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Post by willc453 on Jan 7, 2021 20:55:55 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 25
He's there waiting for me in that alley and I was surprised when he asks me to go with him to his office which I figured was NOT good. You know, like being called into the principals office or some managers office where you'd be told you were being terminated. In his outer office, there's some guy in a suit that Bob introduces me to. His name is Tom and he follows us into Bobs office, with Tom carrying two thick yellow office envelopes. To begin with he tells me how Disney's corporate people were absolutely blown away by the footage they'd seen with us working on that train accident and they were quite happy to pay me another bonus!? This was when Tom said Bob had suggested twenty-five thousand, but he and some of his colleagues disagreed, saying it should be FIFTY-THOUSAND, to insure my loyalty to the studio. I looked at Bob, asking him if this was true and when he said yes, I picked up only one of the yellow envelopes, with me asking Bob if any of the hundreds had been broken down into smaller bills and he says yes. That's when Tom asked what was I doing, only picking up one of the envelopes, that I should take the other one because they appreciated what I not only did at the train accident, but the other things. I said no.....you can't buy my loyalty for one thing, no matter how much money is offered. I don't know you from Adam, along with whoever your colleagues are. Bob, with a bunch of other people here at the studio have been extremely nice and good to me. The other thing, some of the stuff I've been doing has been done while not doing whatever Bob wants me to do. I've also gotten a bonus from him before, along with free meals off the roach coach and studio's cafeteria any time I want. And I bet you can't give me any of the names of those people who actually work there. So the one thing is I DON'T want to even appear as in being greedy.......you know, going Hollywood on people whether it's here at the studio or when I helping others. I'm QUITE happy and satisfied with the pay that Bob and I agreed to and not only that, he's sweetened it from time to time with a bonus, something I NEVER expected. I turned to Bob, said right? Bob says yes, then tells Tom he wants his dollar right now, along with those from Toms colleagues by the end of the day and once again, I'll say I told you so. Seems Tom and his colleagues have been making one dollar bets on what I could or not do, but how'd I'd soon be gouging the studio for more money! And they had lost EVERY bet against him and having to sign their dollar saying he was not only right but a better man than them! Oh yeah, Bob had a BIG smile as Tom signed his dollar bill, then left with that other envelope. I put my bonus money in my backpack, with Bob telling me why he really needed to see me.
It went in a direction I never expected....but then neither did Bob when I started working here. He explained there's always some kind of power struggle going on in Hollywood...famous and powerful one day, out on your behind the next. Like actors and actresses are only good in their last successful movie. Yeah, they could have a couple of flops, but as long as their next movie was a big hit, the flops were forgiven. Same way with studio heads......back the wrong movie(s), lots of money invested and it's a flop, bye bye studio head, hello new studio head. And boy, does he have a nice office with me looking around for a minute or two. Tells me that the studio has a lot of props and from time to time they sell or auction them off simply because they need the room, other copies have been made or some things have been used extensively or damaged. Under his authority he was willing to sell me twelve Mjolnir hammers and one damaged, but repaired Hulkbuster for seventeen dollars?! That is, if I have that much money on me, with him smiling when he said that. Oh yeah, though the two dollars part of it was given as change which got him to really laughing when I told him I'd bought a bunch of pizzas last night with most of my change back home so I could do laundry when needed. He already had the bill of sale dated and not only notarized, but witnessed, but ready for me to sign which I did with Mjolnir as normal. It took me a few minutes to realize what had just happened to tell the truth and I asked him why. Marvel wasn't happy with him “handling me” as they told him. They wanted their own people to “handle me”, along with doing more shorts for them to find out what we could do, along with going to tv interviews, grand movie openings, along with the idea it would be a good idea to have Bobs Mjolnir's and Hulkbuster in the Marvel office building vestibule to go along with the divot we'd made on my first visit there.....well, there other things, but you get the idea. And how about they wanted Natalie's, Chris's and Tom's Mjolnir's with Marvel simply giving them a copy of one of them?! Now Bob knew NO ONE could pick any of 'em up without my permission, so he was told to tell me to fly 'em back to New York City. But he HADN'T been told he couldn't sell them to me, hence my “purchase” like it was. So now, both of us had a bill of sale, though thru the years, I always thought of them as Bobs Mjolnir's and Hulkbuster, with them remaining on that studio roof along with other stuff I acquired thru the years not just from Disney, but other studios.
I said, Bob, this new deal that Marvel wants is NOT going to fly. OUR agreement was verbal and we shook on it. While I work here, YOU'RE my boss and the ONLY one I report to unless you have me reporting to Ethan or others here at the studio. And of course, now that I own Disney's FORMER property, they can't claim it and I'm really sure Natalie, Chris and Tom WON'T be giving up theirs. However.....do you remember the Bible story about Daniel and the lions? He says only that Daniel was tossed to some hungry lions, but not eaten and that's about it. I said that's close, but Daniel called upon God to help him, with God sending some angels down to deal with the lions by keeping their mouths shut. So how would you like to be Daniel, but instead of hungry lions, how about getting some help from us in dealing with some people who THINK they're powerful, but actually money hungry, paper pushing jackals? Bob asked if this some-thing sneaky? I said no sir, we're going to let those city slickers in New York City know who my boss is in this matter and who I report to. So we talked it over and then went outside where his (now mine) twelve Mjolnir's and the Hulkbuster were waiting in the air, just outside of his office, with more than one employee stopping to look at and taking videos and photos with their phones. I said while Tom was signing over that huge amount of money he lost over to you, I got to thinking. He said okay, let's go down to the street past your alley and I said no, let's do it here as this is something we could have in a Thor, Loki or Ironman movie.....that is, if you think it'd fly as being in one of their movies. He said let's hear it, so I explained and his jaw kind of dropped, asking if it was possible. I said sure, shouldn't be any problem. Lowered the Hulkbuster to ground level, got inside of it, closed it up, rose into the air, then had his Mjolnir's doing circles around and over me, along with doing different configurations. Afterwards, asked him if what we'd done was good theatrics, with him saying this is why he's always surprised by not only what I do, but these different, radical acts of mine. He said it was no problem for me to give the onlookers quick rides using all thirteen Mjolnir's which took about thirty minutes or so, with me saying we'd be back after taking care of some business, so I'll try to give others their rides. Nice people.....no complainers as I figure word's been passed around I do my best to give the employees a quick thrill and of course, Bob was going to ask for copies of the video's they had been taking. Then I thought of Loki's motorscooter and asked Bob if I could borrow it while everyone's here. This took about twenty minutes with a couple of prop people putting it on a trailer, pulled by a golf cart. Fortunately, it had a flat bottom and no problem me lifting it up and getting one of his Mjolnir's under it, then had it stay off the ground by a few inches and said okay Bob, climb aboard Loki's motorscooter. He gets onboard, holding onto the two handles, then lifted him up a couple of feet and once the way was clear, give him a ride for about one hundred feet, then back to where we had started from. I asked if Bob was ready......and boy, he had SUCH a nasty, Loki smile on him when he said yes. Then he says wait, this is an old, obsolete prop probably worth five dollars max and looks at. Yep, bought Loki's mean motorscooter for five dollars with the paperwork being done right then and there.
Then up in the air we went and quickly coming down to land in front of the Marvel headquarters building. Yeah, while New Yorkers are used to a lot of things, people flying and landing in front of a building is NOT one of them. As for Bob, he was kind of stunned as one moment we're at the studio, now we're in New York City. Marvel had repaired the glass and doors, so they had several double doors to this place, with Bob talking to a security guard, then the security guards held both doors open for us. Had to go horizontal and at a slight angle because Hulkbuster was so big and tall, but we got thru with no problem, with Bob stopping just outside of that divot we'd made, which was surrounded by posts and ropes. I got out of the Hulkbuster and said this is my boss, Bob from Disney Studio's in Hollywood, California and yes, I am THAT Thor. Would anyone like to see what it's like to do a quick flight here and now? HELL YES was the roar from about fifty people there. So I lined up all thirteen Mjolnir's and told everyone to line up for the hammer they wanted to use and how I did things when doing this sort of thing. So each person would try to pick up a hammer and couldn't. Then have the hammers raise up into the air, where a person would hold it by the handle and then be lifted off the floor by a foot and taken on a quick flight, with the hammers then landing in front of the last person in line, followed them then landing in front of the people at the front of the line. As to those Marvel corporate people, they were in a panic because they didn't expect us to show up like I did AND having Bob with me, so it took them a good fifteen or twenty minutes to get it together, no doubt laying plans on how thing were going to be handled.
Well, Bob calls out to me, saying they're here Thor, with these jackals all smiles, so glad to meet you, etc., etc., followed by let's go upstairs to one of the conference rooms where we have a quick buffet waiting for you. I said no and that's for two reasons. One is, these people here haven't gotten their rides yet and don't like disappointing people when I can do this. I mean, you don't mind waiting a little longer do you? Them: of course not, with them eager for us to go to some conference room “to talk things over” after everyone had their ride, along with everything being VERY private. Now Hulkbuster wasn't going to fit thru any doorway or elevator and when they wanted us to go to that conference room, along with MY twelve Mjolnir's, I said let's do things a little differently. Now my boss and a lot of people at the studio know how I work, like giving people free rides, just like I'm doing here. Since I don't know you people at all, how about bringing that food down here until we're done? I could see they didn't like that idea and could see Bob was hiding a smile when I said this. I kept giving rides until the food was brought down and ready for eating. Found out I do NOT like fish eggs or pate. And boy, talk about some sorry looking sandwiches. The doughnuts were pretty good, with me eating fourteen of them, along with all the tea they had. Add green tea to me really not caring for it. Gave those that were there originally there a ride and some of them that had joined later on, but then had to say I was sorry, but my boss and I have some things to talk over with these six people. Now my boss and a lot of people at the studio know how I work, like giving people free rides, just like I did here. And Bobs an open kind of guy, so he and others know that I say what I think. That's when Bob told them what I'd said about Ironman and of course, Robert finding out about it.....and me not apologizing.
I said now here's how it's going to work, that is IF you want my help in making movies at Disney's studio's to begin with. That's when Bob brings up he's been contacted not only by different studios to perform in their movies, but also the studio (Disney) is looking at doing at least TWO Thor, TWO Loki's and TWO Ironman movies. Along with possibly two or more Dr. Strange movies AND a series of movies of the people who live in Asgard. Thing is, Thor has NO interest in being someone to step and fetch as he put it for you people. WE'RE the ones he trusts and no doubt it'll take a LONG time before you gain his trust, right Thor? I said yes indeedy. Then I said, hey Bob.....I bet the Japanese studios would pay Disney a lot of money if they created a fifty foot Transformer.......and remember how I kicked that car not long ago? Or better yet, how about FULL SIZED Star War stuff? You know, like those X-wings and stuff? Imagine a DOZEN, FULL SIZED X-Wings taking off into the air with NO green screen needing to be done. Remember, to us, size does NOT matter. He says yes, no doubt they would be interested and thanks for bringing it up. Boy, those five guys and one woman were looking sadder and sadder as Bob and I kept talking to each other. Suddenly they were VERY sorry for this major miscommunication and were QUITE agreeable to leaving things as they were, including the props. I said okay, let's show you and everyone here what we can do here and then in a bit, some other things.
I turned to Bob, saying you know how I feel when getting people to do stuff for the first time, right? Oh, Bob had a big smile when I said that, asking how much would I need? I said twenty thousand should be more than enough, with Bob explaining what we were talking about. Thing is the Marvel six thought I'd be charging Bob this money, until Bob explained how they did things at Disney. They hesitated and I just stood there, with me directing all the Mjolnir's to keep giving everyone a quick ride. After a couple of minutes, one of them asks when was I going to perform whatever I was going to do. So I told the people to hold on a bit and turned to the Marvel six, saying I trust God and Bob......everyone else pays cash. You could of heard a pin drop when I said that. Then Bob started explaining once again how things worked at Disney and they talked with each other for a bit, was told they'd have the money here within thirty minutes. I said okay, then asked if it was anyone's birthday today and of course, they basically ALL raised their hands until I said drivers licenses would need to be shown proving it. I got six women and eight men that proved their birth date. Called for seven additional lady volunteers and boy, thought I was seeing one of those old time movies. You know, where the store is having a special sale and the ladies are like cattle in some stampede trying to be first in getting inside the store and its bargain day sale. Then went back to giving everyone a ride until the Marvel six had cash in hand and they were going to give it to me, but I said I was going to be busy, so give it to Bob to hold, so they did. At which time, Bob got busy breaking the money down to one thousand dollars batches, using some rubber bands from one of lobby receptionists. Lifted Loki's motorscooter up, placed my Mjolnir under it with two ladies riding on it. The one “driving” it was decided by Bob flipping a coin. Then placed Bob's twelve Mjolnir's on the twelve ladies backs and gave them all a quick briefing, followed by raising them into the air by ten feet, then having the ladies going horizontal and slightly behind and above Loki's bike. Then having them do a couple of turns inside that open area, then lowered them all to the ground. This was when Bob asked everyone (ignoring the Marvel six) if they'd be interested in seeing a movie with bunch of Valkyries flying from Asgard to earth to battle evil? HELL YES was everyone's reply. At which time Bob gave each of them their thousand dollar bonus. Then I just stood there and after a bit, one of the six asked if there was anything wrong, with Bob telling him to shut up as Thor's thinking and no doubt it's going to be awesome. Why do you think we keep coming up with ideas to use in future movies with him and others in them? I turned to the six and said I needed to talk with my boss....privately, if you don't mind for a minute or two. They didn't. I explained to him my thoughts and he said Jesus, you think you can really do this? I said it SHOULD work.....remember how things turned out with the Hulkbuster and how you slapped palms with everyone? He did, then he told the six what I needed and they had NO idea what was going to happen. Then I turned to one of the guys birthday being that day, asking if he'd like to make some extra money......like a thousand dollars?
Turned to the Marvel six and asked them which one of you puppies is actually the big dog on the porch? Oh, they KNEW what I meant and a guy steps forward, saying he was. Had him climb onto Loki's mean motorscooter and just sit there while I talked with birthday boy and telling the Marvel five that I needed a deck of cards, a lot of cardboard, some walk rugs and duct tape. So while that was being looked for, I told birthday boy what I wanted him and a woman volunteer to try. He asks if I was serious, with me replying yeah, I understand that if you don't want to, but I GUARANTEE that I won't allow any of you to be hurt..... He said let's go for it with a big smile and birthday boy climbed up behind George, the guy who said he was the big dog on the porch. Then the deck of cards arrived with Bob shuffling them and I turned to all the people, saying I'm looking for a lady volunteer.....that is, if any of you want to volunteer. Yeah.....maybe not the best way of putting things like I did as ALL of them volunteered! Thing is, I discounted most of them because of their age and randomly picked a dozen of of them, with each taking a card from Bob. As to the women chosen, it was for two reasons: some wore pants, others had loose skirts as short, tight ones weren't going to make it. I chose the top lady winner, then explained what was going to happen. Man, her eyes were so bright when I told her, they were like laser beams.
I said okay everyone, in a little bit this is what I wanted to show my boss about an idea I just had, with Bob asking me was this something you just thought of and I said how about THREE different ideas for two more movies of a different kind. Had everyone there back up and we rose into the air a few feet so they could see us. I said I'm sure everyone's seen that part of the movie where Ironman lands at his building and Loki's waiting for him, right? They did. And I said remember how Tony knocked Loki on his behind with his thrusters for a lack of a better word, then The Hulk started using Loki as a demi-god fly swatter? There were a few laughs on that one and they all remembered that scene. Now George is Loki's evil minion or chauffeur if you will, while Tommy here is going to be Loki. With that, I raised them up about a foot or so from the ground and had them do a slow circle drive by everyone in the open area. While that was happening, I said now Loki having his behind kicked by Ironman AND The Hulk, he has decided to take revenge by kidnapping Pepper, his wife.....and of course, having to gloat about doing so. On the third drive by, Tommy leans out, then reaches out and grabs the woman by the waist, putting her between him and George which was a kind of a tight squeeze, but it worked, with the three getting a lot of cheers and clapping from the on lookers. After they both got off, Bob paid those two their thousand dollar bonuses.
I turned to George, asking if he was ready to do something different other than being Loki's sidekick. He was. Borrowed a couple of scarves and covered George's eyes with them, with me telling everyone I didn't want to hear a SINGLE word from anyone on what I was about to have George do. They didn't understand why, but they did as requested. I quickly raised George a good ten feet into the air and asked if he had felt anything. He hadn't, so then I had him at an forty-five degree angle, asking him if he'd felt me turning the scooter around. He hadn't and there were some gasps from the audience, but they quietly quieted down. Then raised him a bit higher, then told him I'd be moving Loki's scooter slowly forward and to let me know if he felt any kind of acceleration. Instead, I flipped him a full ninety degrees so he was upside down. According to him, he didn't feel any speed. I said he was doing great, then started making motions like I was doing a breast stroke while pointing to people at the other end of the lobby. They got the idea real quick while getting away from each other. I said, okay George, we're now going to have you go in a circle within the lobby and let us know if you feel anything, okay? He says okay and I shot him to the other end of the lobby and back to me within two seconds just inches from the floor......while upside down. Of course, the people made noise on what just happened, but quickly quieted down when Bob started waving his hands to everyone to knock if off. I said okay George, one more trial and then we're done okay. George: fine with me. So I raised him up into the air so I could easily reach his shoulders without me having to stretch or get in the air to do this. Asked him if he felt my hands on his shoulders and he said he could, at which time I said okay George, remove your scarves. He did, then it was JESUS F*CKING CHRIST, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON with him immediately grabbing the handle bars of Loki's bike. I said take it easy George, you're in NO danger...... remember, I'm holding you up by the shoulders. George: GET ME DOWN, GET ME DOWN RIGHT NOW! I said no, not yet. This is where you and the Marvel five learn where you're not going to be “handling me”, but only my boss, Bob. I called everyone over and had different ones tell George what I'd been doing to him, then showing him videos from their phones showing their perspective. George is saying nononono, this is impossible. I said this is just one of my abilities which is why Bob and his people have been going bonkers in coming up new ideas all the time.....which they can not only use in some movie, but also more ideas for additional movies, right Bob? Bob tells George that this is why coming out with actual scripts isn't as easy as they thought it would first be.....especially with Thor here, coming up with new tricks from time to time like he just did here and now.
I said George, I CONTROL all of these Mjolnir's and if you had noticed, NO ONE could turn around while in the air, that is, turn to the left, right, etc. Now because my Mjolnir is connected to Loki's bike and you're sitting on it, you haven't comprehended that you, Loki's bike and my Mjolnir are as one. So please, let go of the handle bars and if you want, I'll keep my hands just under your shoulders to make you feel better. A few seconds of hesitation and he did this. I then righted and lowered him, then telling him as long as he didn't try jumping off the bike, he, Loki's bike and my Mjolnir were like one. But if he wanted to, he could get off with no problem right now and he did. Took one of Bobs Mjolnir's and rose up into the air so I could see everyone a lot easier and asked everyone did they read the fine print so to speak while we were doing our thing with George? No one understood, including Bob. I said okay, how about this, with me rising a few more feet into the air, then I had myself upside down, asking anyone if they saw anything different. Nothing from no one for about a minute, then a woman is saying LOOK AT HIS CAPE! LOOK AT HIS CAPE! No one caught on until she said my cape according to the law of physics, should be below Thor AND touching the ground at least in part.....but it's not! Quite a few murmurs on that one. I said I don't know why, but when I'm flying or got other people with me, they're NOT affected by my speed which includes being hit by the wind or rain for example. Capes, suits, ties, etc. DON'T fall away from the body even when I or others are upside down. And DON'T ask me why....it's just the way things are.
Then I said I'm sure everyone remember the Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer, right? They did. Then I got busy cutting up cardboard boxes, taping them together, along with a couple of those walk rugs on top of the cardboard “surfboard” I had made. I said sorry, but if you people want, I can make a rudder for this thing real quick, otherwise, it does kind of look like a surfboard, right? Everyone agreed and I said I needed another volunteer, but I want the BIGGEST man you've got right now for this demonstration. And they found him...his name was Aaron and Samoan, weighing a little over two hundred and fifty pounds. Security guard naturally. I said you saw me make this “surfboard” and being cardboard, it's kind floppy and flimsy isn't it, with people coming up to inspect it, including the Marvel Six. That's when I heard one of them say there's NO WAY this is going to work out and he's going to fall flat on his face on this one. I turned to Bob and asked him if he was still in a betting mood and did he have six, one dollar bills on him. And if not, I'd lend him the money. Oh, he had the money all right and explained what the bet was going to be about. The Marvel Six JUMPED at what they thought would be a great chance of putting Bob in his place, so they got their dollar bills out and waited for us to fail. Put one of Bobs Mjolnir's under the “surfboard” and suddenly it got stiff as a piece of metal though made of cardboard, duct tape and a couple of those walking rugs. Lowered it to the ground with Aaron getting on it and of course, it didn't collapse under his weight which surprised the hell out of everyone and I think, Bob too. I said hey Bob, Disney's done two cartoons with one about a young Hawaiian girl who finds that weird looking alien thing right, along with that other one who's a Samoan girl and some big guy who'd be Aaron's size, right? He says yes, so I said I need two lady volunteers....boy, talk about a bunch of hands going into the air with the women saying take me, take me while also jumping up and down. I picked a young Hispanic lady because of her brown skin, then picked an older woman who had some weight on her if you know what I mean. I said, Rachel here is going to portray the Hawaiian and Samoan girl, while the other lady is going to portray her mother who is NOT going to allow some Samoan guy going sailing off into the ocean unless they were married. There was some laughter on that one. So I raised the “surfboard” a few inches and proceeded to move them around the lobby and when that was done, Bob paid the two ladies their bonuses, with me telling Aaron I wasn't done with him if that was okay with him. It was.
I said I got off the beaten track with this surfboard, but let's get back to the Silver Surfer. Asked if Aaron was ready and when he said he was, I raised him a couple of feet so he'd being “gliding” over their heads and had him going in a circle over them in the lobby. I turned to Bob and said remember how you said the best publicity is the kind you CAN'T buy? He did and I said what would people think if they saw someone looking like the Silver Surfer gliding above some New York city street.....say, Wall Street or maybe where they have all those plays or better yet, Times Square? Imagine the looks, reactions, photos and videos as someone did this? Also, I figure there's NO law against gliding over a street like this because it's NOT a glider or anything like it, is there? The Marvel Six had shocked looks and as far as Bob went, he was smiling big time seeing their reactions. So when I got done with Aaron, he got off the “surfboard”, with Bob paying him his one thousand dollar bonus, with me giving Aaron that “surfboard” and me autographing it with the help of my Mjolnir. Thing is, I could see that the Marvel Six were NOT happy with this, but they didn't say anything.
I said next up will be Aladdin, his flying carpet and of course, Aladdin's gotta have a beautiful princess and genie, at which time I started cutting up more cardboard boxes, using duct tape, etc. I chose two Hispanics for this trick and explained why I was going to be using Hispanics which was they had brown skin kind of like those in the Middle East, while another black guy would be the genie. Once again, when I placed one of Bobs Mjolnir's under the cardboard, it got stiff and those two had no trouble riding my “magic carpet”. As to the genie, put a Mjolnir on his back and with some duct tape, wrapped some of those walk rugs around his waist and down to his knees. I said to Bob that it should be no trouble using some of that green screen stuff around his waist to make it look like he doesn't have a waist, right? He said it wouldn't be. So I explained how much interest would there be with not only these three floating down Wall Street while in the air, but with ten men pounding drums while genie here, bellowed out a song? Raised them up into the air and once again, had them floating over everyone's head, while “Aladdin” and his “princess bride” stood upright. More cheers, more glum looks from the Marvel Six. After they got off of it, Bob paid them their bonus and as to the “flying rug”, I gave that to the Marvel Six who later put it on display next to that divot we'd originally made by accident, along with videos of what everyone had taken while we were there. Bob coughed, looking at the Marvel Six and simply held out his hand, palm up. Yeah, all six of them signed their dollar bills saying Bob was a better man along with autographing them. ------------ On page 1 of chapter 27.
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Post by texican on Jan 8, 2021 18:29:32 GMT -6
willC,
The kid is at it again.
Thanks.
Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Jan 8, 2021 19:32:16 GMT -6
Thor's young and before he was Affected and considering his background, he was a valued employee at that casino even if it was bussing tables and washing dishes, along with always being available for extra hours to boot as long as it didn't interfere with school hours. So now, being what he is, he wants to give back to others so they can have an idea what it's like him being. Remember the thrill he got when Chris, Natalie & Tom took the time to talk to and with him at his first convention? As far as Marvel goes, you may of noticed they did tick him off a bit with their attitude towards Bob, then how they were going to treat Chris, Natalie & Tom? You can't buy loyalty, only earn it. The next chapter is where the Marvel Six learn more about and are shocked by Thor and his abilities, along with how he feels the way they tried treating Bob. And Texans find themselves being hustled by Bob. See everyone some time next week.
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Post by texican on Jan 9, 2021 0:23:38 GMT -6
WillC,
And Texans find themselves being hustled by Bob.
Texicans as well as Texans do not take it well in being hustled.
See everyone some time next week.
We will be waiting.
God bless us, America and President Trump and keep us free.
Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Jan 9, 2021 0:28:08 GMT -6
Well, those Texans brought it upon themselves when Bob said he was from Hollywood, Calif. with them giving him a bunch of boos and hisses upon hearing this, along with saying he was a Californian like it was a dirty word.
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Post by texican on Jan 9, 2021 13:25:07 GMT -6
Well, those Texans brought it upon themselves when Bob said he was from Hollywood, Calif. with them giving him a bunch of boos and hisses upon hearing this, along with saying he was a Californian like it was a dirty word. willC, Californian is a dirty word ranked up there with the other four letter words, democrap, socialist, communinist, POS etc... Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Jan 12, 2021 17:38:39 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 26
Then turned to the regular people, asking if any of them were cosplayers or knew if any who was, finding out there were six of them, which included two security guards, one of which was a cosplayer, who played Black Panther. Yeah, the Marvel Six and others were surprised by this information. Said there's a cosplayers convention happening in town and it's a pretty big convention.....would you like to go? Oh yeah they did. I turned to the Marvel Six, asking if these employees to go, so cosplayers and others at the convention could see all of us in action and did they want to go? Of course, they did. Well, I had twelve Mjolnir's, so now I had six employees going, including the cosplaying security guard, the Marvel Six and of course, Bob.
Then asked who was the smallest dog on the porch, with a guy named Gary coming forward. I said okay, you're going to be the chauffeur for the Marvel Six lady, so climb aboard. Now the Black Panther cosplayer name was Stan and asked if he'd like to wear his costume to the convention and of course he would, but it was back home. I said no problem, how about we take you there, you get dressed and then we return back here? He looked to George who said go ahead and once I put one of Bobs Mjolnir's on his back, told Stan what to expect. Thing is, I had forgotten about the news media..... yeah, they had gotten called REAL quick either by someone at Marvel or someone who was on the street and seeing us landing in front of Marvel's building. The GOOD thing was the Marvel six made sure NONE of the media or anyone else had gotten in because they thought they'd be controlling everything, so the security guys were holding the fort so to speak in keeping the doors closed and preventing anyone else coming in.....not that anyone was in a kind of hurry to leave while we and Bob were there. But no doubt the media was getting footage of what we'd been doing, even if it was from a limited point of view. So the two of us go to the front doors, with me telling the security guards NOT to open a door until I said it was okay. Now the media is pushing and shoving each other in their attempt to get the best coverage and photos. I said quite loudly for them to back up and do NOT attempt to get inside, otherwise my friend Stan and I will leave via the roof like I did at St. Judes. Suddenly they about trampled each other in backing away from the doors, at which time I had the security guards open two of the doors with us walking out of the building.
I said you know who I am and from what little you could see from your point of views, know what we can do. Now this mans name is Stan and he's a cosplayer.....and do any of you people know what that is? Some did, most didn't, so I said okay Stan, now's the time to educate the ignorant media and raised him a couple of feet into the air so they could get a good look at him and hear him better. Once he started about cosplaying and dressing up as Black Panther, he felt different even though he had none of the Black Panthers comic book or movie abilities. Well, the media wanted to ask me and him a bunch more questions when he got done talking, but I said we're taking Stan home so he can get dressed as Black Panther, then returning to take some people to a cosplayers convention in town. Then it was there's a cosplayers convention in town?! Where is it?! I didn't reply, but just lifted us higher into the air with it taking us about twenty minutes or so to find his place and maybe thirty for him to get into his costume. He now knew why I had him pointing us to his place, with him saying he never thought about the difference in perspective when looking for some place while in the air and not knowing the town. Just before we landed, he said he didn't know there was a convention happening in town as he was always checking in case he had the chance to go to it. I said you forgot one small detail like the Marvel Six did........you didn't read the fine print as I DIDN'T say it was being held in New York City did I? You just made that conclusion on your own, didn't you? He laughed, then wanted to know where it was, so I told him, though he wasn't to tell anyone else. This was one convention he'd always wanted to go to and figured in two more years he'd have the money to go there in style.....and certainly not like what was about to happen.
Now there wasn't an alley near his place which was a multi-story apartment building, so I said to heck with it and landed us on the sidewalk in front of his place. Of course, some people saw us and came walking over while Stan went inside, minus Bobs Mjolnir which was resting on the apartment stairs. Quickly realized this was basically an all black neighborhood, something new to me. In Reno, while there are blacks and Hispanics, they're actually a minority in a lot of ways.....and how strange it was with me now being the minority, something I hadn't even considered being with Tala and his people. Now two guys had been walking down the street and had just passed Stan's place, with one of them stopping dead in his tracks while the other kept walking. The guy who had stopped, stared at me, asking if I'd just landed in front of this apartment complex and I said yes. That's when the second guy realized his friend wasn't with him, so he turns around to find out what's going on. That's when his friend tells him that I and Stan just landed in front of this apartment where Stan lives. His friend says they just landed like some superhero's in a movie AND they're friends? That's some bs, but I didn't say anything.
Well, here come three more guys with them greeting the two I had just met, with the first guy telling them what he'd just seen Stan and I do. One of the three says there's no way that Stan would know the real Thor, he's just a Casper dressed like that guy. Just a couple of goofy motherf*ckers running around playing make believe like it's Halloween or something. I said I always wondered why blacks could say whites were Caspers and not being considered racists, but if I were to call you a n*gger, it would be. Sudden sucking of wind from all of them, with the first guy asking me to repeat myself, so I did. That's when I'm told I said the wrong thing.....Casper. So I stood up, then looked to the first two guys I'd met, asking them if they wanted any part of what was about to happen. The first guy convinced his friend to back away, at which time the other three pulled out knives, with the second guy saying we're going to carve you up like a Christmas turkey and started towards me, at which point everyone else (about a dozen people) also started backing up. I said you take even one more baby step towards me stupid, you WILL regret it. Well, something must of showed in my face because his two buds stayed behind while this guy kept walking towards me. I said okay, on your head be it and zapped him with my Mjolnir. He flopped to the ground totally unconscious, at which point I said to those two to take their friend out of here. They did and did it very quickly with the others looking at us, then cheering. There were some Moms with their kids, so let my two Mjolnir's lift them off the ground a couple of inches and “flew” them for a few feet back and forth, then Stan came out dressed as Black Panther and everyone cheered for him dressed as he was which made me feel good inside. And of course, Stan had no idea what had just happened. We took off, but as we headed back, told him what had happened. What I didn't tell him was an idea that I'd had when I saw everyone reacting to him coming out as Black Panther and as we rose into the air.
Back to the Marvel building, with the media making room for us to land, at which point I told them a bunch of us were going to be leaving, so we'd need a bunch more room, with everyone saying they'd back off once we started coming out. Fair enough I figured. Thing is, I got a business card from Bob, then once everyone was hooked up to Mjolnir's and me back in the Hulkbuster, out the door the Marvel six being the first to go, followed by Bob, Stan and the others. Lowered everyone so they could walk normally, though Loki's bike remained in the air by a foot or so. After I got thru, rose above everyone and pointed to George, saying he's the head of what I call the Marvel Six.......and I'm sure he'd like to introduce himself, along with the other five, don't you George? And of course, say a few words, along with Bob about how both businesses will be working in harmony to give audiences around the world thrills they never imagined in the movie business. Remember, Ethan and his people had put speakers on the Hulkbuster, along with a microphone not long ago. Anyway, George, the other five and Bob hadn't expected me to say what I had just said, but Bob.......well, he was kind of used to me doing stuff like this, so he started his spiel, with George and the others then chiming in. After they got done, I started raising everyone up into the air at which point someone in the media saying they checked and that there was NO cosplayer convention happening and I said yeah......there's not. But there is one going on right now in San Diego, California. Once we were high enough in the air, we took off for San Diego and it's convention center. Naturally, we made quite a sight upon landing, at which point I removed all of Bobs Mjolnir's from everyone but the one on Loki's bike.
Well, there were some security and convention people checking wrist bands, but once they saw us land, we were all warmly greeted and NOT having to pay any kind of admission. Thing is, there was apparently a mad scramble by the news media in New York City to get whoever they could to now cover the San Diego cosplayer convention which of course, took some time. However, there were two tv stations that had been covering it and were just getting ready to leave when they found out we were there. So there we were, with people just STREAMING out of no where and me up in the air in the Hulkbuster and Stan as Black Panther besides me. But this time it was George doing the talking and introducing the Marvel Six and Bob saying Stan was a Black Panther cosplayer and don't you think he'd look pretty good in a Black Panther movie? OH YEAH was the cry from everyone. So everyone from New York City got busy talking to people after they got their free and quick ride via a Mjolnir, along with two at a time on Loki's bike. And LOTS of selfies taken with Stan and I standing next to each other. The two tv crews wanted to do an interview and I said okay, but give us another thirty minutes, maybe more and we'll do one, but only for five minutes. Well, the other tv stations got their crews there, but I had talked with the cosplay co-coordinators and they charged them the regular FULL admission price. Oh yeah, those tv people SCREAMED about this, saying how the convention would get so much free publicity with them airing this thing going down, but shut up and paid when they were informed that two other stations were already there, getting a lot of coverage already. Figured those who organized the convention could use the extra money which they made a lot more of because the two tv stations were now airing all of this LIVE!
Well, having given a lot of people rides, decided to go a different route with those there in their costumes. How about the family in costumes consisting of Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy and her two younger brothers? So Peter Pan recites the line of think of happy thoughts and you can fly, while Tinkerbell waves her wand over their three kids. With me lifting them up into the air.....and I could see the kids were REALLY having a blast. Then of course, Supergirl, Captain Marvel, Power Girl and other superhero women, including a Spiderwoman, with her “climbing” upwards on one of the walls. Batman, Superman, Spiderman, etc. also got their turns “flying” or climbing walls. And each of them talking with the people we'd brought from New York City. One thing I made sure of was Stan getting some air time as the Black Panther. With Bobs Mjolnir on his back or front, he'd run and then “jump” thirty feet into the air, do a couple of somersaults while in the air, then landing gracefully on his feet. Now I didn't have him doing this fast, but it sure as hell looked cool/realistic. All together, all of us were there for about four hours, maybe a little more and much longer than I thought it'd take. But I wanted the Marvel Six to understand what Bob (and Disney) had at his disposal.
As to the interviews by those two tv stations, the others HOWLED about this. I told them that this was THEIR fault because they didn't think anyone would be interested in people dressed up like they were, did they? And who knows.....maybe I'll be here next year, so...... As to the two tv interviewers, both were women, with the three of us in the air about three feet. At least they didn't ask stupid questions like why was I wearing a mask, but then I told both of them why ahead of time. They wanted to know for example, how fast could I fly and I said ask those from New York City how quick it took and they were shook when told it was only seconds at the most once we were high enough in the air. Then told them how it was simple enough for us to avoid anything in the air like airplanes or helicopters because to me, they were SLOW and basically standing still. Then I said we gotta go and there were a lot of groans from everyone. As to our returning to New York city, I swapped the two who had ridden Loki's bike with two of the Marvel Six who hadn't been on it. Get everyone outside, with me telling the onlookers to give us some room as I'd show everyone how fast we can REALLY and we did....one second we were a hundred some feet in the air, then next we were gone and right after that, over the Marvel building and coming in for a landing, with people making room for us.
Bob then got on Loki's bike, with us rising into the air and asked him if he'd mind me getting something to eat....something I tried when I was here the first time as me. He said no problem, so we went cruising to find one particular hot dog stand where I had six BIG Polish hot dogs with lots of chopped onions and nacho cheese. They were gone that quick, with Bob asking me if I was REALLY hungry and I said yes, but this'll do for right now till I can get elsewhere. He says the cafeteria is always open to you, you know that. I said yes, I know that but I just thought of a place that'll feed me for free. He raised an eyebrow, so I explained about Amarillo Slim's one hundred dollar steak challenge. Now in case you haven't heard about it, it starts off with a SEVENTY-TWO OUNCE steak, salad, baked potato, roll and shrimp cocktail. IF you can eat ALL of it, it was free and they'd even not only give you a certificate showing you did this, but also put one on the restaurants wall for everyone to see. Bob says they have NO idea what's coming, do they? I mean, I've seen and heard stories about you and the cafeteria and he started chuckling. I said it's not my fault they have such a deal, right? He laughed harder, then told him I'd be right back and after lifting him into the air a little bit higher, I took off to go east of the Statue of Liberty where we generated a storm so I could get fully charged, dispensed the storm, then back to Bob and we headed for Texas. Now I'd seen a picture of Amarillo Slim's restaurant, so no problem finding it. I'm glad to say no one saw us land on the roof, with me leaving Loki's bike and Bobs Mjolnir attached to each other, along with the other eleven of his remaining on the roof, then taking Bob down to land in the back of the building. From there, we simply walked into into the restaurant where the lady who greeted us at first simply stared and then seated us at a table, with looks from other patrons. Now my waitresses name was Cindy Lou and first thing I made sure was that their special was still on and of course it was. From my MRE pouch, I pulled out a one hundred dollar bill, telling her how I wanted my steak and this was her tip because I was pretty sure I was going to be a pain in the behind and hoped this would help. Bob wasn't hungry, with me asking for six pitchers of ice water, no glasses please. She just looked at me, then said it'd be ready in ten minutes. My stomach made a rumble which Bob and some near by people heard. I apologized, saying I was kind of hungry. I heard Bob softly say oh God....then smiled at me. Well, the first meal came and it was not only looked great, but smelled DELICOUS! Maybe five or eight minutes later, I was about done, so called Cindy Lou over and she held my hand up in the air and saying quite loudly, folks, we have a brand new winner. I pulled my hand down and from her, saying but I'm STILL hungry.......can I have another pppplllllleeeeaaassee? I mean, that is, if the same offer still applies.....you know, if I can eat a second one of these things, it'll still be free... right?
She just nodded and Bob leaned over to repeat what he's heard about me and what I've eaten at the studio's cafeteria, but he suddenly realized not only were all of my plates clean of all food....but NO steak bone?! And he's never seen anyone pull meat off the bone with their hand before either. Then he looks at me for a bit, then leans over to ask me how many did I figure on eating? I said at least four more, maybe many as six, why? He says I'll take four as gospel and he stands up, turns to face everyone to say his name was Bob and was from Hollywood, California which was quickly followed by boo's and hisses from those Texan's. Bob then says while “his boy” looks like that Thor guy we've seen on tv lately, just what are the odds of this actually being him AND walking into this establishment? And I'm betting my boy can eat FOUR MORE of these SMALL Texas size meals. That's when more than one Texan wanted to know how much money was Bob willing to bet, at which time Bob says twenty-five thousand dollars?! DEAD silence from everyone there, then they're basically clamoring to make a bet that I couldn't eat even one more meal, much less four more meals like the one I'd just done, however, they wanted to see the color of his money, because after all, he just admitted we were from California and everyone “knows” what kind of people they are. Bob turns to me and says do you mind? I nodded and reached into my backpack pulling out the bonus money I'd been given earlier that day. Bob opens the envelope and dumps out my money onto my table with gasps coming from more than one Texan. Then Bob says money talks and bs walks.....and everyone KNOWS Texans are full of bs. Unfortunately, more than one man there DIDN'T listen to their wives or girlfriends who thought there was something wrong, that's it's IMPOSSIBLE for someone to even eat two of these meals, so PLEASE don't take the bet as I have a BAD feeling about this. Men's replies? Honey, this is going to be the EASIEST money I EVER made, so don't worry your pretty little head, okay? So another table was set up with people making their bets, with one of the waitresses writing down who was betting how much, with those Texans placing their money on the table, followed by Bob matching it. Thing is, this was when we found out that some Texans carry LARGE amounts of money because they like doing cash business for whatever reason. And egged Bob about how REAL Texans lived and bet large....and got any more you want to bet or just say uncle in that you've met your match.....Californian? I said hold on Bob and in my backpack, I drew out a couple more yellow envelopes and looking at the figures I'd written on them, I said how about we toss in another sixty-eight thousand dollars and no more because when my boss is done with you, you won't even have a nickle to buy a used flower for your girls or wives. Oh boy. So there you have it....more mad betting with a total of one hundred eighty-six thousand dollars in bets on the THREE tables next to ours.
Now thing is, Cindy Lou had been standing off to one side with my meal when I said I was ready to eat and what I didn't expect was a kind of warm meal......I had expected another HOT meal, but was informed that since I had already ordered it, this would be part of my four meals....unless of course, I was going to forfeit and crawl back to California with a lesson not to mess with Texans. I sighed, told Cindy Lou to give me my next meal, but to make sure that when half of the pitchers were empty, to have refills IMMEDIATELY refilled. So I started on my second meal and I was a little slower in eating it because it was kind of warm and not hot like my first one was. Was almost done and told Cindy Lou to start my third meal cooking and bring me a basket of biscuits with a lot of those tabs of butter please, which was quickly done. Here comes my third meal and those biscuits with her and Bob buttering those biscuits which I used to mop up the blood and everything else that my fork or spoon couldn't pick up. Oh boy....talk about GLUM faces on those Texans when I not only finished my fourth steak dinner, actually got a fifth one down before calling it quits. I told Bob to just chuck all that money into my backpack and we'd settle up later when we got back to the studio, okay? So that's what he did and those guys....well, they said it was impossible for ANYONE to eat like I did and not die from an exploding stomach and some how it HAD TO Be some sort of trick and that's when I stood up while Bob was busy tossing HANDFULLS of cash into my backpack. I said Bob here is more than some “Californian” as you put it. He's my boss and head of the Disney Studio's in Hollywood, California and yes, I am THAT Thor, with me reaching down to pick up my Mjolnir and leaving it in the air above my table. While I never thought of where Bob was born, if it makes you feel better, I am NOT a Californian.
TOTAL silence from everyone. Then it seemed like EVERYONE was cheering and trying to clap us on our backs or shake our hands. I said I gotta get my boss back to work, so if you don't mind..... Then some wanted to know what state I was from and I turned to Bob, saying this is where you tell them. Bob did and like many others, had never considered the media consequences alone to my family if my true identity was discovered. Put my backpack on and they quickly made room for us to leave and outside in the parking lot, I called down Bobs Mjolnir's and Loki's scooter, giving everyone a ride and showing them what they could do for about an hour. I mean, I was just trying to be nice so they wouldn't feel so bad in losing so much money. Thing is, they weren't mad about losing, though I saw more than one look their wives and girlfriends gave them, so figured they'd catch Cain when they got home. But also, once again I saw more than one woman giving me the eye if you know what I mean. Thing is, it's THOR they're looking at, not me.
Dropped Bob off in front of his office, with me saying I'd be right in to split the winnings and he says it's mine?! I said wait a minute, I figured we were going to split the winnings fifty fifty and he says no?! Tells me once again that I went beyond what he expected when dealing with the Marvel Six as I called them and the problem they COULD of posed for him. And let's not forget I have SIX new dollar bills to add to my collection and like you said more than once, money can't by everything. Then let's not forget how you entertained everyone there while they tried getting their act together and as for finding that cosplayer Stan there, that was luck wasn't it? I said yeah, but I was kind of hoping SOMEONE would actually be a cosplayer instead of knowing someone like it turned out. Besides......I hope you don't mind, but I gave Stan your business card......you saw how everyone liked him at the convention and maybe Disney could use him in a Black Panther movie? He just stared at me for a moment and I thought I had maybe overstepped my bounds, but then he says we'll fly him out and give him a screen test to see how he looks, but from the reactions of the people at the convention, he nailed it.....and what's his number? Oops.....had to confess I didn't have it or thought of getting it and Bob starts laughing, telling me I'd make a real crappy talent agent. Which was followed by how I'd REALLY earned this unexpected bonus by having everyone think the convention was in New York city, but in reality, San Diego?! Must of scared the hell out of them to suddenly find themselves in California like that, then seeing and talking to everyone there with you doing what you do naturally. As for him, he was only slightly surprised because he'd seen the gleam in my eye when I talked about the cosplayer convention. And how you kept the Marvel Six in the lobby while you gave everyone rides, along with those new tricks you suddenly thought of as NO ONE here had even thought about doing something like that. And as for that money won in Texas, that was a REALLY good one because when you think about it, it was PAID publicity! Not just for you as Thor, but Disney Studio's AND Amarillo Slim's business. No doubt people will PACK the place once the word's gotten out that you ate there. And let's not forget you not only gave me your own money without hesitation, you offered all the money you've made so far. Money you could use to take care of your Mom and sisters, right? I had to admit that was true, but also said that I knew how hungry I was when I ate that first dinner. This was when Bob tells me he's going to make a lot of phone calls today and tomorrow and on Monday have some of his people meet with people from other studios.....including DC comics?! Asked if it'd be okay for me to ferry them to where ever and they'd have photos of the buildings they'd need to go to...if that was okay with me? I said no problem, so I was to be back here on Monday, eight am. Then Bob said with a smile, that I so startled the Marvel Six, did you notice they never brought up that they wanted those Mjolnir's at their place? With that, put most of Bob's Mjolnir's on the roof, along with Loki's bike and the Hulkbuster, then we took off for Tala's place.
Now while it was in the afternoon, figured we'd have time to break the ground up a bit, especially since the ground had been soaked earlier. Now what I had rented looked like a rolling pin used in a kitchen, but with eighteen inch metal spikes all over it. This was usually pushed by a big truck for lack of a better word, with something like a slingshot, without the sling which connected the rolling pin and the truck together. I knocked on Tala's door, with his daughter answering and apologized for being so late in coming out, but my boss needed me for something and why I was there. Ended up having a lot of them coming out to watch us. Thing is, the ground was REALLY hard and maybe only going four inches or so into the ground. Fixed that by SLAMMING the rolling pin into the ground and pushing downwards and doing a kind of mowing the lawn on the ground and manure. Made two “mowing” jobs on the ground before calling it a day, with me returning to Tala's place just as he and Chantesuta showed up with his flock. Once again, invited for supper which I accepted and had two bowls of their sheep stew with tortilla's, along with Crows Feather sitting next to me. I was asked if I was okay and said I was fine as I had a really big meal earlier in the day. Now we were eating outside along with everyone else doing the same and after supper, kept the kids amused giving them rides via the Mjolnir's while I got to thinking. And that's the thing about everyone there......when I was just sitting there, they didn't pepper me with a lot of questions as they knew I just wanted to think and wouldn't bother me until I spoke to someone about something.
Friday morning comes with me getting ready to see Tala and finish the ground/manure breaking up, then turn the “rolling pin” back to the rental place to get my rental and deposit money back. Once the place was clear, we took off with me calling a couple of Bobs Mjolnir's to help. And man, we REALLY worked over that ground. Off to the same car wash so it was clean of dirt and manure, then to the rental place where I got my money back. Back to that bank in Georgia and this time, the bank manager was right there to help me where I put fifty thousand on my debit card. From a mountain top in California, started entering gps co-coordinators for those people who were giving free pallets away via Craigslist. I had already contacted a bunch of people earlier which is why I had this information on hand. And it wasn't just California, but all over the U.S., with us bringing about five thousand or so pallets, many of which were in good condition, along with a lot busted ones which I figured they could use for firewood right off the bat. A couple of the older men on the reservation there told me where they'd like the stacks of pallets to be and yes, I made sure we didn't make the stacks of pallets too high either. Didn't take long to assemble the pallet busters, then showed them how to use it like I'd seen them used on Youtube. I noticed they kept the nails and with them starting to taking the pallets apart, flew to Reno where I knew a Tractor Supply store was at. It was something I hadn't thought of.....you know, finding one in another state. Besides, it had been awhile since I'd been home. Once again got the stares, but at least no one bothered me though their phones came out REAL quick. Bought two, one hundred twenty-five pound anvils, with Bobs Mjolnir's carrying them. These were the biggest ones they had and figured big is better as I was thinking of other things down the road. And they'd be great in straightening out bent nails.
Once they were delivered, off to another state and store where I bought the handles and a saw blade that two lumberjacks would use to cut down trees with. The people at the store were nice enough to put the handles on the blade for me. Now I figured the busted pallets wouldn't last that long as firewood, so off to California where we had put out a lot of fires. The homeowners were really nice in saying we could have all the burnt trees we wanted. Now why would I want a burnt up tree? Because while the trees were dead, only the outside in many cases was burned so still good for firewood. So I'd attach one of Bob's Mjolnir's to a dead tree, while two of them worked the saw cutting it as close as possible to the ground, after which I'd grab the stump and simply pull it out. We'd take a dozen dead trees back to those old men, putting them where they wanted them, then zoom back to pick up a dozen stumps which got put into another pile. We got them around two hundred dead trees and stumps in a short time. Once again, I was invited for supper, which I accepted, with me having four bowls of sheep stew, along with tortilla's, then I said we had to take off.
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Post by texican on Jan 13, 2021 0:49:34 GMT -6
Then Bob says money talks and bs walks.....and everyone KNOWS Texans are full of bs.willC, Is that bs or bull poop? Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Jan 13, 2021 1:07:05 GMT -6
Both because remember, Thor already got a bunch of bull poop from Ted and Martha for Tala and his people's gardens.
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Post by willc453 on Feb 3, 2021 13:11:23 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 27
Once up in the air, took a quick look at the water that was filling the gullies and that pond we'd made and frankly, everything was looking pretty good. They now had water and I figured the kids would be swimming in the pond and with the seeds I'd bought, they'd get busy planting whenever it was time to plant. Thing is, I didn't know what else they might need to make planting their seeds easier, something I'd have to check out on Youtube when I got home. Then my phone rang, so had to land to answer it. It was Cheri.....she was asking what I was doing for Thanksgiving?! That is, if I hadn't made any plans as the girls had been asking about me and of course, Quack Fu would like to see me again too. With one thing and another happening these past few months, I had completely forgotten about Thanksgiving, which was a new one on me. Upon thinking of this new development, decided I'd go simply because Cheri had no family to fall back on or visit, so I said okay, with me to show up some time in the evening the day before Thanksgiving. Which meant I had to call Mom pretty quick BEFORE she called me to see WHEN I'd be coming out, I mean after all, I was living in a motorhome now. She was glad to hear from me as it had been awhile since my last call and of course, no letter either. I explained that with work, I had simply forgotten about Thanksgiving, but a friend and her family had invited me over to her place.....and I hope it was okay with her. I could tell she was disappointed in me not showing up because this would be the first time we weren't going to be together. She worried that I had enough money to live on because after all, I had added quite a bit to my checking account in Reno, with me reminding her I was parked in a secure storage lot. Then it was how was the job going, with me saying it was going great and people seem to like the work I do. Then it was I eating properly and I said yes.....but then she threw me for a loop asking if I was getting a good breakfast instead of my normal cereal and oatmeal and told her about the restaurant down the street from the storage lot. Had I any trouble from.......you know, those kind of people we talked about before you left? I said no maam, no trouble from those kind of people at all. Well, talked with my sisters for a bit, then hung up.
Now I was kind of hungry, but not the Amarillo Slim kind of hungry if you know what I mean. Went to that In N Out burger place in Las Vegas.....the same one I'd taken Cheri's girls to right after they had moved there. Not that I got anything to eat there because the drive thru was full, along with the restaurant part of it. Didn't feel like burrito's either, so where to go? Thing is, I needed to go as me and not as Thor, so with Bob's Mjolnir's back at the studio roof, went home and changed. After changing, hit the net and started making a list of fast food places to hit. First place was the restaurant down the street with me having two orders of porkchops, mashed potatoes with gravy, two bowls of whole kernel corn and four biscuits. The lady just looked at me and I said I hadn't eaten in awhile, but boy, it was great and left a good tip. At least I was smart enough not to eat the bones, though I wanted to. Little Ceaser's gave me six deep pan pizza's which I ate in the motorhome while still in the parking lot. At a McDonald's, ordered a dozen double quarter pounder cheese burger large sized meals with ice tea. Nothing it seems better than when you get their fries right out of the deep fat fryer. Now I don't know about anyone else but to me, fries are ALWAYS the first thing to be eaten, so they got gobbled down pretty quick, followed by six of the double quarter pounder cheese burgers. Then I heard them: sirens coming towards me. So I started up the motorhome and moved it away further away from everyone in the parking lot just in case and honestly, I was thinking please don't let it be anything really bad because I wanted my food to still be hot. It was....bad, that is.
Saw TWO of those really long ladder fire trucks go by, with three regular ones and two fire truck paramedic ambulances hauling down the road. Took me ten minutes to get dressed and once the area was clear of people, took off with me calling Bob's Mjolnir's for help once again. High up in the air, I could see a flicker of something in the distance, so we took off in that direction. It was a multi-story office building on fire with LOTS of fire trucks trying to just contain the blaze. We dropped down next to a fireman and asked if they could use some help with him saying hell yes but talk with the fire chief about this please. He got on his radio and the fire chief came running over. Come to find out, there were MULTIPLE fires in the building, along with they didn't know how many people might still be inside AND sparks were catching some of the surrounding buildings and greenery on fire. I said how about a mile wide rainstorm, would that help? He just looked at me and said go for it. Got up into the air and we started calling in the clouds and pretty soon it was raining, with me going to that fire chief to see if it was enough or did he need more. More please....okay with us and we got more coming down. Thing is, some of the buildings next to this place had caught fire, but with me directing my “water balloons”, they were quickly extinguished. Then I saw them.......seven people on that buildings roof top, so we swooped down, with a Mjolnir on each persons back, quickly got them to safety. Then it was some people trapped inside the building and they had broken some windows so they could get some air, but that also helped the fire spread due to the draft of air coming into the building. Ended up with the ladder crews telling us where they wanted us to hit other parts of the building with “water balloons” and taking us maybe an hour or so before the fire chief was happy that it was out, we took off.
There's an expression that says no good deed goes unpunished, which has got to be true because I almost had it happen that night. WAS going to land, get inside my place, change and heat up those McDonald burgers, but there were three guys walking at first down the sidewalk, then they started walking to the parking lot while looking around. And it wasn't like they were generally looking around, but looking around as in up to no good. Now I'd park the motorhome in one corner and yeah, it was a bit far from the parking lot light pole and they started for it?! I thought, well, give them the benefit of doubt just in case they were going somewhere else. Then the light from the light pole went out and I saw something in one of the guys hands. This changed everything. Apparently they were going to go for whatever they could get their hands on and run away with, with MY motorhome being a juicy target. That is, if I wasn't home and who knows what they'd of tried if it had been someone ordinary. I saw one of them quietly try to open the door and when that didn't work, he knocked on it, asking something. With no answer, he REALLY knocked on the door, along with another one going to the back of the motorhome and by getting on the rear bumper, tried peering into my bedroom. No luck there because I always kept my blinds down for obvious privacy reasons. They get back together and right off the bat, the third guy pulls out a small crowbar and goes to force my door open?! They got zapped, with me quickly putting Bobs Mjolnir's on their backs and up into the air we went. Now since they didn't mind in trying to steal from me, I figured it was fair they lose what money and of course, I.D. they had in their wallets. If you're wondering, they didn't have much, as in a total of twenty-three dollars, but replacing their driver licenses, etc., no doubt was going to be a pain in the behind. That is, AFTER those people at Area fifty-one got done with them. So they went the same route as Larry had gone not long ago. Sent Bob's Mjolnir's back to the studio and us back to my motorhome where I found the door lock and door had been damaged even in that brief time. Once inside, changed and took off for the storage lot.
Now one thing I wasn't worried about was my motorhome being identified by those three as it would be passed off as Thor having to have been flying by just like Larry had been. And of course, he had NO idea who I was. And no doubt those three had rap sheets because normal people don't carry a crowbar with them. At least the ones I knew. Thing is, I couldn't lock my door any more and I was worried that it might pop open on the way to the storage lot. So that Saturday, got on the net to find someone who could fix the door and lock. Via Craigslist, found a woman who said she could repair them, but I'd have to come out to her shop. With my gps, it took about forty-five minutes to get there and maybe an hour or a little more, to make things right. This was done on Sunday. You could barely see where the door had been damaged, she was that good. It was a hundred and twenty-five bucks well spent. I was still good on gas, but figured may as well top it off, along with getting rid of the dirty water, so headed for that truck stop in Riverside. Was going to get something to eat at the truck stop, but then saw a Hooters sign across from the freeway which I hadn't seen before. Since it was close to eleven am, figured may as well have an early lunch, hit a Port of Subs for a bunch of sandwiches, then Walmart for odds and ends. Didn't work out that way.
I had entered Hooter's, Darcy being my waitress, who gave me a menu. Asked for a couple of large teas and a couple of minutes to look over the menu. And yes, like every other male there, we were all taking sneak peeks at those girls. Now I knew I wanted wings with ranch dressing, but also just wanted to kick back and relax for a bit. But then I heard them: A LOT of POLICE sirens and yeah, they make a different noise siren wise than firetrucks which make different noise than ambulances. Told Darcy that I was NOT leaving and had left twenty dollars on my table as I'd be right back to order. She said okay and would watch my table.....you know, just in case. I can hear a bunch of those sirens coming my way, but couldn't see anything from my street view....time to get some air time. Thing is, it'd take me ten to fifteen minutes to suit up, time I simply didn't have. So I ran to get behind the Hooters place and surprised the hell out of myself when finding out I could jump around twenty feet into the air and then simply pulled myself over onto the roof. Called six of Bobs Mjolnir's as I didn't know what was going on and certainly couldn't call mine. I also didn't have a bandanna or Chris's face mask on me either. Didn't want to, but had to improvise by tearing a strip from my almost new t-shirt to make a make shift bandanna. With Bobs Mjolnir's now here, called his number one to me and up in the air we went, heading for the sirens. How about EIGHT police cars chasing an armored car?
Thing is while many people were pulling over from hearing the sirens or lights behind them, the people who were slower to react were simply hit by the armored car with no damage to it. I mean, those things are built like a tank in a lot of ways. Red stop lights? Ignore them and just blow on thru, hitting other vehicles and knocking them to one side. Then I saw it....a stop light or two down, saw a woman pushing a baby carriage with two young kids walking with her. We're talking seconds before the armored car was going to be busting thru that intersection. Put Bob's Mjolnir on my chest, with us grabbing the woman and her baby carriage, with the other two attaching themselves to the backs of the kids and up in the air we went. A few seconds late in reacting and those four would have been hit by the armored car. That's when I sent the other three to smash the armored cars engine, then holding the cab doors and rear door firmly shut. The baby wasn't making a sound, but those three....well, they were becoming a little unglued. That is until I told them that I was Thor and hadn't planned on working like what just happened, but didn't have time to get into my Thor clothing.....and hope you don't mind? They simply nodded, then the two kids (boy and girl) saying how awesome to be save by Thor, isn't it Mommy? Mommy simply nodded, at which point I landed all of us on the ground and removed their Mjolnir's. Now to deal with those armored car guys who were VERY unhappy with this turn of events. Thing is, they had decided to kill as many people as possible once they got their doors open. You know, death by cop as the saying goes, but with Bobs Mjolnir's holding their doors closed, this wasn't going to happen. It was no problem to have three of Bobs Mjolnir's cut up open the cab, then peel it back like a sardine can, then zap them unconscious. Did the same with the roof where the money is kept. The cops quickly put everyone in handcuffs, with us taking to the air and heading east asap. Why east? Because some people were saying not only was I THAT Thor, I had to be working in my secret identity.....so, he HAD TO be someone in the area at the time?! We MOVED this time and only kind of slowed down when I recognized the southern California coast, with me dropping five of Bobs Mjolnir's on the studio roof top and after making sure the coast was clear, landed by my motorhome door with me sending the last of Bobs Mjolnir's back to the studio roof. And yes, made my first around the world trip, but it didn't take no eighty days. Inside, I changed clothes....meaning the color of my pants and of course, different colored t-shirt. Walked back into Hooter's where a bunch of people were talking of what little they could see, but boy, they did talk. As for me, my reply was I was trying to climb a light post to get a better view, but..... After lunch, ran around town but also hit a Bass Pro shop for what's called a neck gaiter. You know, kind of a tube scarf which covers not only your neck, but you can pull it up over your nose. I bought two of them, along with two ski caps to hide the color of my hair. The less people knew about me as non Thor, the better off I'd be. Bought a vest which has four pockets....two on the outside, two on the inside which held a neck gaiter and cap, along with a set of rubber dish washing gloves and nitrate gloves as I had to worry about leaving fingerprints. That's why I didn't want to attempt peeling the roof of that armored car with my hands. Back at the storage lot, ate two of my twelve inch subs, worked a little more on Tom and Tala's drawings, then did some reading before calling it a night as I figured I'd be busy on Monday with whatever Bob had planned.
Monday morning I'm ready to take off after making sure the coast was clear, with us landing in my usual alley where the roach coach was waiting for me. Ordered my usual 2 ham, cheese and mushroom, hashbrown omelet burritos that Jose does so well. What I also liked was he started stocking larger containers of milk for me. So I'm just standing there munching away on breakfast while bs'ing with him and his wife, when a woman and two men come walking up to me. The woman introduces herself as Marie Weist, while the two men were Maurice Micklewhite, and Ernest Evans. Now having worked in a casino for awhile even if it was no more than washing dishes or busing tables, the way the introductions were made told me she was on top of the food chain, followed by the other two in ranking order. And of course, all three were in business attire. From her briefcase, she pulls out a familiar yellow envelope, saying here's your paycheck, but Bob says the meeting with the Japanese studio has been canceled and all I could say was oh and wondered what had happened for it to be canceled, along with maybe Bob had another studio lined up. So asked her about maybe another studio being lined up, but she says no to another studio being lined up, but she was sure he would soon have some-thing for me. However, Bob insisted on making sure you got paid for your time we were suppose to spend in Japan, even if it was canceled. From her briefcase, she then pulls out two more of the familiar yellow envelopes, saying here's fifty-thousand dollars. I said wait a minute.....Bob got those Japanese studio people to pay me even if I DON'T work? Maurice says apparently I have no idea of my value not only here at Disney, but other studios. I said I'm making gobs of money which makes me happy and I simply DON'T CARE what Bob charges other studios for my services. But I'm kind of surprised about Bob doing this......then it was wait a minute. He made a dollar bet with you three didn't he? That him knowing me, he KNEW I'd turn it down and you three didn't believe it would turn out like this, did you? Yeah, they hadn't and yes, they'd made dollar bets with Bob. And boy, did they have sour expressions on their faces of having to go back to Bob with that money and pay him off too. That's when Ernest spoke up, asking why wouldn't I take the money, because after all, this was part of the agreement that Bob made with the other studio. I said since day one, Bob's been really good to me and I have no problem accepting a bonus when I find myself learning what I can do while he's got him film people video taping everything. But there's been times he's offered me a bonus and because I didn't feel I had earned it in good conscious, I wouldn't accept it. That's when Marie asks me about the money I'd won in Texas and I explained how those Texans had booed and hissed at Bob when he said he was from California. As to all that money won, I TRIED giving giving him half, but he refused, so I kept it. That's when I saw Natalie, Chris and Tom walking towards us, so I naturally waved and called out to them.
Asked if they were hungry, with me telling them what I was having for breakfast. I mean, after all. Bob's buying. Yeah, Chris and Tom took me up on my offer, so I also offered a free breakfast burrito to these three new people. Natalie and Marie declined with Tom explaining while as men, they could put on a few extra pounds, but as for women...... As to those two guys, they politely declined and had the feeling that they didn't eat such plebeian type food. Chris and Tom didn't hesitate in chowing down their burritos, along with bottled water, instead of milk. Now Natalie's looking at the three of us eating and with a slight look of disapproval, says she can't believe we were actually filling our bellies with such gut food and not eating healthy, nutritious items. I told Chris and Tom, it sounds more like she's jealous we get to eat the GOOD stuff while she has to eat raw grass or some other healthy life style food. They both about choked on their burritos while laughing. So I held out my burrito and squeezed it a little bit so she could not only see, but SMELL the deliciousness of my breakfast. She hesitated, then said, well, one bite won't hurt. Takes my burrito and takes a BIG bite out of it? I said damn sis, I said take A BITE, not devour the entire thing! I got my burrito back and after a bit, she admitted it was really good. Then when I offered some of it to Marie, she took a small bite, but those two guys? No thanks. Had to order another burrito for me just before I finished my second one.
That's when I explained why I was here and they said they'd heard thru the grapevine that I'd be here and wanted to see me one more time before they took off? Seems Natalie was going to have a part in some movie, while Chris and Tom were headed home to spend time with their families. Man, what a bummer as I'd gotten used to seeing them on a more or less basis. Being curious and knowing where they were from, asked how long did it take them to get home and was shocked to find it would take about two days. I said if you guys want, I can always get you there now.......that is, if you don't have a lot of luggage. Just let me know what day you want to be back, this way you can have an extra day or two with your families. This was something none had thought of which pleased me.....you know, paying it forward in my own way. They accepted and they thought I might have trouble getting to them with me working for some studio. I said you forget how fast we can move and I'll do my best to make sure you'll have time to rest up before going to work here or where ever. Well, they both had made plans to leave in two days, but were quick to accept my offer of taking them home today, if they wanted to. They did, but then Tom said forget it. I had made plans to take my girlfriend with me and I don't think she'd be too happy having to take a plane while you flew me back to Britain. I said hell, Tom......I'll be more than glad to take her with you. But do you think she's going to be happy with just ONE suitcase? I mean, I've seen what women will not only pack, but HOW MUCH they want to take with them in the movies. Both started laughing, with Natalie saying that's a lie and no doubt why you'll NEVER be married. The guys laughed harder, while those two with Marie weren't saying a word or showing any emotion.
That's when Natalie GRABS one of my arms and drags me away from everyone while telling them it's time for a big sister, little brother talk. Man, thru the years yeah, we had more than one of those, along with those from big brothers Benjamin, Chris and Tom. She wanted to know just what the hell was I thinking of when I did what I did and I couldn't figure out that one. I mean, how would she know about Tala, the trees, etc., so I said I figured they could use the manure, dead trees and other stuff. Oops. She was quick to realize I had to be talking about Crows Feather, then said no, it was my “stunt” going out like I did here in L.A. and the armored car. I said I happened to be in the area going to get something to eat and when things went down like they did, I had maybe a minute or less to improvise which was why I had ripped my t-shirt to make a scarf. If we hadn't moved like we did, a baby, two children and their mother would have been squashed flat. I simply didn't have the ten or fifteen minutes to get dressed. But let me tell you this.....if it should EVER happen, I WILL go to town as myself and all thirteen Mjolnir's and screw the consequences if it means saving a person or peoples lives. That's when she said she'd get me some extra rubber masks with me telling her about what I'd done afterwards. Not only that, figured it would take me thirty seconds or less to put every-thing on and during that time, I'd have my Mjolnir, along with Bobs twelve ready to go. I said now if you're done ragging on me, how about jumping on your broom and flying back to everyone like my other sisters do all the time? She called vile, disgusting oaf and felt real pity for my two innocent(?!) sisters. While Chris and I had been to England, I really didn't know many places there and mentioned this to Tom. I said this to Tom, but mentioned I'd seen photos of Downing Street and could get us there with no problem.....but do you think we'd see your Queen if she was coming out to go somewhere? Tom actually did a face palm, saying oh come on.....NO colonist could be so ignorant not knowing the Queen doesn't live at.......at which time he looked up and saw me smiling, with Chis and I laughing at him. Then Chris said looks like Thor pulled a Loki on you, Tom. Then Tom and everyone else started laughing.
Well, Tom and Chris were ready to go and with me attaching one of Bobs Mjolnir's on each of their back and having a third one follow us, off we went. Stopped at Toms place with him introducing his girlfriend to me, then told her what I had offered. Boy, was she quick to accept the offer. Told Tom that I'd take Chris to his place and when you're ready, give him a call and we'd be right over. All Chris needed was his shaving kit which he put in a small suitcase as he had some gifts for their kids and wife. While we waited, he talked about his growing up which I found interesting, with me doing the same, though he knew why I never mentioned what city I grew up I. Tom's girlfriend........THIRTY minutes later, Chris gets Toms call, so off we go to his place. Man, did she pack that suitcase and I could see that while Tom could carry it, it was NOT light. He was sorry she took so long and I held out my hand, saying gimme and he was quit happy to be relieved of this kind of Biblical burden. Now Tom had briefed her what it was like and what to expect, but I made sure she got a demonstration. Attached one of Bobs Mjolnir's to her back, lifted her up about a foot in the air, then moved her around a bit over the ground, asking if she felt like she was going to fall, felt sick or anything like that. She didn't and I said as long I commanded that Mjolnir to remain on your back, it would remain there, but remember you can only partially turn, so if you want to make yourself turn all the way to the left for example, I have to tell it to do this. She under-stood, so asked Tom if she'd like the slow or fast tour. He said slow and she asked what I meant. I asked if she'd ever been to Australia, with her saying no. I said we'll drop Chris off at his place, give you a quick tour of Australia, some other places, then you and Tom to his place, okay? She agreed.
I said first let's give you the crows view of your neighborhood which was about five hundred feet, with me then saying, now for the eagles view which was a couple of thousand, followed by a airplanes view, which is around ten thousand feet. She was wowed, then I said next stop, Hawaii, then we were looking at Diamond Point and the beaches of Hawaii, with me lowering us height wise so she'd get a better view of everything. All she could say was oh God a few times, with Tom and Chris telling her pretty neat hunh? She responded pretty neat doesn't make it, with Tom telling her this was just some of Thor's understatements he's made since we've met him. From there, we went to Australia to drop Chris off at his front door, with Tom's girlfriend meeting his wife and kids for a bit, before we took off again. Quick tour of Australia and New Zealand, followed by Egypt, Rio De Janeiro, Paris, etc., before being in front of Big Ben. From there, he gave me directions to his place. Yeah, we got a few looks from some people when we landed, with me carrying his girlfriends suitcase inside their place. I left Bobs three Mjolnir's outside while doing this and after being thanked by the two of them, we took off for the studio.
Bobs three people and Natalie were still waiting, with Natalie asking if I'd given Toms girlfriend The Tour as she calls it. I said yeah and no doubt Tom's made major brownie points with her. Marie wanted to know what Natalie meant by The Tour, so Natalie explained. Marie just looks at me, saying but....but.... but, then looks at her watch, saying you've only been gone around twenty minutes, maybe a little longer. I said yes and it would have been another ten minutes or so longer, but they and I knew you'd be waiting for us to return.....especially Natalie the nag. Then told Marie the places we'd taken them to, especially after dropping Chris off. Those three just stared at me, with Natalie telling them while I could be a difficult younger brother, he does have his moments when it comes to doing things like this.
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Post by texican on Feb 3, 2021 19:24:38 GMT -6
WillC,
Will Marie get a tour before to long?
A few more chapters may reveal.
Thanks for the chapter.
Texican....
PS: When I was a teenager and young man, I could eat similar a lot but Thor does pack it away and stays skinny. What a life Thor leads.
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Post by willc453 on Feb 3, 2021 23:28:20 GMT -6
Marie's somewhere between his age and Natalie's and maybe a few years older than Cheri. Thor's not totally stupid because he's seen the way some women look at him, but he knows they're looking at Thor, not him. Cheri's the only woman who knows him as he normally is. Maybe you could tell he was NOT impressed by Marie's 2 underlings, as to her, don't know yet. Though he might give her a ride on Loki's scooter later on. Just haven't gone that far time wise. As it is, me being me, it really hits the fan for Thor in the next chapter. Once I finish it and got another going, will post it. And as to his eating habits at times, NO doubt Natalie and a lot of other women look at him with REALLY green envy. Think of The Shadow and Aaron when they lost weight and having to eat to gain it back. As to 28, just started page 3 if that helps.
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Post by willc453 on Feb 7, 2021 19:23:47 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 28 Then Natalie asked how I felt about working in Japan, with me saying no doubt Bob's talked with those people who will have something different for me to try......but it got canceled for some reason. But knowing Bob, he's already lining up another studio......maybe even DC, Sacred Cow or Iron Horse. Of course, they hadn't heard of either of them, so I explained. This was when Marie asked hadn't I heard and naturally, no idea what she was talking about. That's when they all started telling me about a typhoon was starting to hit Japan and already, it was being hit by large waves caused by the typhoon. This is what happens when I DON'T pay attention to the news every day. Another lesson learned. I said I needed some photos or videos of the parts of Japan that was being hit by those waves and how far was this typhoon from Japan. Well, iPads came out and they started showing me photos and videos till I said okay, got enough to get there with no problem. That's when Marie said there was NO way I could stop a typhoon or those large waves, with Natalie telling Marie, you and everyone else here have NO idea what Thor's capable of and more than once he's come up with things on the fly as he puts it. I said besides, what's the big deal? I mean, this typhoon's nothing more than a REALLY BIG tornado and wet, right? And damn that Natalie......she said it was you in Oklahoma wasn't it? I turned to Marie, telling her to call Bob and ask him if the Japanese studio was damaged and if I got rid of the typhoon, would they still like me to come out for their tests, later on this week? And I hate asking, but let the cafeteria I may be coming in hungry later on. With that, we rose into the air with all of Bobs Mjolnir's right behind us. A minute or two later, we're seeing the waves in that port town and from there, we headed into the wind towards that typhoon and boy, it WASN'T like a bigger version of a tornado. But we did the same with it as we'd done with those two tornadoes in Oklahoma. It just took us a bit longer. Then back to Japan to deal with those waves. Remember our water balloons? This time we brought the clouds and wind down to just above sea level and we were really zooming back and forth as that part of Japan was being hit for about fifty miles? We started pushing back on the waves, making them go back into the deeper part of the ocean and once deep enough depth wise, we started breaking up those waves which wasn't that easy. It was right after that that I saw a cargo ship with a lot of shipping containers on it, with the ship listing and fallen containers just floating in the water around it. With all of Bobs Mjolnir's working, we got the ship upright, then started stacking those containers that were close to falling over which was where I got an idea. Talked with the ships captain who was very grateful for saving his crew and ship, with me having all the shipping containers that were in the water for free! We took a hundred and thirty-six of 'em back to a plateau on Tala's reservation land, but made sure each was spread out and not stacked upon each other as I had no idea how water proof those things were. Got recharged, then back to Japan to see who might need help. There was a lot of flooding, with many people stranded on roof tops which was where and when I met Hinata Takahashi, while also learning a little bit how things are in foreign countries vs America. Right after I landed, we were mobbed by most of them, not that I blamed them as the building wasn't in too good of a shape after being hit by cars, trucks, boats, the water and God knows what else. Trying to tell them that we'd rescue them, but we needed room to no avail. They didn't speak English and I, of course, didn't speak Japanese. This was when Hinata started shouting in Japanese and after a bit, they backed off, with me asking if anyone spoke English as I didn't know any Japanese. This was when Hinata stepped forward, saying he spoke out in English, asking me what did I need. I explained what we were going to do, but also needed to know where a place of safety was at. He quickly spoke to everyone in Japanese and they quickly quit mobbing me. We ferried nineteen people from that roof, starting with the very oldest, two mothers with their kids, followed by taking the others in two trips. Hinata had suggested we drop them off at a hospital which I'm guessing was thirty miles away. This way the people who had been injured could be treated and of course, be registered as survivors by their government. Hinata offered to be my interpreter, which I gratefully accepted as more than once, we meet a lot of people who didn't speak English. And it just wasn't people on roof tops, but those on cars that would have been swept out to sea when the ocean water receded. Up and down the coast of Japan we worked and this time, I REALLY pushed it because so many people's lives were at stake. Thing is, I KNEW that while I could recharge with no problem, I HAD TO get something to eat. So I'd leave Hinata behind while we took off for the studio's cafeteria. Thing is, I never really got to stock up food wise. Kind of like you're just off of empty on your gas gauge, with you only putting a gallon or two of gas in the tank and taking off for a few miles until you need to add another gallon or two. Just enough to keep you going. All I could think of what if Mom and my sisters were in some kind of the same situation, could I do any less for these people? I just didn't hit the studio cafeteria, but Kodiak's mess hall, with both places quickly cutting up meat and putting it on platters for me to gobble down, bones and all. Near the end, it was when I briefly met Superman, though later on for awhile, he was known as Hercules. I was shocked to see someone flying thru the air like me, even though he was slow compared to me. He was busy rescuing people like us. It came to a point where I knew I had to REALLY eat or pass out and God knows what would of happened if we'd of been over water if this had happened, but death, no doubt. I knew we had to quit when I found myself unable to actually concentrate as I was basically working on automatic pilot if you will. See someone here, pick 'em up, see someone over there, pick 'em up. Pick up vehicles so they didn't wash out to sea. Then it was picking up a lot of boats that had been washed inland. Best thing to do was pick them up from being so far inland to areas near the docks, but on land instead being in the water. Figured we'd come back later on after I got some rest and something to eat. Some how I took off in the wrong direction and saw a rock formation below us and was thinking it was Tala's peoples land. Realized I had to turn around to make it to the studio cafeteria for whatever food I could quickly gobble down or maybe even my motorhome. Then I just kind of gave out, with me hitting the ground kind of hard, not that it mattered because at that point I was unconscious. But when I briefly woke up, Mom was there giving me some water and it was THE best tasting water I EVER had, then she was forcing some stew into my mouth. All I could do was say thanks and could I stay home for the day as I wasn't feeling too good. Maybe I had the flu and didn't want to give it to the kids at school. She said fine, you can stay home until you're better. I remember going from hot and sweaty to freezing cold, but Mom was there with me all the time, giving me water, more delicious stew, some medicine she got from the store and singing to me, though I couldn't comprehend the words. All I knew was that I was sick, but Mom was there and she'd take care of me. Thru out all of this, I wasn't thinking of being home, how I got there, along with the repercussions of Mom and the girls finding out who I was now instead of what they thought I was. Or if any of the neighbors knew I had returned home as Thor. Does that make any sense? Bit by bit, with Moms love, water, her delicious stew, medicine and her singing, I got better. Finally came a time when I woke up for real and talk about being shocked.....I see a old, wrinkly kind of black woman leaning over me with a wet rag in her hand. I didn't know what to say except hello, at which point she said something I didn't understand, then in English, asked if I'd like some water and something to eat. I said please and some other dark skinned people came over with food and water which I greedily drank and ate. Right after that, back to sleep. I was with those people for nine days, with me slowly getting my strength back. Remember me being tired and confused, then trying to eat what I could, as quick as I could? Think of your car sputtering because the engine gas pump is trying to get what gas it could from the gas tank. A friend is driving and you're outside jogging next to the car, trying to pour gas into the tank to keep the engine going. Bad analogy, but it's the best I can come up with. As to “Mom”, there were actually four them caring for me while I was in and out of consciousness. I wasn't even near Tala's place........how about Australia and the people who saved my life, some call Aborigines. One of them had seen us fall out of the sky and hitting that plateau. With me still touching Mjolnir and of course, even unconscious, NO ONE could move me or Bobs Mjolnir's which which were scattered around me and mine. A call went out among them and soon there were about one hundred people taking care of me. By taking care of me, I mean, making sure I had water and then later, food which I found out to be kangaroo and I don't know what else other than I gobbled it up because that stew was so deliciousness. And of course, they have their own form of medicine, using roots, grass and I don't know what, with it being mixed in my stew. I had been laying on the ground during all of this, being covered with blankets when I got cold and still wearing my costume, though my mask with its hair piece was gone. Mom said it was on my backpack and it was like she could read my mind. I didn't bother putting the new one on while with them. Eventually I got better and had enough “gas” to get back to California, but before I left, everyone got rides thru the air. It seemed during and after their flight, they ALL had the biggest smiles. Now many of them were from some city, but NONE of them took any photos of me by myself or being among them. To the Mom I woke up to, I gave her Bobs business card, telling her if she or any of the others ever needed help, to call that number and say you were having a special on stew, with me returning to this plateau. And if wondering, found out that I'd eaten SIX kangaroos and only they knew what else. I knew they had no use for money, but water? That was a different story, so I started filling up various dips in rock formations and some gullies with water all within a hundred mile radius before returning to the studio. And Australia has a lot of fires in what they call The Outback, so when they do, we'd be there to put them out, along with putting water in different places so those hundred would have it available and of course, the wildlife. It was there where I learned to kill with my and Bobs Mjolnir's. Apparently, the original English colonists had brought rabbits to breed for use as a food source. However, some got loose and were now considered a pest, but a God send by what I call The People or sometimes, The One Hundred. Learned how to use a boomerang and just a regular stick to kill rabbits. Thing is, I had to cut back on my strength in throwing either one because in the beginning, I'd actually split the rabbit in half from hitting it with so much force. And I didn't hunt alone, but would take some of the guys with Bobs Mjolnir's on their backs which made spotting the rabbits a lot easier. With a hundred people there, that's A LOT of food that'd get eaten every day.....and especially by me as I'd eat at least two dozen a day. Cooked on a spit or as stew, it didn't matter. And none of them laughed when I puked seeing one of them gutting one of the kills, with me also learning how to do this. It made me realize how meat comes a long way before it's put on a white, styrofoam platter covered with clear plastic wrap. It finally came a time when I knew I had enough strength to get back home, in this case, the studio cafeteria because I knew I needed A LOT of food, much more than the One Hundred could really provide. Thing is, I was sad in leaving. I was not only leaving four Moms behind, but a bunch of people I considered brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles. With Chris's face mask on once again, didn't take us long to get to the studio, with me leaving Bobs Mjolnir's on the roof, then walking into the cafeteria and being met with DEAD silence for about a minute, with things going kind of crazy. Everyone saying they were glad to see me and of course, where I had been for over a week, along what happened to me as I seemed to have lost a lot of weight. I asked everyone to give me some room as I REALLY needed to eat which was why I had lost so much weight. Well, a couple of the servers came out with 2 hams and a pot roast, setting them down at my table. Thing is, it took me some effort to make a bigger spoon for the mash potatoes and gravy, something people saw. A couple of the line helpers got to cutting up one of the hams and roasts for me, while I did the same with my ham. And I ate everything before me, bones and all. Thing is, NOBODY bothered me with questions, though many took photos of me when I first arrived, but once I was at my table and by myself...... About an hour into eating, Bob arrives, asking if he could come in and I mumbled yes, waving him in, with him bringing in a chair to sit on. Tells me everyone's been worried sick about me, with me taking off and not returning or calling after I had left Japan at the end. When I didn't say anything, he asked if I wanted him to leave, but I shook my head no and just kept eating. After thirty minutes or so, there was a pause in the food coming my way, so told him we really pushed it. I knew I had to eat a lot and tried getting back here, but being in the mental state I was in, took off in the wrong direction. I got lucky because when I passed out, I hit land instead of water and was found by some people who nursed me back to health.....enough that I didn't die. Even though they didn't have much, they gave me whatever they could give me food and medicine wise. Eventually I got strong enough to fly and help gather food. Thing is Bob, they know what I look like and he just looked at, saying you mean you as you and not as Thor? I said yes, because Chris's mask was taken off and even though I was unconscious, they couldn't move me or your Mjolnir's, they took care of me where I'd fallen, do you understand? He did, at which point I told him NONE of them had taken photos of me with their cell phones even though they could of. He looked at my backpack which was dirty and dusty, asking why hadn't I called for help, with me telling him that because where I had landed, there was no electricity to recharge phones and besides, until earlier today, I was maybe at all of one or two percent Thor wise. And right now, I fell like I'm maybe six percent? I don't want ANY mention of where those people are from that helped me stay alive because you can imagine the media frenzy this would create for them. Bob understood, but said eventually they'd have to have some sort of press release. I said how about keeping it simple? Once I'm back to me being Thor, pass the word to the press that I'll be out front of the studio. When he asked what I planned on doing, I told him and he say yes, that would definitely prove you're back alright. I basically ate for six hours straight and slowly gained weight, along with muscle tone. When I REALLY felt full, I thanked the cooks and servers, telling them I'd make it up to them somehow. Now Bob naturally couldn't wait for me to finish eating and he could tell his cafeteria people were taking real good care of me. Asked him to let Natalie, Chris and Tom know I was okay and I'd call them in a day or two. Said he would and then said this was one hell of a Thanksgiving for you, wasn't it?! Yeah....I missed being with Cheri and the girls and no doubt she was hurt by me not showing up or even calling. Which explained why the cooks had cooked four turkeys for me to eat. After saying goodbye to everyone, we took off for my place and with the coast being clear, got back to home sweet home. Hooked up the phones so they could be recharged, then started cleaning my costume, then laying down for about four hours. Took a shower, shaved and got dressed. Then called Cheri, but got her voice mail since she was at work. I explained I'd been pretty sick, unable to call her and I was really, really sorry for not being there with them for Thanksgiving and to please call me back. I'll be honest.......I didn't call Mom and the girls for two reasons. One was I didn't want them to worry about me and my health. The other was even more important......that they might think it was odd that I was sick while Thor was missing. Yeah, it might have been a long shot of them putting two and two together, but it was chance I didn't dare take. Then called Bob, asking what had happened with the Japanese studio job. First off, it was Natalie had called him and threatened me with great physical violence if I didn't call her asap, with Chris and Tom making the same request, but without the physical violence threats. But they'd wait for my call instead of them calling me. I said I'd take care of that after we're done, but was it possible for me to take some time off as I might need to see some people. Asked if it was the people who'd helped me, with me saying no, they were some people I knew as me and he understood and didn't ask any more about that. He asked if a week would be enough time and I said hopefully just a couple of days will take care of that matter and if so, as soon as it's cleared up, I'll call you or leave a message for you. He says fine and yes, the Japanese studio still wants you to come out. That's when I remembered and told him to let me know if he ever got any messages for me, saying they had a special on stew, with me saying it would be from those who saved my life. He said he would and that he's always surprised at the situations I get into, but would I mind if he ran this pass his people? I didn't understand and said so. What happened to you is unique......you keep coming up with different story ideas and it just occurred to me that NO superhero or villain has ever found themselves to be totally helpless, but discovered by people who helped him not because of who he or she was, but simply because it was the right thing to do. I said no problem, but make it a good ending where the helpers don't have anything bad happen to them okay? He said he would. Oh boy.....then I had to call Chris, Tom and Natalie, naturally making her my last call to make. Yeah, that woman can be downright scary at times. The guys were glad to hear from me, even though Bob had already called them. I kept it pretty simple.....we're really pushed it and it didn't help I hadn't been able to eat like I needed to. That I'd fallen unconscious, but some people helped nurse me back to health, but now I was pretty much back to being me. And yes, I'd pick them up any time they were ready to return. Then it was Natalie's turn and she wanted to see me.....RIGHT NOW! Well, she hadn't left to start her new job on that movie, so she was home with Benjamin and their kids. I said why not let us talk over the phone and she some how has telepathic ability because she says Bob had called her(!) not only telling her how much and long I'd eaten, but that I had lost A LOT of weight. I knew I'd have to go see her because if I didn't she'd make my life a living hell one way or another. Not that I meant her doing this in a bad way. So I said okay, let me get dressed and I'll be out in a bit. Grabbed six of those Port of Sub sandwiches I had bought earlier, a gallon of water and with me dressed and the coast clear, we took off. Now we'd been to her place before, so no trouble getting there and I'm glad to report there was NO media camped in front of her driveway like they had been not long ago. Now last time, we had landed in her backyard, but wasn't sure if that would be okay or not, so landed out front and proceeded to knock on her door. I never thought about them and their security cameras, but next thing I knew was their door was open, with Natalie just staring at me for a few seconds, then reaching out to grab me and starts crying?! Boy, talk about awkward......one hand has my Mjolnir, the other is holding my sandwiches and water and of course, her husband Benjamin is also looking at me. After a few seconds on my part, I put both arms around her saying I was okay. It was kind of like holding and telling Mom I was okay when I got hurt one time. Kids can kind of shrug things off when they get hurt that drive Moms crazy. Then she's carrying on.....oh God, oh God....we heard you had lost weight when you returned, but I didn't realize you'd lost so much. I said we were okay....I mean, we went thru the valley of death with ease.....or is it missing the jaws of death? I'm not too sure because I was never too good at remembering poetry. Besides, you ever hear of a demi-god dying? Of course not. Yeow! WRONG thing to say. I mean, I was just trying to kind of joke her out of her attitude and crying like she was. Natalie: youyouyouyou.....IDIOT! Death is NOTHING to joke about and right after she says this, her Benjamin pulls her back, telling her that I was making light of what happened as a way of coping of not only what had happened to me, but how it could of turned out so differently. Men handle things differently than women, my love. Natalie sniffled some more, then said I was still an idiot, then she's asking what did I have in the plastic bag?! Said after I saw you two, I'd find someplace to eat and who knows what might be happening some where in town......or else where, She says I HAD TO tell them what happened and of course, you can eat here. Well, ended up eating in their kitchen, with Benjamin being kept busy refilling my one gallon water jug. Really nice when you have a fridge that can dispense cold water on demand. The relationship I have with those two is a bit more.....complicated or involved? I mean, they did help me with Cheri and her daughters when they didn't have to so they got a bit more information. But when she asked if I'd called Mom when I got done eating at the studio, I didn't say anything. At which point she says I HAVE TO call her and I said no, then explained why. Neither liked this, but understood. But then Benjamin brought up an interesting point.....what would of happened to my estate if I had died instead of being found and kept alive? Cr*p...... that was something I had NEVER thought of and naturally, never read anything like that in a comic book. Natalie had a surprised look on her face when he brought this up and of course, he saw my look of surprise. I said I never thought......which was when Benjamin said they both knew a little bit about my earlier financial situation, but now you're no doubt making money in amounts I'm sure you never dreamed of making, correct? When I said yes, he said he wasn't being nosey as you Americans would say, but just how are you handling such large amounts of money? Told them most of it was still cash, with me buying prepaid debit cards and making sure Mom and the girls got some every couple of weeks in my account back home. He tells me I'm wasting money, that I should be investing it....not just for me in my future years, but what about your family? How would you provide for them if you should.......become deceased? You should invest it in stocks, bonds, possibly CD's, with that last one confusing me. I said why would I buy CD's......I like listening to music from my radio or what music I've downloaded from Youtube. They both that this was REALLY funny and started laughing and after they got done, explained to me what THEIR form of CD's were. As to their laughing, it wasn't a mean kind of laugh, but simply something they thought was really funny. Yeah, I was pretty ignorant of the financial world. Over a period of the next couple of months, Benjamin and I would meet with their two financial people who handled their own finances and always at their home. Those two financial people had no idea why they were being called to talk about financial matters at their home instead of their offices, but being who they were........ with everything was arranged for them to come to their home later on. Now Natalie had left to be in that movie of hers, but no problem for me to fly out, pick her up and return her home for the first meeting which lasted maybe an hour, then simply fly her back to her filming location. Now they were both worried about having all my eggs in one basket so to speak, with Chris, Tom and Bob being brought onboard later on and them letting me use their financial advisors. But I was also a Disney employee, so I got Disney stock at a discount and with me being in more than one Disney movie, it's value has grown thru the years. With me making money like I was, I had different advisors handling my money....two in California, one in Australia and the other in England. Thing is, those people KNEW better than to talk about who they had for clients, especially when it came to me. For if word got out, all five of them would of closed their accounts which had a lot of money, along with passing the word around town they couldn't keep their mouths shut. When I had the time, drove back home with me getting a safe deposit, putting a bunch of money in it and giving the key to Mom to hold for me. Figured this was a kind of last ditch effort that if something did happen to me, when I didn't answer their calls or visit over a LONG period of time...... Things were also set up so if I didn't make it, the four of them (Natalie, Chris, Tom and Bob) each had an envelope sealed in liquid resin which they kept in their own safety deposit boxes or safes. Only one of the envelopes had information on who I really was and even I couldn't remember which envelope had that information. Well, I get back home and ready for bed as I was getting tired. Discovered that I needed more than food and lightning to keep going, but actual rest. That's when Cheri calls naturally. She was shocked to find out that I had been sick, so she understood and still wanted me to come out. I said I'd leave after I got a few hours of sleep, with her telling me if I got tired, just pull over some where and get what ever sleep I needed. Had about four hours worth, then took off for Las Vegas. Just into Nevada, time to pull over where I slept for six hours, finally arriving at Cheri's before noon. Well, she, the girls and Quack Fu come running out as I backed into her driveway. But when I got out, she started crying, saying I was SO thin and was I sure I was okay? I said I was, with her TRYING to hold onto one of my arms, but the girls.......well, they decided they were monkeys climbing onto and holding onto a tree limb. Which meant they had wrapped both legs and arms around each of my legs which made walking a bit awkward. I said I am a treant and this is VERY undignified to think such small monkeys could climb and hold onto me like this, with me explaining what a treant was. So I'd kind of growl and kind of shake a leg to make them let go, not that this was going to happen of course. They said they were really good monkey's and if I was a nice whatever I said I was, I should let them hang on to my branches. I said okay and into their home we went. Once inside, Cheri insisted on making me lunch, with me agreeing to have some tuna fish sandwiches and while she went off to do that, I told the girls they were now in the protective forest and safe from lions, tigers, bears and other kinds of hungry animals that would devour such young, tender little monkey's. They let go and I THOUGHT thank goodness that was over. It wasn't. Horsey ride, horsey ride. For the next fifteen or twenty minutes they took turns riding me as I did my best to be a My Little Pony taking them thru a tour of the protective forest while telling them the different sights and things that were there. I was never into Dungeons and Dragons, but a friend was, with him telling me from time to time about some of the adventures he and his buddies had gone on. In the end, both girls are on my back and they're telling some of the not so nice monsters that they were not only in the protective forest, but also their My Little Pony would protect them. Which meant I had to “rear up” like I was using my two front “hooves” to beat some sense in some of these monsters. Then of course WE had to chase them out of the protective forest to make it safer for the nice animals there. When I finally had a chance to look up, saw Cheri standing in the kitchen doorway with her phone in her hand and trying not to laugh. Then it just kind of burst free from her when she saw me seeing her. She said time to get off My Little Pony and feed him, which the girls did..... but then, insisted on feeding me instead of letting me feed myself?! Which meant if I took a bite of a tuna fish sandwich from one of them, I had to do the same with the other girls. Talk about a slow way of eating. I ate four cans of tuna fish and their loaf of bread. Cheri talked of making supper for us, something I could simply heat up and finish cooking, but I cheated by turning to the girls, saying pizza, burgers or hotdogs? Cheri was outvoted. Ended up spending three days with them, with me adding twelve cans of tuna fish, two jars of mayo, chips and two loaves of bread to along with steaks, pork chops, hamburger, peanut butter and jelly to their pantry the first day I was there. Along with hotdogs for the girls and of course, Quack Fu. -------- 29 will tell about the time he spent with Cheri, her daughters and Quack Fu. And that's all I'm goin' to say.
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Post by texican on Feb 7, 2021 20:24:19 GMT -6
29 will tell about the time he spent with Cheri, her daughters and Quack Fu. And that's all I'm goin' to say.
WillC,
You are teasing us which is not nice.
Thanks for the chapter.
Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Feb 18, 2021 9:52:44 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 29
During my three days with them, we'd go to the lake or one of the parks. One time we drove to Palm Springs to look at some of the fancy homes out there. Cheri would make lunches for us as she KNEW we'd be hitting different places for pizza, etc. for supper. Of course, we'd take her to her cooking school, then later on, to work. After that, it was me carrying the girls into my motorhome to pick her up and Quack Fu following. Other than that one guy, she hadn't had any more trouble and cooking school was going well. Felt bad I couldn't help her out more in some way as she was putting in a lot of hours. Thing is, the girls INSISTED on sleeping in the motorhome while I was there. I had no problem with that and neither did Cheri as I made one of the couches into a bed. Well, not quite.....had to buy some extra blankets and two new pillows. The girls got the new pillows while I kept my old one. Now with the girls asleep, there was no way I could roam if you will, as Thor. But that night, it was no problem to call six of Bobs Mjolnir's to land and lay flat on the motorhomes roof.....just in case I needed them you under-stand. Figured if I REALLY needed them, they wouldn't have to arrive sonic boom and all. On the morning of the forth day, it was time for me to leave and go see Mom and the girls. Thing is, got thrown for a kind of loop when Cheri said it was kind of short notice, with Christmas coming up like it was and she'd understand if I said no, but the girls were asking if you'd be here for Christmas?! I said, the best I can do is come out a day, maybe two before Christmas Eve along with spending Christmas Eve with them, but I want to spend what time I can also, with my family. Do you understand? She did, with us going to talk with the girls about this new arrangement. They didn't like the idea of me not being there on Christmas, but accepted that I wanted to be with my own Mom and sisters. Like I said before, Cheri only had herself and the girls only had her and I........well, all I can say was I was there for them when they really needed help. Cheri made breakfast and all of that, then it was time to see her off to work. She'd gone to the day care center to put me down as a family contact, including being able to not only drop them off, but pick them up. As to her cooking skills, it was good, but now with her going to school for this, it was REALLY good. So after dropping Cheri off at Hooters, I dropped the girls off at the day care center, then took off for Reno. As far as Quack Fu went, he'd gotten trained to use those doggie pads and had food and water.
I was about two hours or so north of Las Vegas when I realized with me changing my mind about how long I'd be gone from the studio, I found a large spot off the road to park and made my phone call. Called Bob to see if it was still okay for me to take those full seven days off. It was, but along with that, told that that Japanese studio had been damaged by the Typhoon's wind, so they didn't expect me to be working until the first full week of January! And with New Years Eve being on a Thursday, I'd have a four day holiday! Told him I'd be there bright and early that Monday morning, ready to wow those people so they got their money's worth. Then remembered those shipping containers I'd left on Tala's tribal land! So got dressed and after making sure the place was clear, took off to find him and how they were doing water wise, with me taking Bobs Mjolnir's that I'd placed on the Winnebago's roof. He was with Ahanu, one of his sons, with them moving the sheep to graze somewhere else. This took about thirty minutes while I watched Tala's sheep dogs in action which is pretty amazing. Once the sheep were settled into eating, I called out from above and then landed near them. I said I had some stuff happen, but maybe you know about those shipping containers on your land? They did and knew it had to be my doing, but hadn't opened them as they weren't their property. I explained how I got them and now, everything in them were theirs. Said when I had the time, I'd come back and put them where ever they wanted me to, but if Tala wanted me to, I'd place a dozen of them where ever he wanted me to around some homes. Ahanu said he'd be fine with watching the sheep, so placed one of Bobs Mjolnir's on Tala's back and we went to those shipping containers. Tala had me take the first five, placing them where he wanted them. Then back real quick to grab to place the others where directed. Naturally this drew a crowd, with one of them getting busy using a crowbar breaking a lock and the seal on a container. Asked if I was hungry, but had to tell Tala that I hated leaving them like this, but I was on my way home to visit family for a few days as my boss had given me some time off. He never said anything about how I looked or why I hadn't been around, but was surprised when he said Crow Feather was going to be disappointed in not seeing me again. And if wondering, I had kind of been looking over those that were there to see if she was among them, but apparently she was in school. I said maybe next time when I'm back here and he just smiled, saying she'd like that. Then we took off and once the road was clear of traffic, Bobs Mjolnir's went back to the motorhomes roof and me inside, where I changed clothes, then down the road we go.
And yeah, still hadn't called Mom, figuring I'd just kind of surprise 'em. It was around a nine hour drive getting there and nothing exciting happening except for two girls running out of gas some where south of a town called Goldfields. Since I had those filled gas cans, they got what I had and even payed me for it. Followed them into town where they pulled over to fill their gas tank, with me honking the horn and waving at them as I went by. In case you didn't know this, there's a whole lot of nothingness between Las Vegas and Fallon. Only cities you have is Tonopah and Hawthorne and that's basically it. Got gas in Tonopah and tried one of the eight inch pizzas the gas station makes there and not bad at all. Seems it's popular with drivers who meet other drivers from Las Vegas to swap trailers. Man, while it sounds like a kind of interesting life it's not for me as I like a normal kind of schedule. Once I hit the south end of Fallon, I knew I was actually getting closer to home.
Thing is, I was going down the main drag when the suddenly the light (it seemed) to have changed to yellow, then red! Honestly, I simply wasn't paying attention as I was thinking of seeing Mom and the girls after so long. And here comes the Nevada Highway Patrol with it's flashing lights?! Yeah, I got busted for going thru a red light and all I could think of the points it'd be against my license AND an increase in my insurance. Had my registration, license and proof of insurance ready for him as he walked up to the motorhome, with me outside in plain sight so he could see me and what I might be doing. He told me why he'd pulled me over, with me explaining the fault was mine, then told him about living and working in Los Angeles for awhile, going to see a friend and her family in Las Vegas, then wanting to see Mom and my sisters since I had the chance. He said let me check you out to make sure you have no wants or warrants and I'm thinking yeah, right......I'm cleaner than Mickey Mouse. He comes back, saying I checked out and he'd let me off with a warning, but next time...... I thanked him profusely and continued on home, this time REALLY aware of traffic and traffic lights.
Now it's a long drive from Las Vegas to Reno, so the girls were already home from school, though I had hoped I'd see and greet them as they got off their school bus like I use to. They never heard me back into the driveway and thing is, I was now good at backing up, considering the times I had to deal with my storage parking space. Knock on the door with one of the girls asking who was it. I made sure they couldn't see me thru the doors peep hole, deepened my voice so it sounded differently and said I met your brother who asked me to drop by if I was in the neighborhood. Them: and who are you? I said I am Thor, demi-god of Asgard. TOTAL silence, followed by do you think it's REALLY him because he does work down there and you never know. Then it was get the bat and when I open the door, get ready to clobber him if he's some kind of pervert?! Well, they did just that but as soon as they saw that it was me, they rushed to grab and hold me, while I did the same. Thing is, they noticed I had lost weight and some how, I looked older. And OF COURSE, they asked about Thor! I said in all honesty, the only way I could possibly see Thor was me being in my costume while looking at myself in some mirror, followed by me lifting my arms and turning left and right like I was admiring myself in front of a mirror. They groaned. Once inside, asked if there was any ice cream or pie from our last picnic together and got a look of you gotta be kidding us, with Margaret saying you snooze, you lose. I said you two need to remember that old saying of once on the lips, forever on the hips.....and you end up with a house full of cats! Boy, talk about EVIL looks when I said that.
They asked what was my job like working at Disney and I said that job I'm doing down there is COMPLETELY different than I ever expected and though I put a lot of hours in at times, it's worth it. Now Mom had already made supper for them and only needed to be heated up, but it was for two so suggested we have supper at the In N Out in Sparks as they'd never eaten there before. Snarky little sisters.....Margaret giving out a sigh, saying listen to this big time Hollywood movie producer trying to impress us. Then Danielle saying no doubt he's hoping we'll introduce him to some of our girlfriends while he's here. I said fine....you two can stay home, while I get something to eat there. They both said they'd go with me only to warn girls in the area that I was NOT some big time Hollywood movie producer AND to keep me out of any girl chasing trouble......not that anyone would have me of course. ESPECIALLY someone like Denise Richards. Thing is, the hunger kind of hit me on our way there. Seems that pizza I had in Tonopah really didn't do much for me. Should of hit either something to eat at Hawthorne or even the truck stop in Fernley, but I just wanted to get home. The girls just kind of stared at me when after they ordered, I got six of their double cheeseburgers with everything and ten ice teas. Thing is, I gobbled down two of the burgers and guzzled four of the teas before they had even finished half their meal. Realizing what I'd done, told them that I was really hungry as I hadn't had anything since leaving Las Vegas and as for the others, I'd microwave the burgers on the way back to Los Angeles. Not that this happened of course.
With Mom working, we took off for Winco for stuff to have a picnic together. Thing is, it was cold and it had snowed more than once over Donner, with snow still being on the ground around town and in the higher elevations around it, with me buying extra steaks to put in their freezer to eat later. Then a small barbeque at Walmart, coals, etc. so everything could be cooked in the backyard. Of course, the girls wanted to know about the woman and the family I'd spent Thanksgiving with, with me admitting I'd been sick during that time which was why I spent some time with them before coming up here. Being the snoopy kind of girls they are, they wanted to know more about her. Not wanting to go down that road, I brought up Thor and where everyone had seen him hovering over that truck stop in California before he took off. OH YEAH, we saw that on tv awhile back, but then he took off darn it. And isn't he sssooo handsome and other most nauseous things. They did appreciate me getting Thor to autograph his photo that I'd sent to them earlier. Then what was it like working at Disney and I told them it was really different, especially Los Angeles vs Reno/Sparks. They wanted to know how many famous movie stars I'd seen and I admitted not many, but had seen Natalie, Chris and Tom more than once.....why I even saw Robert Downey Jr. But I'd met a lot of just regular people.....you know, that make props, operate the cameras. Why all sorts of jobs, all requiring different skills. Since moving down there, never realized how much work was needed not only to make movies, but running a studio. Asked them about schools and they now had boyfriends?! Must of shown something and they said they'd already met Mom and she approved of them so far.......something they reluctantly added. The computer and printer has really helped them with their school work and now since they had cable tv, things were a lot better for them.
Funny thing.....now they had the internet and cable tv, they'd started watching videos on Youtube and news stories about people who had been altered, with them knowing more about what was going on than I did. But in my defense, I'd been working as Thor helping people or at the studio, so really didn't have much time. Besides, I was happy enough just having time to draw when I could. Which got me to thinking of my cosplayer friends, so called one of them. Once he found out I was back in town, he'd call everyone to have a quick meeting and chew things over at the Little Waldorf Saloon like we used to. It would happen the evening of my third day in town. We knew when Mom would get off of work, so we took the motorhome to greet her, waiting for her at the bus stop she normally took to get home. Her jaw about hit the ground when she saw me. She did some Mom crying and of course, I had to have been really sick to have lost weight like I'd done, but don't worry as she'd fatten me up. This meant going to Winco getting extra groceries like pork chops, hamburger and tuna fish in case I wanted a sandwich whenever. She got another shock when we got home to find those steaks, ribs and other things in the freezer and fridge. Once again, she wanted to know how things were going for me in California and I told her honestly I'd been meeting a lot of great people and my job there was also going great. As to meeting any of “those people” she'd worried about me meeting, I told her the truth: that I had only met one of “those people” but I was lucky that Thor took care of him. And that was kind of the truth. I mean, all those “other people”, including the Chinese fishing and military ships were dealt as Thor. Yeah, felt kind of rotten inside in lying to her, but I felt there was no choice, especially when she brought up what Thor had been doing. How did I feel about seeing someone like him doing the things he's been doing, especially since I'd been cosplaying him for so long?
I said think of the turmoil that poor guy must be going thru which surprised the three of them and asking me why. I said think about it.....does this guy have a girlfriend and of course, the girls said they wouldn't mind being his. I said really? Think of the coverage one gets when a movie star or professional athletic guy gets a new one, with the news media going into a frenzy trying to find out EVERYTHING about her, with her maybe even being hounded by the paparazzi for photos. Is he married and do they have kids? Even MORE media frenzy and not only that, this is why a lot of movie stars have bodyguards not only for themselves, but their family. And no doubt the paparazzi would be camped out where ever he and his family members lived for photos and of course, the various tv shows would love to have him, his girlfriend or his wife and their kids on their shows. And what if they were kidnapped some how and being held for ransom like doing something bad like robbing Fort Knox with all it's gold held there? I said I do admire the man for helping those with his abilities, but you gotta pity him for all the things he probably never figured on when he became Thor. Besides, there's that guy flying around like Superman and that other guy they're calling The Flash, fastest man alive. I'm just really happy to be here as me and not as Thor. This was when there could be a downside to fame.....then my stomach gave a rumble and I knew I needed to eat asap. Mom said she'd fix up some tuna fish for me, at which point I said I wanted to check out my motorhome. This was when I heated those burgers from In N Out and gobbled them down. As it was, Mom had to make two cans of tuna fish with me demolishing most of a loaf of bread. Of course, even though I told the girls about once on the lips, forever on the hips, they had no problem having a slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on it, while I had a BIG scoop of vanilla ice cream on mine. Mom even took some. After that, we played Monopoly and yes, made darn sure the girls sat at opposite ends of the table. Like I said before, we play for keeps and NO mercy. Danielle won, cackling like the witch in training she is, then it was Battleship, with Mom winning. Of course Mom didn't cackle or say anything, but she did give us the most evil smile. Thing is, my mind wasn't all there because I'd been listening to the news and interstate eighty was being hit by a snow storm, with the newscaster on the scene saying it looked like Caltran (California Department of Transportation) was going to close the highway possibly very soon due to this, along with people spinning out all over the road, so, he and his crew had to leave for Truckee and would continue there. Even the snow blowers were having a hard time making it, chained up and all.
Well, everyone went to bed while I went to my motorhome but listened to the news and maybe an hour later, eighty was closed with Caltran and the California Highway Patrol just trying to reach and rescue people stranded in their vehicles. I knew a bucket from an excavator wasn't going to make it this time. What I needed was the blade used on a grader.......the same kind Caltran used on theirs for moving snow. But where to get one? Looked online to see where Caltran had their equipment stored and found there was a yard not far from the west side of Donner Summit. Got dressed and after making sure the coast was clear, we took off meaning taking the Bobs six Mjolnir's along with calling his other six from the studio roof top, heading for Truckee. There was what's called a chain check area and a couple of California Highway Patrol cars near the the camper that the Caltran people use to get out of the weather from time to time. Asked one of the cops standing outside of her SUV if they could use some help and yes, she looked really startled when I landed in front of her, with Bobs Mjolnir's above us. Only thing she could come up with was us rescuing those in their stranded vehicles, at which point I told her what I was thinking of us doing. She didn't hesitate, but called for the Caltran supervisor to come to her to explain to him my plan. At which point, I said we're outta here and took off to start rescuing people. More than one person was cold in their car or truck, but no problem lifting their vehicle up and putting two of Bobs Mjolnir's under it and taking them and their vehicle near an open area called Gold Ranch which is the border area (more or less) between California and Nevada. Some people were really bad off cold wise, those we took to the chain check area with CHP calling for ambulances for those people to be taken to the local hospital. We took twenty-seven people and their vehicles to safety, followed by taking fourteen drivers stuck in their semi-trucks with pulled trailers. This took us some time and the reason for taking so long was a lot of the cars and trucks were covered in snow. What helped was the people would make sure their exhausts were clear of snow and more than once I'd of passed over them without seeing them, thinking there was nothing more than some piled up snow. Bobs Mjolnir's got a workout that night.
Once I was sure we had rescued everyone, back to the chain check station, with the Caltran supervisor telling me everything was ready. They had removed three blades from their graders, with me assigning four of Bobs Mjolnir's to each blade. I got a quick tutorial on how to plow snow, with us removing all of the snow off the highway but maybe half an inch of it. Behind us, were what they call sand boxes which were big dump trucks with plows and loaded with sand which they would spread over the newly cleared road because no doubt there was ice under the snow we hadn't removed. The first plow would shove its snow in front of the second plow and that snow was shoved in front of the third plow. One thing I didn't know was there were TALL metal poles on both sides of the road, east and west bound. They were there to also tell the Caltran people how high the snow was being pushed aside. I didn't even think about it, because I wanted to get this job over and done with before Mom or the girls woke up and of course, hit the studio cafeteria afterwards.
I go to look behind us after five minutes or so......and NO sand boxes behind us? So had to stop while I flew back to find them, which I did. After talking with one of the drivers, seems we'd cleared about twenty miles of road in around fifteen minutes. Told him I just wanted to get this over and they could just continue doing their thing. That when we finished the west side, I'd let their counterparts working the east side know what was going to happen. He said he'd let them know now. And off we went to finish clearing the west side, followed by the east side. After that, returned the grader blades back to those in Truckee and we took off for the studio cafeteria where I had a really nice breakfast and lunch combo. Left Bobs six Mjolnir's on the studio roof while I took the other six to land on my motorhome. Dawn was just a few hours away, so there wasn't much traffic, but there were some people who had spun out on the road, some of them in ditches. So we got them unstuck and took off for home. With Bobs Mjolnir's now on the motor-homes roof, time to get undressed and some much needed sleep. Didn't happen. Next thing I know is the girls are BANGING on my door, then the side of the motorhome where my bedroom is, telling me to get up as they have AMAZING news. I groaned, saying let me sleep, but nnnoooo, that wasn't going to happen, so I got got dressed to see what was up. They drag me into the house for me to watch a couple of minutes of me in Truckee that was being aired on all three of Reno's tv stations. SO glad with the weather being so bad, this was ALL that was taken of us. My mistake? I yawned, said so what? I'm hungry. About beat to death by them using the couch pillows on me with them saying but he's SO amazing, etc., etc., etc.
This woke Mom up with me paying for breakfast at Circus Circus for everyone, which meant taking the bus downtown. Wanting to make sure my tank was full so to speak, four pancakes covered in syrup and margarine, six eggs over easy and three pieces of toast with margarine and jelly. The toast was used to pick up every little bit of the pancakes, eggs and syrup. And nine glasses of milk. The girls and Mom just stared at me, with Mom saying at least he's eating healthy. After breakfast, went to the arcade with me giving each of the girls twenty dollars to play what ever they wanted to. Think they spent three dollars? Like I said, Mom raised some conservative kids. I said I wanted to try the dart game which is where you have to have three darts hit the same target which ranged from a silver dollar, to a penny. With the smaller target getting you a better prize of course. Darts were three for a dollar, so I laid twenty-one dollars on the dart table. The girls were laughing and making fun of me, those nasty, no nothing witches and while Mom didn't say anything, she knew that I'd be lucky to even win one prize. I said you girls don't know a whole lot about me, but how about me being a dart hustler in Los Angeles? They REALLY laughed at me and at least Mom smiled when I said this, but then the three of them turned away not wanting to see me fail. Now some of the college guys who frequented the Little Waldorf Saloon were REALLY into darts and from them I learned a lot, not that I tried ever again after five minutes of hitting the wall instead of the dart board. Now these darts were dull, but what do you expect when thousands of people probably used them every week? BUT a little extra force does wonders and then it was THUNK, THUNK, THUNK with all darts hitting the small dime size target, with the guy having to really work getting those darts out of his board.
Now the girls had already decided who was going to pick and take home a large stuffed animal. Thor of course. They had decided by flipping a coin with Danielle winning. I said wait a minute....I WON by hitting the target, so I get to chose. And boy, both girls were waiting with baited face and they got a shock when I turned to Mom, saying I'm sure one of your life long dreams is having a LARGE stuffed animal in your bedroom, right? And I cheated by saying if you don't take it, no doubt there might be bad feelings between the girls when we do leave. She smiled, saying she just HATED family sibling rivalry, so she took a large Ted bear. You know, from that movie of the stuffed bear who could walk and talk. The girls liked what I did and the three of them went to wander off once again....that is, until they heard THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, THUNK in rapid succession. The girls? They kept going down away from me until I said fine, I'LL chose the large stuffed animals and figures that I want. No doubt they'll look REALLY cool in my bachelor pad. They all but ran getting back to me, leaving Mom behind. With my remaining eighteen dollars worth of darts, They just stood there as I won with every toss, with me getting a wide variety of medium sized stuff animals. Thing is, told the girls that these weren't for them and yes, they did look disappointed..... until I said remember those Marines at Walmart and Target with their Toys For Tots toy drive? And how no matter how bad we were off, Mom always made sure she bought a new toy to put in the bin, saying there were children worse off than us. We got those eighteen medium stuffed animals into some plastic bags and from there, we caught the bus to go to the nearest Walmart and deposited those stuffed animals into the Marines bins. Man, do those guys look ever so sharp in their blue uniforms and yeah, saw the girls eyeing them too. Splurged and bought everyone twelve inch Port of Sub sandwiches which all three said they couldn't eat that much. Told them just stick half of it in the fridge when we got home. I bought four of them, eating one and a half of them while there. ------- 30's on page 2.5
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Post by texican on Feb 18, 2021 22:03:05 GMT -6
Thanks willc for the chapter.
Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Feb 22, 2021 1:59:56 GMT -6
On page 4 of chapter 30 and hope to post it within a week? Reason is, I was working on the Xray story, then went to working on Ben and what he's been up to in Tale Of Two Brothers. It's been awhile since he's got any coverage. And late last year, was working on another possible chapter on iMoms story.
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Post by willc453 on Feb 28, 2021 11:59:26 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 30
The next morning after breakfast, walked the girls to their school bus as I was naturally curious about their boyfriends. Unfortunately, they (the boyfriends) take different buses to school. They also had taken their uneaten halves of their Port of Sub sandwiches for lunch along with some chips and other stuff to eat as their lunch that day. So I couldn't “surprise” them by buying more sandwiches and meeting them during their lunch time. Yeah, I wanted to check out these dudes out before leaving for Los Angeles. Think Mom knew why I wanted to walk the girls to their bus stop and it wasn't just for “old time sakes”. After that, spent some time with Mom and she didn't mind if I took off as I'd asked her what the girls would like for Christmas which was rapidly approaching. Drove to Stead, with me finding a street with nothing on it like buildings, cars, etc. Dressed and once the way was clear, we took for for Tala and his people to move more of those shipping containers.
Boy, those people had been BUSY, not only with the shipping containers, but all those burnt trees we'd brought them earlier. Some of the contents had gotten salt water damage, but still, they were looking at least a couple of million dollars worth of stuff in them to either use or sell in town. With two of Bobs Mjolnir's working the two man saw, got busy cutting up wood with some of the older, retired men and young kids helping moving the lengths of cut wood out of the way. then used their wood maul to split them into useful lengths. Didn't even think about that part, doing it one handed. Pretty soon we had cords of wood ready to be used and would take some time for everyone to stack near their homes. And while they still had lots of trees to cut, figured may as well hit California for more of those burned out trees, with me calling for the rest of Bobs Mjolnir's. Once again, no problem getting permission to remove them stumps and all, taking everything back to the reservation. Place was kind of reminding me of a lumber mill I'd flown over in Oregon. Thing is, with all these dead trees, there was the danger of flooding and by that, I mean the top soil possibly being washed away, creating mud slides. Hadn't thought of this until I saw a couple of people from the Department of Forestry walking around in their uniforms. Was told the people would need to plant new trees and sow grass to help retain the soil. That while they could provide tree seedlings, it'd be up to the home owners to plant them, along with needing to hire a bunch of people being paid to plant them on hillsides where no one lived. After learning how these seedlings are planted and the grass seed is spread, I said let me get back to you in a few days. Anyway, made a few trips with the burnt wood, then time to get home and meet the girls at their bus stop.
No problem getting home with my motorhome, then walking to the bus stop where I waited for the girls to arrive. Oh boy, did I get a surprise when they got off the bus as they had their boyfriends in tow! The girls knew I'd be waiting for them having taken them to the bus stop. Anyway, it was obvious those two weren't jocks. Clancey was learning to being a mechanic, while Vernon was into computer programming, with him hoping to go to UNR. And remember that guy who got fresh with my sister and his buds? When they saw me, they started walking away kind of fast. Well, the girls were holding their boyfriends hands and just DARING me to say something, not that I was going to. Besides, Mom seems to have approved of them, so there was that in their favor. The girls wanted me to meet their boyfriends and had told them about me working at Disney as an artist, along with being a cosplayer. Seems I was the first one they'd actually met and wondered how I'd gotten into such a hobby, so I explained. Then the girls said I had actually made a Thor costume, along with a big hammer to go along with it......not that he actually looks like the REAL Thor of course in any way, shape or form. Nasty little witches because they KNEW what they were saying when they said this. The boys and them got to talking about Thor on our way home and for a bit when we got home. The boys were impressed I had a motorhome, so gave them a quick tour of it.
Then asked if they were hungry and would they like to go out for something to eat. They agreed, but the boys had to check in with their parents first, something I approved of, but didn't say anything about it. They'd gotten the okay from them to meet me and would be taking the city bus back to their own homes, but I said I'd take them to save them some time. They were happy to accept my offer with their Moms also okaying this. We went to Kings Buffet, a place I'd heard of from my friends, but we (my sisters and I) had never been to. All you can eat for nine dollars and a wide variety of food. Two plates loaded with mashed potatoes and gravy, four slices of roast beef with gravy on them, six biscuits with two slabs of margarine on each one and LOTS of water. That's when Clancey commented about how my eating so much reminded him of when Thor ate at that steak house with his boss, Bob. Apparently the girls had missed those videos, so of course once we dropped their boyfriends off, we headed home. Of course, I was introduced to their Moms by them as their Dads were working. Well, there was more than one Youtube video showing what went down that day and the girls oohed and awed at me eating, but then got to looking at me?! I said hey, I didn't eat THAT much and just look at that guy....surprised he wasn't slobbering and drooling like some village idiot while eating. AND eating those steaks with his hands.....how SO uncouth. Shame his mother didn't teach him better eating manners. Yep....insult Thor and the girls turned their wrath on me instead of comparing how much I'd eaten vs what Thor had done. Then the girls had to do their homework, then went to bed before Mom came home. This gave me a chance to check the news to see what was going on around the world. When Mom did come home, this was when I found out that Mom liked having a hot cup of what's called spice apple cider. Thing is, the company that makes it has two different kinds: one with, the other without sugar, with me finding I like it that way too. Coffee's great, but this stuff was different, so more than once, I'll drink that instead of coffee, microwaving the water, then mixing them in a large coffee cup I bought from a truck stop.
Well, after a bit, told Mom I was going to bed and I'd see them in the morning. Thing is, I couldn't sleep and I think I was used to being Thor and helping people. Then remembered I still had that Filipino captains binoculars to return. Checked the internet and find they're sixteen hours ahead of us, so this meant if I went there now, it would be in the afternoon and the next day. Yeah, those different time zones were difficult at times. Cruised over to Truckee to check in with the chain control people who said they were good and no problem handling things. Just the normal chains or four wheel drive required. Said okay, continuing to cruise west without anyone having an accident or some truck driver being stuck. Found myself in the San Francisco area and saw there was a football game in progress and being curious, stopped to watch for a bit before continuing on. Never thought someone might turn around to look up and behind them to see us (me and Bobs Mjolnir's) floating in the air like we were. Well, time for us to leave, but word had gotten to the stadiums announcer really quick who then asked me to come down so everyone could get a better look at me and my hammers. Was thinking why not......it'd be good publicity for Bob and the studio, right? And of course, it wouldn't take us long to get to the Philippines. Thing is, the spectators started chanting my name as loud as possible. I'd of just left, but then would the people there think I was stuck up or something? You know, Hollyweird as some say. So floated across the stadium with the intention of going from one side to the other and the people roared. Oh yeah.......no doubt LOTS of video and photos being taken and of course, more publicity not just for Bob and the studio, but Chris, Tom and Natalie when their movies came out. And what about those that might be in some non Thor or Loki movies? You know, how about the other demigods that live in Asgard? All of this thinking was making me uncomfortable, but figured may as well get it over with and outta here.
One thing no one anticipated was me flying to the top of other side stadium seats, then turning to my left side a little bit, then doing a high five a bunch of people.....just like I'd done for Bob and others. I also zigzagged, trying to high five as many as possible which I did for about thirty minutes and decided that's it, time to fly. No. Instead the announcer was out of his booth and on the field with his microphone! He's asking me to land in the center of the field so everyone could get a good look at me.....and wouldn't that be great folks? They all thought this was a GREAT idea, so I landed in the middle of the field with Bobs Mjolnir's a bit above me. And here come ALL the football players, cheer-leaders, with camera crews following them, with everyone kind of surrounding me in a circle. What surprised me was NONE of them said anything for a bit....I mean, these people are FAMOUS and they just want to stand there and stare at me? So I said what, cat's got your tongue? That broke the ice with one of the players saying he didn't mean to offend me, but he thought I'd be bigger? With some of them saying yeah, what he said. I said you forgot the old saying and didn't say anything, at which time one of the cheerleaders asked what old saying? I said it's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters.....it's the size of the fight INSIDE the dog that matters. Let me give you a demonstration, but we need more room at which time everyone backed up about twenty feet at which point I landed Bobs Mjolnir's. I looked at the football players saying you guys are kind of impressive, but...... A couple of them then asked but what? Anyone of you guys want to bet your uniform tops and also autograph them should you NOT be able to lift ANY of these Mjolnir's? In return, if any of you can, why I'll autograph your helmet saying you're a better man than I. Suckers.....they ALL took me up on my wager and of course lost. Yeah, this was something I learned from Bob. Made d*mn sure I got their shirts and had them autographed right then and there. There were A LOT of unhappy football players, especially when I rubbed it in by turning to the cheerleaders asking them to show the power women have. They had NO trouble of picking up Bobs Mjolnir's and even twirling some of them. After they got done, the guys tried again to pick them up and naturally failed. To throw those guys a bone, had Bobs Mjolnir's form a circle six feet from the ground and started them going round and round with the guys grabbing one by it's handle and getting a quick ride. Asked for the head coaches of each team to see that all these autographed shirts were to be sent to the St. Judes hospital for kids and auctioned off so other kids could be helped. They said they would and did, raising a lot of money for the kids. Was asked about wearing a Chris mask and when I explained, everyone understood. Gave three demonstrations of me throwing a football....from one end of the field, thru the goal post at the other end. Then threw the next two footballs to people in the stands, again, from just in front of the goal posts. Think I spent a couple of hours there and had enough. Said I gotta go meet someone, take care and with that, we went into the air and took off for the Philippines.
Now the problem was I couldn't really remember what that Filipino captain looked like as it had been awhile, but no problem finding where they docked their ships. As I was getting close, we went LOW above the water, like twenty feet or so just to (hopefully) stay off everyones radar about a hundred miles or so from their country. Saw one of their military ships and with no one on deck, no problem landing outside of its bridge, at which time I knocked on the door and opened it. Asked the two startled crewmen if I could please talk with their captain for a little bit. One of them called their captain thru the ships intercom, requesting he come to the bridge and after a couple of minutes, he was there. Those guys had been one of the ships ready to deal with the Chinese, so they knew what we'd done. Explained I had borrowed that ships captains binoculars and due to things happening, I hadn't been able to return them, which was why I was there now. Thing is, I couldn't remember what he looked, so was there any way I could see a photo of him? This ships captain says no problem, with us going to his quarters while he looked for a photo on his pc. Once I saw the photo, I said thanks and would you let him know I'd be returning his binoculars. That ships captain says no problem, at which point we took off for that other ships captain.
THOUGHT he'd be on his ship, but instead, he was home. Figured that one out kind of quick when I found us hovering above a nice looking home. Now with my screwing around at that football game it was starting to get dark, so figured land in the backyard and knock on that homes backdoor before we got accidentally seen. Upon doing this, in Spanish I hear a woman saying quien es which means who is it, with me replying it was Thor. Didn't want to mention the captains name because just what if I was at the wrong house some how? But in case I was wrong, was ready to beat feet. Next thing I know is the door just opens with that ships captain standing there, then sticking his hand out to shake my hand. I just let go of my Mjolnir to do this, with it just staying there in mid air. He's telling me how glad he is in seeing me again and please, come inside so I can introduce you to my family. I hesitated, saying I'd be honored.....but they have to under-stand that I was never here. He did and that's when I met his wife who just kind of stared at me, then I realized she was looking at Mjolnir which had remained where I had left it. I was in their kitchen about five feet or so and since the door was still open, I simply held out my right hand with it flying into it. She kind of whispered Mother of God and crossed herself, then held out her hand for us to shake. Letting go of Mjolnir once again, I took hers and said I was very pleased to make her acquaintance. Then asked her if she'd like to handle Mjolnir and she looked kind of dubious, but I could see the want in her eyes, so she took and handled it with no problem with a look of awe.
Then the captain and their two children came in. His oldest was a girl in her twenties, studying to become a doctor, while their son who was sixteen, wanted to be a veterinarian. And boy, was she pretty and giving me the eye. Now the three of them are looking at the wife/mother holding Mjolnir and yeah, they too wanted to handle it. I said no problem, but let me tell and show you how Mjolnir works, which I did. Shock and awe as that general once said a long time ago. I was there for around thirty minutes simply because I wanted to pay back in a way for the captain lending me his binoculars. Got them out of my backpack, with the son asking me why I wore a backpack, so I explained, not that I mentioned having a lot of money in it of course. Then the girl asked why the mask, so that got explained and understood right off the bat. Then offered the binoculars to the captain, saying I was sorry for not returning them earlier, but things sometimes just kind of happen and I had kind of forgotten they were there. I just didn't want you or your Navy thinking I had stolen them. He looks at me for a bit, then starts laughing, saying that was one thing NO ONE had thought of....that is, me stealing his binoculars and they were mine to keep as a gift of gratitude from his country. Thing is, he hadn't told his family what had happened that day, so they had no idea why I'd suddenly appeared at their backdoor! He looked at me and I said go ahead, but remember, they can't tell anyone else for obvious reasons. So he goes off into Spanish for about five minutes and when he got done, they REALLY stared at me. I said I simply don't like bullies or bad men. Well, the captain had taken the case that went with his binoculars, giving it to me, with me saying thank you very much. But I have to get home before my family realizes I'm gone. More stares and I said yes, I do have family and they have no idea who I am when I'm not around them. They understood why without me saying why. Asked the captain if his country had had any more trouble with the Chinese and of course, they hadn't. I said if they did, the captain could call Bobs office at the studio, saying he was fishing buddy of mine and wondered if I'd like to go fishing with him again. However, HE was the only one to call and if asked, he was calling from Mexico. That when I got his message, I'd be out asap to give him a hand with me flying to him directly and it wouldn't matter where he was so he was to make sure it was some place safe for us to meet. Like on a ship or the roof of a building. He understood why right off the bat. With my new binoculars put in my backpack, went to their backyard where they saw the other Mjolnir's and after another round of handshaking, we took off for my motorhome, with me placing six of Bobs Mjolnir's on the motorhomes roof, while the other six went to the studios roof. Drove back home and after undressing and putting my costume away, time for some sleep.
Oh boy.....that darn alarm clock went off all too soon for me. I'd of turned it off or at least hit the snooze button, but had to get ready for the day to take the girls to the bus stop. Offered to take them directly to school, but got the what kind of dork are you looks from both of them. This was when I found out they spent the time talking with friends on the bus while others were being picked up. Socializing is the word Mom used. And that's when the girls got really mean, asking if I remembered the Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz before he got his brains? I said yeah.......that's when they laughed, saying he was a genius compared to me! Couldn't think of any where to go except The Little Waldorf Saloon, but that wasn't happening until later, so helped Mom with laundry, while also getting some of mine done. Then we took off for that park on the west side of town..... that one where we had had that final picnic long ago. Walked around a little bit, but she got cold, so back inside the motorhome we went, with me starting the generator to provide heat. I was sitting in the drivers seat and Mom was in the passenger seat next to me. Next thing I know was waking up with a blanket over me! Yeah, it was Mom being Mom, along with doing some cleaning while I slept. This was when she said I snored and talked not only to my hammer, but others, calling them by numbers?! That's when she smiled, saying it seems I was a bit more interested in Thor than what I had been telling my sisters, but she'd keep my secret. She wasn't happy seeing so many Port of Sub sandwiches, saying it was a waste of money. I told her with them ready to go, sometimes I didn't have time to cook, so this helped me out lunch wise. Besides, they have all sorts of veggies on 'em. Her reply was uh hum. Well, I'd slept for about four hours and felt pretty good and when I offered Mom lunch, she accepted.....especially when I pulled out two steaks from the freezer and some potatoes from one of the cupboards. I got busy gathering broken branches and tree limbs to cook them on one of the barbeques there, with the potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil. Thing is, with me being Thor I've been acclimatized against the weather, so I'm wearing a light jacket which I really didn't need a feel for, but just to be on the safe side, while Mom's all bundled up. And man, that food tasted delicious, with us drinking the Arizona ice tea I had. After dishes were done, we just kicked back enjoying the view, then had to take Mom home to get ready for work, then took her to work. This was when I got to thinking how much easier life would be if they had a car to get around in, like shopping for groceries. I mean, you can only carry so many bags onto the city bus, but with a car..... Now Mom was going to make the three of us supper to eat later on, but I'd already made plans of eating pizza at The Little Waldorf Saloon, but nothing wrong with eating it later as I figured I cruise around to see if some people needed help somewhere in the world.
I'd no sooner dropped her off when Bob calls! I'm thinking of crud, gotta go back to work after all? No....he'd been informed what we'd done at that football stadium and it seems EVERY professional sports team was calling his office with job offers for me as a PROFESSIONAL athlete! I about busted a gut laughing upon hearing this. When I finally quit laughing, I explained how things just kind of happened and to make sure St. Judes hospital got ALL those autographed jerseys. That I had NO interest in working for ANY of those people, that he was not only the best boss I ever had, I got to work with and meet a bunch of great people.....and I mean more than meeting Natalie, etc., along with him and others having me doing things I hadn't thought of and giving me the leeway to not only come up with my own ideas and thoughts, but time off from work when needed. Then of all things, he says REALLY?! I laughed some more and said yes, Bob, REALLY. Then he says the news media is reporting that you may have been in the Philippines with me remaining silent for a bit. Then said you know, it could have been that guy flying around everywhere.....you know, the one many are calling Superman. I mean, after all, he was there in Japan helping everyone there too. Maybe he was there to help some people? He hadn't thought of that, but had an update about “those Marvel people”. With the MASSIVE amount of PR exposure we and my new friend had gotten, they had decided to start sending out a lot of their other actors and actresses to cosplayer conventions next year, quickly followed by DC management announcing the same thing. Would I be open to going to these conventions and I said no problem.....provided I'm not working for some studio doing whatever they want me to do, you understand? He said no problem and he'd get back with me with further details. No doubt he was rubbing his hands in the amount of publicity and money we would be making when we did go to the cosplayer conventions. Then reminds me I was to pick up Chris and Tom the day after New Years and I said no problem, I'd have them back in time. Then told him about me meeting a new friend who might call for me and what the message was. Bob didn't ask any questions, but said he'd see to it. Then got one heck of a shock.....how about the Japanese government wanted to thank and present me with a medal for helping them out like I'd done. I flat told him NO WAY....it's one thing to help people, but to be glad handing with some or probably a lot of politicians, forget it! Bob got to laughing even harder this time and when he quit, he said thanks for winning me another fifteen dollars?! At least the Disney people had been smart enough not to bet against him, but as for those “Marvel people” in New York, they were just out and out suckers for what they thought would be an easy win. I said if I was a betting man, no doubt they'll try again won't they? He got to laughing and barely choked out that he hoped so. If I kept doing my thing as I put it, why, he might have to put up another wall to hold and display all his winnings, at which point I laughed. Then I said I got nothing against the Japanese people, but I don't want to be glad handing ANY politician and that includes the President of the United States.....and do you understand why? He did. Then said I gotta go because here comes the girls school bus. Tells me to enjoy my time off because he plans on working me as much as possible next year. I said good news to hear and hung up on him.
Girls get off the school bus, but this time no boyfriends. Got introduced to some of their friends and one who was interested in the fact I was a cosplayer and thinking of getting into it. I told her how Franklin who played the Black Panther was suppose to set up a website in the hopes of getting more people interested and involved in it, but I hadn't thought to see if it had been done yet. She was interested in cosplaying Batgirl or Supergirl and I said that's great because the last time we had a meeting, we didn't have either which made her happy. She said she'd look online for the website if it was there and that's when I thought of something else.......with us meeting at The Little Waldorf Saloon, it was a bar, so no one under twenty-one could be there. Something to bring up at that nights get together, like having the meetings at some local pizza place. Well, after some walking with us, she went her way and after that, the girls said I was really nice for being nice to their friend considering our age differences. I said age has no limit on dreaming. Around six pm, I took off with me telling the girls where I was going. Now one thing I hadn't thought of (which is normal for me sometimes) was everyone would be in their costumes! The few that weren't were newbies coming to check out the group. Yeah, I not only got a few looks from fellow cosplayers, but a few nasty words how I'd gone Hollyweird. I said okay, be right back. Now it didn't take long for me to get dressed, but almost REALLY screwed up. How? How about out of habit I had Chris's face mask on, along with that really nice wig the studio people had made for me. I could only imagine the heck it would raise if I walked in there like that. So goodbye mask and I felt kind of naked if you will, without it on. And after swapping wigs and sans backpack, walked into the Little Waldorf Saloon where I was properly greeted by everyone. Made darn sure Mjolnir could be held or handled by anyone while we were there.
Apparently I might of set something off cosplayer wise because I found out a lot more people were getting into it, with about two dozen new people showing up. Some in costumes, some not, with a wide variety of characters either in costume or plans to make them. There was going to be a lot of comic book, movie and anime characters in the future. And Franklin, who cosplayed Black Panther, was good to his word in creating a website for Reno cosplayers and has had a little over FIFTY THOUSAND hits from around the world. It's called Northern Nevada's Superhero's League if you're interested. From it, people are posting them in their costumes on the website with everyone helping others on how to make or modify a costume. Got asked what it was like working at Disney and said it was amazing and how every day I'm there, I seem to learn something new. That's when one of my friends mentioned me meeting Chris, Tom and Natalie at the convention and I had a photo of the four of us. Of course, the newbies wanted to know if they could see it and I figured no harm, no foul. I said I may of left home, but made darn sure that went with me and went to go get it. Thing is, almost screwed up a second time. I'd left Mjolnir on the table and out of habit, went to turn and stretch out my arm so it'd fly into my hand! Fortunately, caught myself before that happened. Me being me in my Thor costume could of bit me in the behind at the time. Felt kind of naked without it in my hand though while dressed as Thor. Got and brought that photo back with the newbies ooing and awing with me telling them what it was like me meeting those three. Then it was had I ever met Thor and I said I can honestly say I have never been introduced to Thor, unless it was that time Chris and Tom, and Robert Downey Jr. were in their costumes. Not that I got introduced to them you understand, which was the truth as we already knew each other previously.
Then everyone talked about what happened at the cosplayer convention in San Diego and how amazing Thor was and having so many Mjolnir's, unlike he was in the comic books and movies. And did I think he'd return to that convention or maybe some other one in the next year or maybe few months? I said he might but remember, he's going to be busy working in a bunch of movies pretty soon and don't forget all the people he's been helping out. They understood, but were still hoping. That's when I reminded everyone that Thor and those other people just showed up at that convention without warning. I knew my friends weren't rich and for many of them coming out here like this was a treat, so I payed for six pizza's. They were on their own for their drinks. Thing is, out of habit, I kept one in front of me and doubled the slices to eat. You know, to possibly store some extra energy if needed just in case. Good news with no mask, didn't have to worry about it getting dirty or torn......but some of my friends were REALLY looking at me as I drank a couple of pitchers of water while I devoured that pizza. And no, I did NOT gobble it down either. They were a bit surprised, but told them I hadn't eaten for awhile and nothing's better than home town pizza. Which was true as I hadn't found a REALLY good pizza place since moving out. Was asked by one of the newbies if I'd gotten any signed autographs by anyone at the studio and I said maybe at which time Julie (Wonder Woman) said look at him.....he's doing his best not to grin like the Cheshire Cat which did make me smile because Natalie had said the same thing to me. So I said yeah, I wasn't sure if one would get together like this, but I did bring some from the studio. The cry went up: LET'S SEE 'EM, LET'S SEE 'EM. Back to the motorhome I go, bringing back two of those yellow office envelopes. From the thicker one, I pulled out two dozen (total) photos of Natalie, Chris, Tom and Robert. Now these were what I'd call twofers. That is each of them were in their costumes, but the other was of them in their street clothes. What REALLY got their attention was when I said they had NOT been autographed by some machine or someone hired to do this, but by the people themselves. And DON'T ask me how I got 'em either.....otherwise as the old joke goes, I'd have to kill ya. They went quick, then of course, Julie's asking what's in the other envelope? I said how about some autographed photos of Chris, Natalie, Tom AND Thor?
Oh boy. EVERYONE wanted one of those and there were a lot of groans from everyone when I said I had only brought six because I didn't know if anyone would want them and I certainly didn't expect this big of a turnout of people. Thing is, you CAN'T sell them like on Ebay because I could get in a lot of trouble, you understand? They did. I said since there's still a few people who didn't get a photo, they're the ones who get the chance of getting one. I mean, fair is fair, right? Some grumbling, but overall they understood. So a deck of cards was gotten with the six top winners getting those photos. At first, they thought Thor hadn't autographed it until I had one of them hold the photo up to the light and then they could see where I'd used lightning to engrave Thor thru the photo paper. I did bring up the idea of us meeting at some place where younger people could join their cosplayer club and everyone thought it was a good idea, especially since some of them had under aged brothers and sisters. The manager heard us talking and told us, minors were not usually welcomed here because after all, this was a college hang out. But because it was also licensed as a restaurant, younger people would be welcomed as long as they behaved themselves and stayed away from the bar. That made everyone VERY happy hearing this news. We were there somewhere between three and four hours catching up on what everyone had been doing and planned on doing. A couple of the people there had drank a little too much, but friends took them home and would bring them back the next morning. As for me, when I got ready to leave, Mike (Capt. America) pulled me aside, saying he wanted to speak to me privately. I was thinking maybe he'd like a better tour of the studio than one would get from one of the trams. It wasn't. Tells me I've changed.....that when I first entered the room I wasn't calling out to everyone like I used to before. Instead, I put my back against the wall like I was not only looking everyone over, but seeing who might cause trouble?! And the way I carried my Mjolnir.....it was like I was ready to use it if need be?! Shovel and shovel fast was my thought. Said I found out that Reno's really a small town compared to Los Angeles and I had some stuff happen down there. Not that I want to talk about it, you understand? He did, but told me that if I ever wanted to talk about it, I could call him any time. With that, we parted ways and I went home to get some sleep.
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Post by texican on Feb 28, 2021 15:12:32 GMT -6
willC,
Good chapter. Thank you.
Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Feb 28, 2021 17:18:04 GMT -6
Thanks.....while writing these chapters, try to not have any loose/unfinished threads, like returning those binoculars, cutting more firewood, etc. Remember those vehicles Thor took from the Burrow brothers that were trespassing on reservation land? That'll be coming up...when, don't know, but already thought of their reactions in finding their vehicles missing. Thing is, sometimes you get into a habit which could bite you on the butt like when Thor was getting dressed as Thor including face mask and studio made wig. Another lesson learned by Thor.....and notice, there was NO group photo taken at The Little Waldorf Saloon? He sure as hell wasn't about to mention doing something like this, considering he'd been helping clear I-80. He also wasn't aware he talked in his sleep, but fortunately for him, his Mom took it in a different way. I try to write about places I've lived as a kid/adult and of course, places I've seen/been to as a truck driver. The Little Waldorf Saloon is real and is a college bar just north of UNR. Delivered produce to it a few time when I had my class B and from the same produce company, got my A a few years down the road. Figured since it was a bar/restaurant, the owner of the place was quite happy to not only have cosplayers meeting there, but now there's the possibility of more? And as far as kids go, figured as long as they stayed away from the bar and behaved themselves, they'd be welcome too. As to Clancey and Vernon, they're 2 of 3 uncles I grew up with. My other uncle is Walt, who, with his wife, live in Nebraska. Clancey and Vernon died last year, with Walt & his wife are in bad health, all the more reason for me to get out there. It'd give me a chance to shoot a bunch of photos family out there, along with the place he built after he retired from the Navy and meet one of his boys who still works on the farm and takes care of it. Along with meeting some other aunts/cousins I've never met, but heard about. Simply don't know if there's other uncles on Moms side of the family that I've never met.
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Post by 9idrr on Feb 28, 2021 22:05:45 GMT -6
As always, sir, new chapters are appreciated.
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Post by willc453 on Mar 30, 2021 19:14:13 GMT -6
The Affected: Thor Chapter 31
Well, the next few days were pleasant being home and in all honesty, being spoiled by Mom. Did some looking around, finding some Christmas stuff for her, the girls, Cheri and her daughters, including some My Little Pony from Circus Circus they didn't have in the Las Vegas casino. Remember I talked how life would be so much easier for Mom and the girls if Mom had a car? Started checking Craigslist but the thing is, I really didn't know much about cars until I bought my motorhome and even then....... So I called Mike (Captain America), but he couldn't help me but he suggested Eric (The Green Martian) who made money on the side repairing peoples cars when he wasn't in school. Best part about doing this was it was all cash, no taxes paid. Finally got ahold of him and he started checking Craigslist and made several recommendations. We checked out some of them, with him turning them down either because of price, age and or condition. It was when we went to Lake Tahoe, we found Moms car. It's a 2002 Ford Taurus with only twenty-eight thousand miles?! It was owned by an older, retired couple who mainly used it around Lake Tahoe, with the occasional trip to Reno or Carson City. It looked basically brand new inside and out, but then they always took care of it by keeping it washed, clean and stored in their garage. I paid eight thousand for it once Eric said it was a good buy for the money, along with being mechanically reliable. And that couple really helped me out when I explained why I wanted it. They were taking their license plates off naturally, but I called Triple A, paying not only two years of insurance on it, with Mom and my names on the paperwork, but also two years of road service which was good for up to one hundred miles if the car needed to be towed. Not that I figured anything was going to happen, but.......Though she'd have to go to the office to give the company her drivers license for its records. This info was sent to this couples email and they printed the info up, along with getting on California's DMV website for a ten day, temporary permit. Now that I was covered, I followed Eric back to Reno until we parted ways, with me going to Reno's DMV office on Galletti Way. Didn't have to have it inspected which saved me some money and about ninety minutes later, walked out of there with my registration paperwork and a new sets of plates.
Took off for Walmart for two gallons of full strength anti-freeze, along with a gallon of washer fluid and two gallons of water, an air compressor which ran off the cigarette plug and a set of jumper cables which I put in the back of Moms car. But now, Mom wouldn't have to walk in the rain or snow or wait for the next bus if she missed one. The girls weren't home from school and we had a couple of hours before she had to leave for work, with me parking the car in her driveway and moving my motorhome to be parked in front of their place. Thing is, that's when I realized that I no longer lived there......visit yes, but live like I had been doing all my life? No. When I asked her if she was ready for work, she was and stopped dead in her tracks when she first saw my motorhome parked along the curb, then me standing next to her car in the driveway. I said I forgot.....which one of your neighbors bought this car and it was really nice of you to let them park it here. She walks over and then I said, whoever the owner is, maybe you should tell him or her that they shouldn't leave the keys in the ignition. She walks over to look the car over and then spots it......a white envelope with the word Mom on it with some fancy drawn hearts. Turns to me, saying oh my God, son.....we can't afford something like this and I'm grateful for your gesture, but tomorrow, we'll return it to the used car lot and get whatever money you put down on it, do you understand me? I said, you're right, WE can't afford it.....but I can and go ahead and open the envelope. She did and she started crying and after a bit, turned to me, giving me the best Mom hug a son could get. The next day, the four of us went to Triple A to get the insurance paperwork done right. Now when the girls showed up at the bus stop, I was there waiting. That girl who was interested in cosplaying walked with us for a bit, so gave her Julie's number because she played Wonder Woman. For supper, we went to Godfathers for one of their pizzas and garlic bread which I ordered so it'd be ready when we got there. Thing is, this was a new one on us, that is ordering and eating food from any pizza place. Now we had a garage, not that we really had much of anything in it, so after eating and while the girls did their homework or girl stuff, got busy moving things around so Mom could park her car in it when she got off work.
Now the girls had gone to bed and thought I'd watch the news for a bit just to see if anyone needed help somewhere, when one of the local news station broke in with “an important news story which has just developed”. Now while it had snowed off and on since me being home, it wasn't a heavy snow and it had quit by that time of the evening. Figured maybe there were some people who had lost control of their vehicles and thought we'd fly out to help like we'd done before. No. It was a lot worse. Some guys had tried robbing Moms casino and it went bad. Two bad guys had been killed outside of the casino, but before dying, they shot three cops and four innocent bystanders. There were four other bad guys in the casinos cage, holding Mom and three of her cashiers hostage. The cops had a negotiator trying to defuse the situation and get the bad guys to surrender. And that's one thing about Nevada and casinos: you do NOT rob casinos. I was out of there and going for my motorhome while calling for Bobs other six Mjolnir's to get over here NOW! Yeah, they REALLY broke the sound barrier getting to me. Inside, getting dressed took five minutes with me and my Mjolnir, along with Bobs twelve Mjolnir's, heading for Moms casino which only seconds. Having worked there, I knew the four entrances to the casino, with me placing four of each of Bobs Mjolnir's in front of them, then us landing in front of Reno police departments command post which was a large van. The cops stepped aside and I simply opened the door to this van, asking who was in charge. It was a captain named Fredi Washington who quickly got me to seeing what was happening inside the casino via the casinos security cameras. Yeah, it was bad. The bad guys had ahold of her and the other three, so this time we had to move fast and do it right the first time. Told Captain Washington to get his people away from the casinos entrances and when that was done, we left the van and stood near an entrance. Then I simply thought now and that quick it was over. Some of Bobs Mjolnir's had no problem breaking thru the bullet proof glass around the cage, while others simply attached themselves to the backs of the bad guys and YANKED 'em upwards to where they got embedded in the ceiling tiles just past their shoulders. They simply had NO time to react, with them dropping their guns. Then of course, they got zapped into unconsciousness. We were only second or two behind Bobs Mjolnir's doing their thing, with me not carrying when we knocked over more than one slot machine in getting to Mom. The bullet proof glass was gone and I landed in front of Mom, grabbed her by her shoulders, asking if she was okay. She just LOOKED at me, then fainted! No trouble lifting her up and into the waiting hands of the cops and paramedics. Then turned to the other three people asking if they were okay. Well, one of them wasn't. It was the guy on shift who had fainted, but the two ladies were fine. Lifted the guy over the counter and those women......they darned near JUMPED to get in my arms, with one of them saying she'd be quite happy to remain there for the rest of her life!? As to the bad guys, had Bobs Mjolnir's yank 'em out of the ceiling not too gently, then floated them over the counter into the waiting police hands. I simply let those four hit the ground from about four or five feet above the ground. Then we took off for a different exit as we had to get out of there asap. Once outside, we zoomed upwards REALLY quick, with six of Bobs Mjolnir's going back to the studio while the other six landed on the motorhome.
Thing is, I needed an alibi and needed one QUICK. Took off Chris's mask, wig and cape, then grabbed my bathrobe which I put on. Outside again, with us flying to the nearest Crispy Creme doughnut place where we landed out of sight and left Mjolnir on the ground, next to some bushes. Had money on me, with me buying a dozen doughnuts and making sure I got a receipt with the time stamped on it, then we flew back to my motorhome where I changed clothes and waited for Mom to come home while laying on the couch. Mom got home about an hour later and I was pretending I was waking up from taking a nap as she unlocked and opened the front door. I said I was sorry, but got tired and anyway.....then she's holding onto me for dear life, saying she was so glad that I was there and why didn't I tell her. Uh oh.....so, I said I was surprised she could smell so good and she says what? I said thought I'd surprise everyone by getting a dozen doughnuts from Crispy Creme doughnuts.....you know, how everyone makes a fuss about them. Untangled myself from her, went to the kitchen to grab the box of doughnuts AND the receipt. I said by the way these things are NOT cheap, but figured you and the girls are worth it. You know, living the fabulous Hollywood life style and showed her the receipt which she took from me. Her eyes got kind of big when she saw the time stamp on it. Then she says she thought I was.....I was, at which point I said you thought I was what? She says never mind, at which time asked her if she wanted a doughnut and a cup of coffee....you know, BEFORE the girls smell 'em and try to devour all of 'em. She smiled and said yes, but she'd make the coffee. Well, the girls heard Mom and I talking and happened to see the Crispy Creame doughnut box I was holding, with me hauling for the kitchen and the girls right behind me, telling OBVIOUS lies like how I was the best, most handsome, etc. brother they ever had. At least the girls waited till Mom made coffee, before they grabbed their three doughnuts each. It didn't stop them even when I mentioned once on the lips, forever on the hips or how they'd end up with a houseful of cats.
Once we got settled, Mom turned to the three of us, saying she wouldn't of mentioned what had happened, but no doubt it's already all over the news by now. Then she started telling what had happened before we got there and it was SCARY. No doubt the girls and my faces showed our shock. The girls went to Mom to give her hugs and I did the same but for all three of them. After a bit, Mom told us to sit down so she could finish her story, which she did. The girls jaws dropped open in total shock, while I tried doing the same as far as looking shocked. That's when Mom tells me she knows that I enjoy teasing the girls about this Thor everyone's seen on the news, but after this, you will NOT, EVER disparage that man, for without his aid, I and three of my workers could of and probably would have been killed because those four already told us they had NO intention of going to prison. Of course, the girls wanted to know what Thor looked like and Mom said she only saw him for a few seconds because NONE of them had time to react when those hammers simply busted thru the bullet proof plexiglass, then like some God answered prayer he was before me, asking if I was okay.....and then I fainted. When I woke up, found out the four of us had been taken to St. Mary's to be check out to make sure none of were hurt. One of my girls got hit by a piece of broken plexiglass which was covered by a gauze patch, but other wise, we were all unharmed. Girls wanted to know about Thor's costume, at which point she turned to me, saying she didn't mean it in a bad way, but his costume was a lot better than mine?! THAT made me REALLY happy, because I was mentally pooping at the time of her LOOKING at me in the cage area. Then she says she knows I've only been teasing the girls about Thor, but I don't want you doing that ANY MORE, do you understand and why? I said yes, maam and we're just glad things turned out so well in the end.
As to the bad guys, they spent almost two months in the hospital before they were put on trial. When Bobs Mjolnir's attached themselves to the bad guys, it was estimated they were put under twenty-five gee's in a second or less, which stretched their spines. Plus minor damage to their heads going thru the ceiling tile like they did. And one thing I hadn't thought of at the time was the plexiglass shards flying thru the air like daggers. Now Mom only ate one of her doughnuts and pushed the other two to the girls after looking at me and I simply nodded my head. With the girls eager to grab and eat them.... but it didn't bother me to say meow, meow a couple of times. Mom did a face palm and shook her head. Asked if it'd be okay for me to sleep on the couch for the night, with her saying she'd get me a pillow and some blankets, which she did. With shoes off and all the stuff out of my pants pockets, I was comfortable.....that is, until Mom went to say goodnight to me. Got the blankets pulled up to my nose and my eyes are closed when Mom kisses me on the forehead, something she hasn't done since I was in elementary school. Tells me she's glad I bought those doughnuts because for awhile, she thought I was.......then didn't complete her sentence. I said let me guess, you would of never guessed I was a big time Hollywood maker and shaker, frivolously throwing money around buying fresh Crispy Creame doughnuts did you? She laughed, then said no....it was actually seeing Thor for those few seconds and how he reminded me of you when you're dressed up in your costume?! I sighed, then said okay Mom, the jig is up. During the day I slave away in a small, cramped office learning to better my drawing skills while making sub-minimum wage. At night, I am Thor, seeking out evil doers and rescuing damsels in distress like you. She said be quiet and go to sleep and remember what I said about bad mouthing Thor from now on, which I did....for awhile.
Thing is, COULDN'T sleep.....just kept thinking of what if. You know, what if I hadn't heard that news cast. What would of happened if we hadn't gotten there and did what we did? Maybe it was time I rethink this superhero thing out. The money's outstanding and so are the people I work with, but...... Thing is, I also knew I was NEEDED and by that, I mean it as no ego stroking or building on my part. I tossed and turned, then finally gave up on trying to get some sleep after an hour, so got dressed, folding everything up. Thing is, I woke Mom up......like maybe she was replaying things in her mind as it went down, before and after? She asked me if I was going somewhere, like to see that lady I had helped? I said no.....I just want to be alone for a little bit to think things out. Like giving up my job and moving back here....if that's okay with you. I mean, if I moved back, at least I could meet you when you got off work.....you know, in case you get mugged in the casino's garage. She tells me I CAN'T move back in with them, nor did she want me moving back into town and giving up my dreams of being an artist. We both know the lack of opportunities you'd have here in town vs in Los Angels. Now get out of here to think things over as long as it takes, but by the way, stop at Crispy Creme for another dozen of those doughnuts, you big Hollywood mover and shaker. I said okay, then took off for a deserted part of Stead where I suited up, with us taking off for that highway bridge on the Florida keys. You know, that one where we'd been sitting when those Coast Guard helicopters went by.
Well, no dolphins jumping around this time I'm sorry to say. So Mjolnir is next to me and I got my legs dangling over the edge of the pier or whatever it's called and just kind of trying to sort things out. Didn't realize how deep in thought I was until I heard a voice saying behind my back that it looked like I was carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders, but God doesn't give one more than one can handle. I kind of twisted and tried to get up, but all I did was actually fall off the pier thing! But without thinking, my right hand was up in the air and just like that, Mjolnir was there, so I didn't go splash into the water like some dork, which I'm SURE that would of made the girls REALLY happy. We rose up and I see two REALLY OLD people......I mean, they had to be a lot older than Mom. This was when and where I met Mr. Ira Aldridge and his wife, Sui Te Wan, with them in time, becoming my surrogate grandparents.
Well, they had rushed to the edge of the pier and were really surprised when they saw us rising back up into the air. I saw that they had fishing gear, along with a net of some kind, with Mr. Aldridge saying he never expected either of them to actually meet one of those people they'd been watching on the news.....they both thought I was just some guy just sitting on the pier, though they hadn't seen a car on the turn off along the bridges highway. Then he held out his hand, so as not to be rude, I landed, leaving Mjolnir floating in the air to shake his hand. I said I'm sorry for taking your fishing spot, but I'm Thor......and they started laughing and when I thought about what I had just said, started laughing myself. Now Mr. Aldridge said there's no doubt a lot of people dressing up like you and maybe even dumb enough to run some sort of scam on gullible people, but when we saw you up in the air instead of floundering in the water, we knew who you were. That's when Ira introduced himself and his wife to me, but when I kept calling him Mr. Aldridge, he insisted I call him and his wife by their first names. He said since I was only using one name, why should I insist on being so formal with them? He then repeated how they'd been watching me for a few minutes all hunched over like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders, but they were also a bit afraid that I might be considering suicide?! When I asked why, Sui Te said Ira had been down that road many years ago and I just looked at him when she said this.
I always thought our home life wasn't the best, considering our “dad” left us shortly after Danielle was born, never to heard or seen since. He, his Mom, brothers and sisters had it a lot worse. He (like me), was the oldest with four younger brothers and even two sisters. They were migrant workers, going from farm to farm picking different crops, through out the southern states. Talk about a dead end job, with the youngest helping out starting when he or she was six years old?! Watermelon, strawberries, lettuce.....it didn't matter because if you didn't work, you didn't get paid. This was when I found out there was no SNAP or what used to be called food stamps back then. Thing is, his father would beat his Mom for no real reason and it didn't matter if he was drunk or not. And he'd also take out his anger on him and his brothers and sisters. And God help her if his Mom tried stopping from whalin' his brothers, sisters or him with his heavy and wide leather belt. At which time, she'd be “taught a lesson” by him. When he was fifteen, Ira stood up to his father and they got into a terrible fight, but Ira won that one, leaving his father all bloody and unconscious. They took the family car (a stationwagon), along with the six dollars and nineteen cents that was left in his fathers pants from drinking earlier. With that money, they took off for another state and another farm to work. This was when he learned to drive their car with his Mom teaching him. Thing is, there wasn't enough money for gas, much less for food to feed his brother and sisters. So one night, he broke and stole a section of garden hose and from someones garage, he stole several gas cans and proceeded to siphon gas from that families car. He only took a couple of gallons from each car from each home as he didn't know how much gas those people had and didn't want to leave them stranded. With a full (or close to it) tank of gas and multiple gas stealing, they made it to another state, where they found work.
Thing is, they “lived” in what was called share cropper shacks and they were like something out of the Civil War that slaves would live in. As in a sixteen by twelve foot shed with a wood stove, a couple of metal beds and a table. And don't ask about the condition of the mattresses. His youngest brother would look after his sisters, while Mom, him and his other brothers picked crops. The more you picked, the more you got paid with them working a lot of sixteen and eighteen hour days whenever possible. You can image the lack of formal education they were getting, but his Mom did try giving them an education by using what books they could find. Home schooling at its true basic level. When he was seventeen, he was accused of breaking into a store while it was closed simply because he fit the description of someone who did. I said wait a minute..... what about the store cameras and your lawyer? Ira laughed, saying apparently I had NO idea about LACK of the internet, cell phones and everything else you kids and everyone else takes for granted today. And of course, not many people knew about their civil rights and unless you were rich and famous like Sidney Poitier, n*ggers like me weren't told of our civil rights or even told we could have one.....not that I could afford one of course. I must of looked shocked when he said this because he asked if I knew anything about the Civil Right marches led by Doctor Martin Luther King. To my shame, I said I only remembered a little bit about this one of my history teachers when I was in high school. He looked so sad, shook his head, saying how soon they forget. Thanks to him, his dream and those that believed in his dream, EVERY person was given the opportunity to not only become better, but also protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in 1968, ESPECIALLY for non-whites. Then there was the Civil Rights Act of 1965. I was SHOCKED to learn how non-whites as he put it, were NOT expected to vote and woe to you if you even tried. Now I was getting a view of U.S. history that's just briefly covered in school.
Ira said he spent five days in jail waiting to stand before the judge and believe, jails back then are NOT what they are today. My family couldn't visit because if they had, they'd of all been let go from the farm we'd been working. Ira says then I'm standing tall before The Man who tells me I have a choice: show my patriotism for our great country or do three years in the county jail, working on a chain gang. Yeah, I was REALLY that naïve about our history. Quite simply, men would work outside in all sorts of weather while wearing chains which were attached to each ankle or one long chain so everyone was chained as a group. This pretty much prevented the convicts from possibly escaping. They were under supervision by several guards some of who were mounted on a horse and armed with a shotgun or rifle. Picking garbage up from the sides of the road, cutting brush, working the prisons farm, being rented out to work privately owned lumber mills....all sorts of jobs which paid nothing to those in prison. Unless you were dying, NO medical or dental care. So he “volunteered” to join the Army and by “amazing circumstances” a Sergeant John H. Gleason happened to be in the courthouse which was where the military's recruiting office was also at. Ira was at least able to pass a note to his mother via Sgt. Gleason, telling her what had happened and off to basic training via Greyhound bus, which was the first time he'd ever been on a bus. Of course, he had no money on him during his two day bus trip, so when he did arrive at the basic training camp, he was VERY hungry. And yes indeedy, Ira said, he certainly knew his place which was in the back of the bus.
Basic training was an eye opener for him as this was the first time he was with so many white people mixed with a lot of blacks. But drill instructors were totally impartial.......they were on EVERYONE'S behind. Day or night, it didn't matter. For the first time in his life, Ira was actually able to eat as much as he wanted, but learned NOT to stuff himself before doing calisthenics and running......LOTS of running. Also learned that not all whites were the same, with many coming from different parts of the country, though there were a couple of southern crackers in his training platoon. Things got real for him when it came to being trained on the M-14 Garand. I had no idea what kind of rifle he was talking about and it must of shown on my face, so he gave a brief explanation. Much to his surprise, he qualified as expert even though he'd never fired a gun before. Then it was to advanced infantry training to actually learning what to kind of expect in Vietnam. Ninety-two percent of his basic training class went with him and those that didn't, were white. They became truck drivers, radio operators, etc. They went to Georgia for this training and while Ira was used to the heat and humidity, them poor white and black boys from up north and the west had a hard time till they got used to it. Just before he graduated from basic training, he got a letter from his Mother who was glad to hear what had happened to him and Ira only spent the basic amount of money out of his pay for toiletries such as soap, etc., things the Army didn't provide. His original letter had been forwarded and one thing about the postal system, the mail never showed what color you were. He wrote back to his Mother, telling her to open a checking account at a national bank so he could not only deposit his twice monthly paycheck in it, but it would give her money to help her and his brothers and sisters. He also made sure that she was listed as his beneficiary on his will so if he died, she'd get some money from the government. Just before he finished advanced infantry training, his mother opened an account with Bank of America. From the time he started basic training, then finishing advanced infantry training was six month, then it was off to South Vietnam for his one year tour and learning more about life. He was surprised to see sections of chain link fencing welded to the outside of the buses windows on his way to the processing center. Asking why, he was told it was to prevent Charlie (civilian Vietcong) from tossing in one or more grenades, along with learning how motorscooters which were everywhere, would be booby trapped with a timer detonating explosives.
It was at this point that I happened to look at my watch and realizing I'd been there for almost two hours?! I had to get home. So told Ira and Sui Te Wan that I had to get home before I was missed. Well, they both stared at me for a few seconds, with Ira saying your folks have NO idea of your abilities or what you've been doing? I replied, saying no sir......it's....safer for them if they don't. That was when his wife said think about it you schmuck.....imagine one of our kids or grandkids being able to do what this young man can do and the news media HOUNDING ALL of us for interviews. And while none of us would talk about this, verbal accidents can happen and if people put two and two together...... I said yeah, tell me about it. The darn media has basically been camping outside Disney studios since my boss said I was working for them.....along with three sets of them giving some friends of mine from the studio a bad time. Like REFUSING to let them off their property until they got interviews of some kind from them until I taught them a lesson in being polite. That's when Sui Te Wan said wait a minute......YOU'RE the one who drenched them with water and NOT those two actors and that actress? But from the videos that the media people took, it showed that THEY were the ones who......and at this point, I just smiled at her and Ira. Ira said look at his smile......it's like the d*mn cats we got did something and our dog got the blame. I said I'd like to hear more about your time in Vietnam and what it was like then.....it's one thing to read about it in some history book at school, but A LOT different hearing it from someone who was there. Do you think or mind if we met again? Thing is, with the things being like they are with me, I don't know when we'd be able to get together. I gotta go see someone, go pick up a couple of my friends who are visiting their families, then my boss wants me and some studio people to work with some Japanese movie studio and I have no idea how long that will take or what's involved. So I understand if you're not interested. Ira said he'd be honored to talk with me about his experiences, so I got his phone number which I put on my other phone, at which time MY phone rings....it was Mom wanting to know when I'd be home with those doughnuts. Told her that I needed some time to think and time just kind of, sort of got away from me, but I'd be back asap, okay? She says okay, with me telling them that Mom wanted some Crispy Creame doughnuts, not that we'd ever had had them before. Before things changed for me, every once in a great while, we'd get a twelve pack of doughnuts from the day old bread store. And with that, reached out for Mjolnir and we slowly rose into the air, with the three of us waving to each other. Didn't take long for me to get back to my motorhome and fortunately, no one was around. After changing, took off for Crispy Creame where I bought two dozen doughnuts, then got back home.
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Post by texican on Mar 31, 2021 17:44:06 GMT -6
Crispy Cream donuts fixes lots of problems.
Thor has found grandparents and will learn from them.
Texican....
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Post by willc453 on Mar 31, 2021 20:34:01 GMT -6
Bit by bit, Thor's finding himself with family other than his Mom and sisters. Natalie's like an aunt, while her husband Benjamin, Chris & Tom are like uncles, with Bob becoming like one bit by bit. Then he has those 4 Mothers in Australia, along with The One Hundred who helped nurse him back to health. Now it's Ira and his wife. No idea how things will turn out with Tala and those on the reservation, but already got a scenario in my mind on one of the things that will happen there pretty soon. Just started on page 2.5 of 32 with Thor visiting Cheri, her girls, Quack Fu, along with going home to visit his family. And working on the Air Force and Homeland Security coming into Thor's life, along with what he's going to be doing in Japan for that movie studio. And of course, Bobs got his own ideas for Thor and his hammers, with Thor being a little shocked when he finds out, with those NYC Marvel people being SO jealous. Thor has NO idea about his family history other than their dad took off right after his youngest sister was born and his Mom has never talked about either side of their family. So Thor's thinking their Mom was an orphan. Sounds logical right?
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Post by 9idrr on Mar 31, 2021 20:43:12 GMT -6
You're maintainin' your standard of excellence, sir. Please feel free to continue.
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