Adventure #12: The End?

“WEE-OH WEE-OH WEE-OH!” The police sirens wailed. “I wonder what all the noise is about?!” Bob asked, “Did something happen?” “Let’s investigate!” said Joe, “Investigating is fun!” “We’ve really become good at it!” Mike said, “We’ll have to skip church though”. It was Sunday morning and they had been on their way to church. They ran around the bend, following the police cars, but failed to catch up to them.

That night, Mike couldn’t keep still. He hated it when he knew something was going on but he didn’t know what it was and couldn’t get to the bottom of it. He turned on the TV. The title “BREAKING NEWS” flashed across the screen. A reporter appeared on screen. “A wild police chase is going on in the city! The police are frantically chasing inmates Pippa McBunmee and Mark McLowy! People are calling it the chase of th-”. Mike turned off the TV. “So it’s them!” The next day, he told Bob and Joe about the news. “Holy cow!” Joe shouted, “We’ve got to get them! They walked outside. Just as they opened the door, the police cars zoomed past. A few seconds later, they zoomed past again. Then again and again and again. Then Mike had an idea. He went to the garage and got his motorcycle. “Hop on!” He shouted, and they zoomed off.

Soon, he caught up to the police cars. They came to a jack-knifed truck in the middle of the highway that stopped all traffic.  Mike got his rope from the back of the motorcycle and tied it into a lasso. “YEE-HAH!” He shouted, throwing it around the very, very fat police officer’s car, which was caught in the traffic. The police officers used their keys to open the door, and used Mike’s rope to tie Officer McBunmee and Mark together. “Good job!” They said to Mike, but when they looked back, Officer McBunmee and Mark were gone! The car was gone, too. A knife was discovered on the ground, next to where they had been tied up. “Oh, no! They must have taken the shoulder and got off the next exit! We’ll never catch them now! They’re long gone!” The police officers shouted.

“I have just the thing!” said Joe, “I was afraid something like this would happen so I slipped the new tracking device I invented onto the car!” He pulled a device out of his pocket. “We can see where they are on here!” “Amazing!” said Mike, “You rock!” They got on their vehicles, found Mark and Officer McBunmee, and the chase was on again. Unfortunately, Mark and Officer McBunmee didn’t realize they were running out of gas. They heard a ding and realized their car had no more fuel. They would have to pull over and make a run for it. Mike tried to lasso them, but they kept dodging. Then, it was Bob’s turn to do something. He told Mike to go the other way around the block, where the two people that escaped were coming. They wouldn’t suspect a thing! Mike obeyed. He went around, lassoed the two escaped inmates, and brought them to the police officers. This time, the officers had cuffs ready. “You’re going to the slammer!” one said.

Two years later, Mike, Bob and Joe started their own company. Their inventions sold millions, and they all lived happily. Life was great for them. Everything was peaceful.

Adventure #11: The Traitor

It was Thanksgiving day, and Mike was, like everyone else, watching the Thanksgiving parade. It was the most popular thing ever on Thanksgiving! Everyone he knew was there. Bob the Magician, Joe, and even Edith, the pie baker, and Rob, the mailman! As far as he knew, this would be a very busy day! After this he would run in the turkey trot, then go to the cornucopia hunt, watch the football game, then go to the theater to see “The Nutcracker”.

The Thanksgiving parade had started! Mike pushed his way to the front. The giant turkey was coming! Mr. Potato Head, too! A float was coming up, with Santa and Mrs. Claus on top of it! Finally came a float with the Duke and Duchess of Windleshire on it. There was a crown in between them on a red pillow, that sat on a table. It glowed gold, and shiny. Mike wished he could have it. Apparently, everyone else also wanted it, so everyone climbed up on the float and wrestled for the crown. Only Mike, Bob, and Joe were left standing on the ground. Soon, a victor emerged. It was Mark McLowy! “How did he get that!?” Mike shouted. “He was out on parole.” Bob said, “Apparently, the very, very fat police officer is a guard, and so he bribes the very, very fat police officer by saying he’ll steal some food for him, and the very, very fat police officer lets him out.” “Look!” Mike shouted, “Mark’s running away!” They chased after him, but were not successful in catching him.

Later, at the turkey trot, Mark stole the trophy after he finished in 2^nd place. At the cornucopia hunt, he stole the grand prize of a ticket to Six Flags. At the football game, Mark stole the footballs, and the game had to be canceled, and at The Nutcracker, he stole all of the costumes. Mike was angry. Mark would pay! Bob was very angry. Next time he saw Mark, he would give him a good beating. Joe was super, super, super angry. He decided he would hunt down Mark and glue him to a tree. So, before the show was about to begin, the show manager announced that The Nutcracker would be canceled, because the costumes were missing. They began looking for Mark. “He’s probably in his house.” Bob said, “We’ll need a police officer, but not the fat one.”

Mike called the police. “Hello?” The very, very fat police officer answered, “How may I help you?” “I need to report some robberies. Can I speak to your supervisor?” Mike asked. “I am the supervisor.” said the police officer. “I need to speak to the commissioner!” Mike demanded. “OK” The very, very fat police officer said. “That was easy!” Mike said to the others. Soon the commissioner came on. “I need you to arrest Mark McLowy for stealing the Duke and Duchess of Windleshire’s crown, the turkey trot trophies, the Six Flags ticket, the football, and the costumes for “The Nutcracker” play!” Mike said. “Sure, but why couldn’t Officer McBunmee do it?” The police officer asked. “Because he’s helping this robber!” Mike screamed. “OK, we’ll send someone over ASAP”. Soon, a police car arrived, and arrested Mark at his house. While Bob and Joe returned everything, Mike followed the police officer, and watched as Officer McBunmee was arrested. Justice was served!

Adventure #10: The Baseball Game

Mike sat back and smiled. Today was a day to relax, to celebrate the time America became a free country. “I feel so great!” Mike said, stretching, “I think I should probably go over to Bob’s house” So he went. At Bob’s house, they sat down on his couch and watched Johnny Tremain. For once in a long time, they relaxed together.

The robber was also watching Johnny Tremain. “Such a good movie!” the robber exclaimed after he finished the movie. The robber ran outside and started hitting baseballs. The big baseball game this afternoon was going to be awesome! It was between the Eagles and the Wildcats. He couldn’t wait! “IwannaseethebaseballgameIwannaseethebaseballgame!” He shouted, running around his house. He couldn’t contain his excitement. Why, it felt so good not to be a robber. Then he watched Johnny Tremain again, to stop himself from jumping around so much. Then he watched it again, again, and again. Finally, it was time for the game.

“Seat 95322” Mike read from his ticket. He quickly found his seat, and watched the baseball players warming up. “Seat 95323” Bob read, and sat down next to Mike, “Hi buddy!” On the other side of the big stadium, the robber was reading his ticket. “Seat 95321” He read, “Seriously? I have to go all the way to the other side?” When he got to his seat, he sat down next to Mike. “Oh, it’s you!” The robber said. “Oh, hi!” replied Mike, “What’s your name?” “Joe” replied the robber. “Oh, hi Joe!” said Mike. They looked toward the field. The baseball game was starting!

“Welcome to the 93^rd annual 4^th of July baseball game!” The announcer said into his horn, “today’s game will be between the Wildcats and the Eagles!” A big cheer rose from the crowd. “This is really exciting!” The robber exclaimed. The players strode onto the field. The game was on.

The Wildcats were batting first. “From the Wildcats, Mark McLowy!” “WHAT!!!” Mike shouted, “HE’S SUPPOSED TO BE IN JAIL!” “I think he got out for good behavior” Bob said, “besides, his crime wasn’t all that bad, so his sentence would probably be a short one”. Mark was really good. He immediately hit a home run. All the other Wildcats struck out. Then the Eagles were batting. Mark was pitching. Mark struck all the Eagles out. The same thing happened. Soon, the score was 5-0. Mike noticed something, though. Mark had some sort of thing on his neck, which he always would rub before he pitched and batted. Mike wondered what it was.

In the end, the Wildcats won, 15-0. After Mark left the stadium, Mike followed Mark. Soon, they came to an apartment. “Hey! Stop right there!” Mike shouted. “What was on your neck at the baseball game?” “Nothing!” Mark said, and quickly went in. Mike then went home and looked it up on the internet. Turns out, it was pine tar. That was illegal! Mike ran to Mark’s apartment, but then realized he had no way to get in. Just as he started walking away, he bumped into the very, very fat police officer. “Hi!” Mike said, “I think someone cheated at the baseball game, and I want you to get into his apartment. “Who?” The police officer asked. “Mark, the one that just got out of prison!” Mike replied. The police officer got into the apartment, and the very, very fat police officer scoured Mark’s apartment, knocking over everything. Sure enough, he found some pine tar. “You’re coming with me!” the police officer said, and led Mark away to his police car.

After that, Mike went to Bob’s house, and watched Johnny Tremain again, and again, and again.

Adventure #9: The Prank

“Hey, Bob! Get up! It’s time for you to go to the Wilkinsons’ house to perform some magic tricks!” Mike shouted upstairs. He was sleeping over at Bob’s house. “Really? Oh, god! I need to get there by 9:00! It’s already 8:26!” Bob shouted. He quickly put on his clothes and went downstairs to eat breakfast. “Just kidding, that’s not until next week!” Mike said, over his laughs, “It’s April Fool’s Day!” “Oh yeah!” Bob shouted, and he started laughing too. They were going to the prank contest this afternoon, and were very excited.

Meanwhile, the robber was shopping for mint toothpaste and Oreos. He was going to enter the prank contest, and would put toothpaste in the Oreos. He could just imagine the look on everyone’s faces after he pulled this trick off! He bought two tubes of toothpaste and one package of Oreos. He stole a happy-day gift card on his way out. Then he drove home. When he got home, he opened the shopping bag, and one tube of toothpaste was gone!

That afternoon, Mike and Bob were driving to the prank contest to watch everyone’s great pranks. “I bet Mark McLowy will win the contest!” Bob exclaimed, “He wins just about every year!” “True,” Mike replied, “but maybe someone else will win this year!” They both agreed, though, that either way it would be a great contest. The robber was also driving to the contest. He was still unhappy that someone had stolen a tube of toothpaste from him, but he was confident he could win the prank contest. He saw a man in a black mask run by his car and behind a tree. The bright lights of a stage were up ahead. “PRANK CONTEST” the robber read, hardly being able to contain his excitement. “Here I come!” shouted the robber.

“Welcome to the 86^th annual prank contest!” the announcer said, “Today our contestants will be showing you all their favorite April Fools pranks!” The crowd cheered. “Whoo hoooo!!!” shouted Mike and Bob. “And now,” continued the announcer, “A piece from our band!” The band started playing a fast, upbeat, patriotic song. Everyone laughed and sang along, and everyone was happy. Soon the contest started. First up was the robber. When he looked in his shopping bag, though, both his Oreos and his other tube of toothpaste were gone! “Someone took my stuff!” He wailed, and walked off the stage. Next came Drake Ruktus. He also looked in his bag, and found his air horn gone! Embarrassed, he walked off the stage. Why were everybody’s things missing?

Soon, it was Mark McLowy’s turn. His shopping bag was so full and stretched out, it looked like it would burst sometime soon. When he set it on the table, and air horn and a tube of toothpaste fell out. “My air horn!” cried Drake. “My toothpaste!” shouted the robber. They both ran up onstage and took their stuff from Mark’s bag. Mark was nowhere to be seen, though. Where was he? Mark had slunk off the stage and ran away. “Mark cheated!” yelled Mike, “He took everyone’s materials!” Red and blue lights flashed in the distance. And the chase was on. They ran over hills, through buildings, and under branches, chasing Mark, who was now wearing a black mask. “He’s robber #2!” Mike shouted, and grabbed Mark by the legs. Everyone went back to the contest, and Mark was disqualified. In the end, the robber won with his Oreo cookie prank, and brought home a trophy.

At home, Mike watched the news with Bob. “I think the robber is now a good guy, but there is a new robber now. Mark McLowy is stealing more than the robber. Actually, we don’t know his name.” “We can call him the robber for now” said Bob. And they relaxed, watching TV together.

Adventure #8: The Egg

Mike was painting Easter eggs in his backyard, and he had just painted one like the American flag. “A masterpiece!” He exclaimed, setting it gently down on the wooden table. He would be choosing some eggs later that day to donate to the town’s Easter egg hunt. It was called “Eggster Hunt Donations!” He quickly drove to the donation booth, where he saw two pudgy ladies. “I’m, uh, donating eggs!” Mike said. “Ooh! Look at this one! This one’s got the American flag on it!” They both mooned as Mike handed them the basket of eggs. Mike headed home. He could always go home and relax on his bed if he was having a weird or scary day. Those two ladies were certainly both. “It’s so comfortable in here. I’d better kill some time and rest up for the egg hunt!” Mike said as he collapsed on his bed and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, the robber was shopping for Easter decorations and eggs. He bought the things he wanted and went back home. He was going to go to the town’s eggster hunt soon. He was strolling around the block, shopping bag in hand, when he bumped into the very, very fat police officer! “Sorry!” He apologized, and ducked around the police officer before he could confront him. He may dodge to get past the very, very fat police officer, but he couldn’t escape the two pudgy ladies he saw as he made a left turn. Just around the corner, they were walking, and he was about to crash right into them. “Ooh! Look at this! These decorated eggs are great!” They exclaimed, seeing the robber’s shopping bag. They took the time to go through and take every single egg for the egg hunt, and would not give them back no matter how much the robber complained. All the robber could do was go home and rest.

“DOO DOO DOO DOO BEE BA!” The trumpets called, as the clock struck 3:00. The Easter egg hunt was starting! “On your mark!” The announcer called, “Get set! GO!!!” People scrambled off in search of the eggs hidden around the park. “If you find a golden egg, then save it! It can be exchanged for a big prize!” shouted the announcer. Mike was out in the field, where some eggs were in the grass. He ran from egg to egg, picking them up and putting them in the basket. The robber tried a different approach. He went towards the trees, where the eggs might be hidden in trees and bushes. He knew he would get less eggs, but he had a higher chance of getting golden eggs. Then, he saw a shine from inside a shrub. He reached his arm inside, and he found a golden egg! He was so happy that he ran out into the field to collect more eggs.

Mike had also found a golden egg. It was lying in the ground, right next to a tree. He ran around, shouting, “I got a golden egg!” The robber was doing that too. Soon, though, they bumped into each other. “You!” Mike shouted, “What are you doing here?” “I’m hunting eggs, what do you think?!” The robber yelled back, “I’m not up to anything bad!” Unfortunately, when they bumped into each other, they dropped their baskets, and a person with a black mask took their golden eggs. When Mike and the robber got up, they could not find their golden eggs. They both chased after the person who took their eggs, into the woods. Then, ducking under branches, leaping over logs, Mike grabbed the man’s coat. The man kept on running though, and took off his coat. Suddenly, he tripped over a tree root. Mike and the robber both took their golden eggs and hurried back to the field. “Looks like there is now a robber #2” Mike said.

“BOO DEE DA BOO” The trumpets called to signal the end of the egg hunt. “People with golden eggs, come to the desk by the big tree to accept your prize! The robber ran there, and got his prize. It was a ticket to Disney World! “Hooray! I got a ticket!” The robber said, and drove home. Mike had gotten a ticket, too. Then he went home, where he opened all his eggs. There was another egg, a decoration, that he had earned from collecting the most eggs in the hunt to take home, and he decided to open it, too. It was giant, heavy, and made of ceramic. He pulled one half off, and saw two pudgy ladies. “You again!” They shouted, jumping out and wrapping their arms around him. Mike pushed them off and shoved them out the door. Meanwhile, the robber was taking a stroll around Mike’s block. Suddenly, two pudgy ladies landed in front of him. “Hello!” They shouted in unison.

Adventure #7: The Valentine's party

It was Valentine’s Day, and everyone was out shopping. Everyone included Mike and the robber. Mike was out shopping at his local happy-day store. He bought a new hose, a new bed, and a magic kit. He hoped to be able to do amazing magic tricks like his friend, Bob the Magician. He also bought some seeds that he would plant in his garden. He chose a gift from the happy-day store’s free gift box. You could take one if you bought something. Mike chose a happy-day gift card. “Aaaah,” Mike sighed, “It’s such a nice day!” He drove home, happy. He would be at the local Valentine’s Day festival later on this day. He went home, soon to be celebrating at the festival.

Meanwhile, the robber was also shopping at the happy-day store. He bought a new bed, a magic kit, and a watering can. He also bought some seeds. He chose a gift from the free gift box, and he chose a happy-day gift card. He would be going to a party this afternoon also. A Valentine’s Day party. Everyone in the town would be there. The robber also stole a roll of toilet paper on his way out. It might come in handy. “It’s great outside!” the robber exclaimed. He drove to Doberson’s Theater and watched the movie “Revenge of the Spider Trolls”.

At the party, Mike was having a great time. He splashed in the pool, slid down the slide, and won pin the arrow on the heart. Bob the Magician was there, too. He splashed in the pool, slid down the slide, and won second prize in pin the arrow on the heart. Then, the very, very fat police officer arrived. He splattered everyone with water when he splashed in the pool, broke the slide when he slid down the slide, and broke the heart in two pieces in pin the arrow on the heart. “Mommy! That fat guy broke the slide! I wanted to ride it! WAAAAAH!” A kid screamed at the top of his lungs. The mom walked towards the police officer. “Sir, I think you should apologize to my child, he wanted to ride the slide”. “You’re under arrest for saying something to me that isn’t a compliment!” shouted the police officer. He led them to the police car and to the jail.

The robber was too engrossed in the giant spiders and clashing swords from the movie to look at his watch. If he had checked his watch, he would have known that he should be at the Valentine’s Day party right now. When the movie was over, he looked at his watch. 3:47. That meant only 13 minutes left until the party was over! He could drive there in 4 minutes. He might have enough time to splash in the pool, slide down the slide, and play pin the arrow on the heart! He drove quickly, a bit over the speed limit, to the party. He looked at his watch. 3:50. Ten minutes left!

He got there and splashed in the pool, but there was no water. He slid down the slide, but there was no slide and he fell over. He played pin the arrow on the heart, but he got it just in between two pieces of the heart. “I AM ANGRY!” he yelled. He drove home, got the robot he was working on recently, and brought it to the party. He turned it on, and the blades started spinning. Suddenly, the robot randomly started rolling around. People screamed, and the robber did too. That was a malfunction he hadn’t worked out yet. Soon, Mike and the very, very fat police officer came. Still they couldn’t get close to the robot. Then Bob the Magician came. He cast a spell, and said some magic words. “A guy ate a pie!” Suddenly, the robot disappeared! Everyone thanked him.

In a cell, the robber sat. All unhappy and disappointed. “They shouldn’t have made me so mad!” He sulked. Then, from the cell next to him, he heard a little voice say, “HI! MOM! WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR! LET’S TALK TO HIM!” He peered in, and he saw a little boy and his mom.

Adventure #6: The Fireworks

“BOOM! POW! CRASH!” Fireworks lit the air with bright sparks as the New Year’s Eve celebration progressed. A dance started, with people in fluffy pink dresses and bright sparkles sashaying up and down the stage. Mike stared in awe as Bob the magician performed some of his most amazing magic tricks! Mike was having a great time watching the comedians share their funny jokes. Mike would never forget this moment. Then, he saw that one of the comedians looked familiar. It was the robber! He would have to follow him once the show was over. And he did. He was about to enter the robber’s house, when “BAM!” The door opened. “I knew you were following me.” Said the robber, “Go home now, bud, or something bad is gonna happen!” “What’s going to happen?” squeaked Mike. “You don’t wanna know”, the robber replied. And Mike ran all the way home.

“Mike came so close to getting me!” The robber exclaimed. He had big plans for New Year’s day, and he decided not to do anything bad this week, but Mike was still chasing him for no reason. He had even made a resolution to only do one bad thing each month. He paced back and forth in his colorful living room, thinking about what to do. Maybe he could just go to Mike’s house and tell Mike that he wasn’t going to do anything bad this week, but Mike probably wouldn’t believe him. He didn’t know what to do. Write a little letter from “someone else” saying that he was good? He had to go to sleep. Still, he couldn’t go to sleep for three reasons. One, tomorrow was New Year’s day, two, he was thinking about Mike, and three, he had to use the bathroom. He got out of bed, went to the bathroom, and then lay back down in his bed, deep in thought.

Mike couldn’t sleep well that night either, for three reasons. One, tomorrow was New Year’s day, two, he was thinking about the robber, and three, he had to use the bathroom. So he got up, did his business, and went to sleep again. That morning, he knew he had to do something about the robber. He didn’t know how to, though. He was a bit scared. And he just sat there, sat a while in thought. He went to his 53^rd New Year’s celebration of the year, and the robber was a comedian there, too! He called 911, then he ran onstage, and shouted at the robber. Then he chased the robber across town to another New Year’s celebration. There was a play going on there. But that didn’t stop him from chasing the robber onto the stage. Together, they ran into the evil queen, ran into the princess, and angered the prince, who started chasing him. They were all confronted by the very, very fat police officer, who chased them all too. They ran towards the fireworks being set off. Then Mike remembered what he had done on his first adventure. He slid aside at exactly the right moment, but the robber was ready from their first encounter. He slid aside at exactly the right moment, and the prince and police officer flew over the railing and collapsed onto a firework being set off. They were launched up into the air, and landed in the kid’s trampoline. “I have something to say to you” said the robber.

“I don’t want to do anything bad on this new year’s week. I’m not doing anything bad, okay? Just please stop chasing me and all that junk. Okay? I mean, like, seriously. I’m not doing anything bad, okay?” “OK” said Mike, “You could have told me that earlier”. New Year’s day was peaceful, the whole week. And Mike? Mike slept snugly every night. He had never felt better.