sally. King Kat skids to a stop in front of Sally and says, “Well, well. Look what the cat dragged in.”

“Your majesty. Up to no good again, I see.” said Sally annoyingly.

“I’ve been looking all over for you! Where have you been?!” asked King Kat angrily.

“None of your beeswax, fleabag!” answered Sally.

“Hey! I’m the king! Don’t use that tone of voice with me!” responded King Kat angrily.

“It’s a free country. I talk to you how I want.” taunted Sally.

“If you’re going to be that way, you got another thing coming!” responds King Kat while raising his paw. King Kat slams his paw on the ground with Sally jumping out of the way while the ground underneath King Kat crumbles with Sally waving at him. King Kat raises one eye brow at Sally and subsequently at the ground underneath him as it continues to crumble.

“Uh-oh!” said King Kat. The ground underneath King Kat breaks apart with King Kat plummeting to a body of water.

“Ah! Water! I hate water! I’ll get you, Sally! And your little brother, too!” says King Kat angrily while struggling on the surface. Sally makes her way back to Dominic with Micah saying, “You got guts, kid.”

“You weren’t so bad yourself. Thanks for looking after my brother.” responded Sally.

“It was the least I could do.” replied Micah. Sally turns to Dominic and asks, “Are you all right, Dominic?”

“I am now, and I owe it all to Micah.” answers Dominic while pointing to Micah. Sally looks at Micah, who waves to her while Sally subsequently approaches him.

“Sally.” says Sally while holding out her hand.

“Micah.” responds Micah while grabbing and shaking Sally’s hand.

“Can we go home now?” asked Dominic.

“Let’s.” answers Sally while leading the way and telling Micah about her experience in Micah’s world.

“So you saved my friends from Trekker?” asked Micah. Sally nods with Micah looking at Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica, who also nod.

“I deeply commend you for that.” continued Micah.

“Tell me about your experience in my world.” said Sally. Micah goes into detail about his experience as he follows her and Dominic back to their house with Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica tagging along.

“So you went through all that trouble to save Dominic, huh?” asked Sally.

“You bet!” answered Micah.

“I deeply commend you for that.” responded Sally. Sally and Dominic finally make it home with Micah, Wesley, Sarah, and Jessica still in their presence, exchanging goodbyes and parting ways.

 

The End