The Yellow Kid sat comfortably at breakfast perusing the morning's news stories and sipping slowly at his morning coffee. The business were doing extremely well, the fashion design outlets were making credits hand over fist these days and there were several outstanding orders for various Villain groups now that Shooter was in control again. Life was in good order.
While pouring a third cup of wake up joe he stopped and stared at the newest item to scroll across the screen, Green Giant Smashes Starship Bandits! What the hell? YK, otherwise known as William Randolph, aka Billy thumbed the transmit switch on the console, "Blue!" Blue Tooth Lad answered the summons instantly, "Yah Boss?" "Where's Bob? Right now."
The slim youngster traced his finger down the page of the appointment book in front of him, "Umm..Ms. Bob went out a few hours ago. Said she was looking for some fun if it killed her." "Aw grife. Call the team."
YK fumed as he dug into the closet for his equipment. There's absolutely NO need for this, Bob's too old to play super-hero. I have a business to run here, I MUST have my top designer. Grife! Where's my walking Ring? Bob better not get killed before I get there so I can kill him myself! How COULD he? I can't believe I'm doing this. Where IS that LMB belt buckle?
A rap on the door interrupted YK's inner turmoil as Red the Rage and slim appeared in the doorway. Billy waved them both in as he finished pulling on his boots. He tossed them both LMB walking Rings, "These ought to help us track the Giant. Bob has a habit of getting in way over his hundred foot head, he's going to need help any minute now."
Blue Tooth Lad spoke up, "He's in the downtown district Boss"
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[ September 02, 2008, 09:55 PM: Message edited by: Yellow Kid ]
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Standing in the dust and rubble of the downtown branch of U1st the Bank Of Metropolis the Yellow Kid and the Primary Color Gang observed the Science Police using heavy equipment to lower seven would be bank robbers to the ground. They'd been grouped and fastened (with the biggest green zip tie you ever saw) to a third story flag pole. Bob was here.
B-Lad watched the scene in awe. "Wow. Boss Diva did this?" Yk turned his head to look at Blue's reaction. "This is easy. You should have seen the Gay Green Giant on the Witches Planet. He's a lot tougher than you know." "Where Is he now?"
Red points upward and draws YK's attention to a Newsfeed Vid Screen high in the public square to see the Giant and Cobalt KId in battle against a wing of Sklarian Pirates to the backdrop of commentary by Jimmie and Jamie the Winathian Olson twins.
quote:His costume in tatters, the Giant bats a Sklarian Raider craft back into orbit while two more descended at him in an attack pattern fiercly battering at him with energy weapons. Cobalt Kid burns through the skin of another as he snatches the rider casually out of her seat. The Sklarians swarm around the LMB heroes like angry wasps. back to you Jamie.
The Colors race toward the scene of combat as swiftly as their walking Rings can get them there. YK observes the rubble of several smashed and smoking Raider ships, the Science Police rounding up their Sklarian pilots and Cobalt Kid directing the clean up efforts. "Cobie!" "Yellow? Wow, it's great to see you in costume." "Thanks. It still fits too. Where's Bob?" "Hmm? Oh, he said something about monsters on Titan..or something." "What?! Grife! Come on we've got to get to the transmat port!"
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"Oh man. I've GOT to speak to Semi-Transparent Fellow about this. There has to be a way to speed these rings up."
The passengers were scattered across the vast distances of the tTransmat Station, some clumps of companions, groups of sentients and single travelers all concentrating on their destinations. Except, over there in the distance.
Far Away Lad and the Giant were chasing a group of Military looking Khunds. The sound of weapons fire could be heard in the distance as the Primary Color Gang raced toward the action. As Far dove headlong into the middle of the group of them the Gay Green Giant threw a small atmosphere flier at the leading group of Khunds slowing them up with the explosion.
The Science Police Cruiser raced toward the combat from another direction spraying movement retardant foam at the combatants while a second cruiser chased one of the last two Khunds.
Green Giant grew incredibly huge reaching out to snatch up the last of the terrorist Khuns in his fist. The Giant stood to his full height towering fully 300 feet tall with the Khund wriggling like an insect pinched between his fingers. Fury in his voice and fire in his eyes the gay Green Giant shouted, "I broke a nail! "How dare you?! There's a party tonight and NOW I HAVE to GET a MANICURE!!"
As he shrank toward normal size Bob casually tossed the khundish creepazoid to the Science Police effectively wiping his hands of the matter. Looking over toward his friends and companions, his fellow color bangers his face crumpled. "Oh Billy! My hands are a mess!"
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Riding in the back of the stretch Aero-Limo Yellow summoned the Primary Color Gang watched as their strongest member sobbed on YK's shoulder. 3G kept looking at his nails and wailed, "I'm g..g..g..etting *sniffle* oollddd!!"
"What?" The kid said in surprise. "Is that what this is all about? You're getting old? Are you crazy?"
The heroic LMBer looked up from his handkerchief and blew his nose while nodding his head in answer.
"Oh yeah! I know you're crazy! I've been worried about you all day you big green lunatic! I can't believe you went into action without telling anyone. I can't believe you let your costume get ripped to shreds by the Sklarians! I can't be...wait a minute..you LET the Sklarians tear it up didn't you? You Wanted to show a little skin on the Tri Vid news didn't you?!? You shameless hussy!!"
The Gay Green Giant, villain turned hero turned fashion accessory designer looked up with a twinkle in his eye and a chuckle. One by one the others jioned in until they were all laughing along their power house player.
Wiping the tear from his eye 3G turns to the Yellow kid and says, "Look, you have to understand I had to know if I still got it, y'know?"
Blue Tooth Kid piped in, "Honey. They probably saw that flash of cheek from Earth to Antares. You still got it. Believe me."
Bob smiled, beginning to look a little more pleased with himself, "I did do all right today didn't I?"
Red chuckled, "You saved a hijacked Starliner, crushed a bank, swatted a half dozen Sklarians and squeezed a Khund until his eyes bugged out. Yeah I'd say you had a good day."
Yk watched as his team mates lose their sanity as they laughed at each other. Nervous energy drained from each of them as they shared a close moment together.
Still. All good things..yadda yadda..
"Bob. We're so happy you weren't hurt byt My GOD you're an IDIOT! You could have been hurt and then where would WE be? We depend on you, Bob. The Gay Green Giant is our rock, without you there IS no Gang. You could have been killed today!"
Faux repentence oozed from 3G as he said, "I'm sorry Billy."
"You better be. Grife!"
Red the Rage looked at all four of them and innocently piped, "What now?"
Yellow scrubbed his chin with the back of his hand then reached for the com. "Driver, alternate destination: LMBP Headquarters."
The Giant looked at YK with a bit of a frown, "We haven't been there for years. What are you...?"
The Yellow Kid, longtime member, warrior and costumer smiled at his friends. "Well..did you know they just installed a beautiful new downstairs men's room at LMBP headquarters?"
"Yeah, so?"
Yellow held up a package of small colored balls, each with a fuse sticking out of it. "Ever heard of a M-80?"
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[ September 03, 2008, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: Yellow Kid ]
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Poor Bob, he hates birthdays. Now you can see why Yellow dreads them too.
Comments? flames?
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Funny, YK! Glad the costume still fits. And remind me to avoid washrooms around here, just in case....
Posted by Faraway Lad on :
I like.
Glad to see the old timers still have it YK. A definate Justice society vibe to this me thinks.
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Couldn't have done it without you Far! I couldn't remember what your powers are so I just had you take on the whole group. You know, kick nass and let the news feeds worry about the names.
..and I needed to work out my own birthday angst a little bit. I got to see a little bit of this in myself this last spring. I had the opportunity to spar with some youngsters..hell, I was dying to the and the excuse was pushed onto me and I only resisted a little...and (humbly) I was amazing. It felt tremendously good to awe a number of people who had never seen me fight and did wonders for my own (aging) self-image. In certain circles I'm a legend and it was damned gratifying to show the young pups the reason for it.
As a furthere note, it damned near killed me but I'll be farked if I'll ever let those kids know that. Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
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And remind me to avoid washrooms around here, just in case....
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