Summer Adventure

Mason's House

It was another peaceful summer morning for Mason to sleep away. Since there was no school and few missions, and since he wasn't one of the powerhouses that had to train every day, he enjoyed every bit of time he was allowed to sleep.

"WAKE UP, MASON!!" But today, Sheila Frantic burst in and began jumping on him. "IT'S AN EMERGENCY!"

"MMMPH!" Mason's face was smashed under her foot, but she chose to stop in this funny position. "What's the matter, Sheila?" he muffled.

"I was so busy pickin' fights with Maddy all summer that I forgot something! I was gonna take you with me on an Exotic Summer Adventure! We'd fly all around the world seein' all sorts of neat places, all summer long, there ain't be ONE tired moment! But with all this Apocalypse hooey happening, Oi totally forgot about it!"

"Yeah, and I forgot how good it felt to sleep in. What's your point?"

"The point is I want you to get off your lazy arse and come have an exotic adventure with me! Half the summer is already over, and I ain't have one! (Certainly not counting those bloody dream worlds.)"

"SHEILA, GET OFF ME!"

"Oh, right!" Sheila hopped off.

Mason annoyedly sat up and rubbed his face, feeling the shoeprint indent. "Sheila, I honestly thought we got enough adventure in one month than most people get in their whole lives."

"And I don't think we got near enough! I went around and talked to other sectors," she pulled out a paper, "and wrote me a list of all the places they been to! We are up for a heck of a summer!"

"Uhhhh…" Mason sighed, already feeling the exhaust. "I thought I would get to relax this summer."

"The words of the sloth who wisheth not to release from his branch." Fybi Fulbright fluttered into the room.

"Why are you here, Fybi?"

"I wished to accompany Sheila on her adventure of exoticness! I believe it shall be most healthy for my lungs, to breathe the many breaths this world hast to offer!"

"In that case, I don't think you wanna travel with a poisonbender."

"Oh, Mason, don't ya remember how much fun we had on the Sunny Day? At least now we ain't planning to fight any bad guys! (Though that would be cool if we did.) But me and Fybs will whoop their butts, so what've you got to worry about?!"

"Whatever." Mason got out of bed. "So, what's first on our list of 'exotic adventures'?"

"I shalt lead thee thither!" Fybi winked.

Adventure Day 1: Birka

"YAHOOOOO!" Sheila Frantic clasped the wing of the Angel Wing, soaring through a sea of black thundering clouds. "THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING OUT ON?!"

"SHEILA, PLEASE GET INSIDE!" Mason yelped. Even inside the ship, his heart jumped at every bolt of lightning that struck every two seconds. Fybi's fast, reckless piloting prevented him from having a comfy seat.

"There is not to worry, for the island is much more pleasant relatively!" Fybi announced.

In case you've forgotten, Birka is a Sky Island surrounded by eternal storms and runs on powerful electricity. The Nimbi here have wings of electricity and can fly at lightspeed. Whether it was night or day, the city was kept lively with lightning. "I can't believe it lightnings here 24/7!" Sheila exclaimed once they made land. "How does anyone get any sleep?! And blimey, everybody's going so fast!"

"And it's so windy here!" Mason shouted, having to squint his eyes from the powerful gusts. "Was Sector W even able to stand in one place too long?"

"Like anyone wants to stand in one place! HEY, those kids over there are kickin' some kinda ball around!" Sheila pointed at five Birkans zipping around and kicking a shockball. "OI, KICK IT THIS WAY!"

"Huh?" The Sector STORM kids looked over. "Hey, we have new visitors!" Amper pointed.

"I don't think you want this ball!" Dio shouted. "Shockballs are too fast for humans!"

"I'M too fast for humans!" Sheila spun her feet and turned them gold.

"You asked for it!" Dio kicked it to Laxy, who sent it to Amp, who kicked to Brendix, who sent the ball flying to Sheila, and she shot the ball skyward with a terrific kick. Ela zipped up to kick it.

A spark had coursed through Sheila upon the kick, so she was paralyzed and darkened. "Mates… don't play soccer in sandals." She shook the soot off. "'ey, look at that tower!" She pointed at Dashi's Peak. "It's so high, I can't see the top!"

"'Tis Dashi's Peak." Fybi said. "'Tis where the Birkans honored the God Thor. I canst confirm its heightfulness."

"Come on, Mason, let's see the top!" Sheila used her Light Feet, grabbed Mason, and raced across the town.

"WHOOOAAA!" The island was like a blur, but it was at this speed that Mason and Sheila could see the zipping Birkans. Sheila began to run in a spiral up the tower, and Mason nervously closed his eyes to keep from getting dizzy. In a few more seconds, Sheila was at the very top of Dashi's Peak. She took a big breath and cried, "'ELLO, BIRKA! I'M SHEILA, THE GODDESS OF ADVENTURE!"

"I think you just offended several religions."

"MASON, look at that!" Sheila yelped when two horse-drawn chariots swooped by, leaving a trail of lightning. "They're horses made of bloody lightning!"

"They art Lightning Chariots." Fybi replied after flying up. "Perhaps the fastest creatures that fly the skies."

"Sheila, please don't tell me-"

"I GOTTA GO RIDE ONE! WOOHOOOO…!" Sheila leaped off the tower and took the great fall, which was slowed with her tail propeller.

"If thou lookst at yon bright side, she ist losing much calories." Fybi said.

"I guess she needs it, considering how she beat Big Mom. Whatever you do, just don't give her a Golden Flurp. Or else she might evolve to a speed faster than light."

King Dutchman

Meanwhile, in a universe that looked like it had been vomited upon and hastily wiped, Dimentio's neon body, which linked to thousands of alternate universes, was spiraling rapidly. A dark yellow car with a triangle eye on its hood shot out of the portal and swerved to a halt. "YAAAHOO!" Bill Cipher fell out of the window, wearing sunglasses and a yellow scarf. "You ever wonder what coulda made the Knightrider universe a hundred times cooler? When you take his car and bewitch it to fly and shoot lasers!"

"Didn't it already shoot lasers, Master Cipher?" Dimentio asked.

"Um, I think one of them did." Bill scratched his head. "I'm not exactly sure which version of the universe I landed in… or even if I grabbed the right car. Well, if it couldn't make dirty jokes before, it can now! So yeah, I'm gonna have me a little snooze – this human body tires easy. Say, what's my next bedtime prince?" Bill checked a list. "Prince Eric, nice! Get ready to go from H2O to CO2!" The humanized demon proceeded to leave the chamber in a drunk, dizzy fashion.

He unknowingly passed Czar Baldy Bald III outside the entrance. The czar peeked in at the car.

Further down the passage

"I know exactly how you felt, Teach." Xehanort said as he walked with Blackbeard. "I also hailed from an island, nothing to do but watch the waves wash the shore. I knew that the world was small, but I never truly understood how small until now. To think there was an entire multiverse beyond our reach."

"And all that little twerp wants is to conquer this or conquer that!" Teach stated, munching a cherry pie. "We pirates aren't just pillaging and plundering, you know! I'd just like some time to explore for myself."

"Hey, Xehanort! Teach!" Baldy Bald pranced over and grabbed their arms. "I gotta show you something!" Blackbeard fell on his belly and was dragged along the wooden floor, but his right arm kept the pie up straight.

Baldy showed them the car Bill left in the Portal Chamber. "Bill's car?" Teach questioned.

"He's taking a nap right now! This might be our only chance to take it for a joyride! Come on, guys, haven't you ever wanted to ride the boss's car?!"

"Our worlds don't have cars." the two chorused. Baldy Bald collapsed like an anime character.

"However… it can't be much different than a Gummi Ship." Xehanort stroked his beard as he examined the vehicle. "You know, Teach, I think a 'joyride' is what we need. A quick little tour through the unexplored and unconquered universes."

"Sounds like a plan! A few drinks, a few bites, and if we want, a few heads loose!" Blackbeard smirked.

"Then start the engines, Xeny!" Czar hopped in the passenger seat. "We're off on a multiversal road trip!"

"Hm hm, have fun, you three." Dimentio chuckled.

Blackbeard squeezed his blubbery self into the cramped back seat while Xehanort used his Keyblade to start the car. The wheels spun, Xehanort yanked up on the wheel, aiming to drive into the portal—and the car flipped upside-down.

"…I was wrong. It isn't like driving a Gummi Ship."

"Alright, move over." In their upside-down positions, Baldy Bald climbed into the driver's seat while Xehanort took the passenger's. Baldy restarted the car and flipped them back over. He pushed a button that opened the roof and allowed Blackbeard to sit completely upright. "NOW we're rolling!" With a fiery boost, the car blasted into the multiverse. (Play "Playing With the Boys" by Kenny Loggins!)

Baldy Bald and Xehanort wore sunglasses, baring cool expressions as they drove across a beach. This beach happened to be the Teen Beach in the Teen Beach Universe, so as their spinning tires sent sand flying into the air, they swerved around a volleyball court and ran down all the teens. The rest of the beach-goers met the same fate as the tire tracks were implanted in the sand everywhere.

Haaaangin'

Playing with a caaaaar!

In the Star Wars Universe, Darth Vader was steadily approaching Luke on that narrow bridge in Bespin. "No, Luke… I am your-" The Billmobile blasted out of space and knocked Vader off the bridge. Luke stared confusedly. The car landed and swerved around the metal tunnel, Vader clinging to the windshield. Just as the car fell out of the tunnel and plummeted to the clouds, Dimentio caught them in his portal.

Haaaangin'

Playing with Bill's caaaaar!

They were dropped above Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends (the original), landing on the roof and driving into the house. Blackbeard reached over to grab Vader and throw him off. "Huh?" The pirate noticed a giant chicken leg Imaginary Friend coming up. He smirked and snatched the Friend, eating him in one gulp. He then snatched a partly-eaten cookie Friend, gulping him. He snatched a hamburger Friend and swallowed him happily. He caught a tiny pea Friend, shrugging as he chucked it down his throat.

"Ahh, that looks like a CHERRY!" Teach saw a cherry-pink Friend coming up and grabbed it—it was really a pink puppy Friend!

"Hello! My name is Crackers!"

"Oh. Do you at least taste like cherry?"

"That's what they ALL ask!" Crackers began crying. "WAAAAAH!"

"Blech." Teach tossed her back. "Let's go somewhere else to eat."

The car doesn't talk

Maybe 'cause Bill was annoyed by iiiiit!

The car came to a park outside Bob's Burgers. Blackbeard jumped through the window and scared all the customers into fleeing. "Okay, Bob, cook me 200 burgers or I'll eat you and your FAMILY!"

"You don't have the STOMACH for it!" Louise Belcher retorted.

Teach opened a black hole in his stomach and threw Louise inside. "Uh, coming right up." Bob said.

Taaaakin' food

Blackbeard didn't free Louiiiise!

The car landed in the Land of Oz, running over dozens of Munchkins before beginning to drive along the Yellow Brick Road. They ran over a brainless scarecrow, a heartless tin man, a spineless lion, then they flew up and over a hill, crushing a fairy in a bubble.

It's clear that

Baldy doesn't know how to driiiive!

"I do, too!"

Timmy Turner was about to make a wish to his Fairy Godparents, when the car rammed through his wall. Xehanort quickly snapped a picture of his fairies before they backed the car out. In mere hours, pictures of Timmy's fairies were going around the Internet.

And they had no reason to do thaaaaat!

And now we're going to MLP-

The car landed in Equestria—it was completely decimated. The land was black with soot, pony skeletons lay everywhere. A small Thanos flag blew in the dead wind.

And now we're going to Rugrats-

Baldy was excited to play with some babies—the town was decimated. There were skeleton babies. A Thanos flag blew.

And now we're going to Spongebob-

The car landed in Bikini Bottom—"OH, COME ON!" Baldy screamed at the decimated undersea town.

That's when Thanos appeared from the portal. He looked around, surprised it was already destroyed. He exchanged a glance with the joyriders and shrugged. There was a small Peter Griffin flag blowing nearby.

"I take over universes now." Peter said in a cutaway.

Now it's time to ruin some yards…

No worry, 'cause what's the haaaarm?

The car landed in Wayne Szalinski's back yard and spun around until it was ripped to shreds. As they drove away, the wacky inventor chased them in a burning rage.

Afterwards, they drove into the sunset, to put their relaxing day behind them. Mr. Szalinski, Timmy Turner, Bob, and Toto chased them to the ends of time.

Portal Chamber

The trio finally returned and parked the car where they found it. "It seems Bill has not awakened from his nap, yet." Xehanort said as they climbed out.

"But with the car in one piece and safely returned, we have nothing to worry about!" Baldy Bald said surely.

BOOM!! The hood exploded open. The boys whipped around in surprise. "Whoops.

CHONG! The car doors sprung off. "Oh."

BING-GING-GING! The seats sprung up on springs.

Bill Cipher whistled as he twirled Prince Eric in a can, walking in casually. "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR?!"

Thanos came out of the portal. "THANOS DID IT!" Czar and Teach pointed, and they zipped off.

Birka

"EEEEEEEEEEEE…!" Sheila had grabbed onto a Lightning Chariot just before it took off. The flesh on her face was wobbling loosely, several strands of hair flew away, and the dimensions of her body were stretched. "Gng… too fst! Cn't… frm… cmplte… sntnc… nd gt… drvr's… nttntion!"

"That friend of yours just jumped over the gate and hopped on one of our manned chariots!" a lady Birkan running the Thunder Horse barn yelled at Mason and Fybi. "Humans shouldn't even be able to stay on them for more than one second!"

"Yyyyeah… but she's half-Mobian." Mason said with a sweatdrop.

"What difference does that make?"

They heard steam sizzling and saw that Sheila had made it back. The experience stretched her a few inches taller. "Well, on the bright side… I think I know math now."

"I am positive she will shrink back eventually." Fybi said.

"So, you all adventured out for this place?" Mason asked.

"Are you kidding, man, we just got here! I haven't even eaten one of those Zappy Cookies! We ain't leavin' until the DAY is over! Which is probably quite a while here." And with that, she ran off.

"But just in case, I hath phone to confirm time." Fybi pulled out her cellphone.

"Hopefully our next location will be a little more merciful." Mason said.

Adventure Day 2: Arendelle

The trio made land in the abandoned kingdom that was once shrouded in the snowstorm. Although the sun could now touch this ancient land, it was still incredibly frigid. Sheila, having not changed out of her shorts and sandals, was growing icicles on her body. "W-W-W-Why aren't you blokes c-c-c-cold like I am?"

"Because I'm wearing a coat." Mason confirmed; his black coat had a flame design like his shirt.

"And I project yon heat shield around me." Fybi said, keeping warm inside a bubble of steam.

"Oi, where is everybody? This town should be bustlin' with people waitin' to welcome us! Not like they got anything else to do but build snowmen."

"Methinks this town hast not been inhabited for centuries. Naught but the souls of those who once lingered."

The trio entered the abandoned castle. The carpets, chandeliers, the furniture, the décor, every frozen object had stood the test of time. "It's these kinds of places that upset me the most." said Mason. "You can just tell there was a lot of people here, doing things, and then suddenly it all stopped."

"I bet little ankle-biters played Hide-and-Seek 'ere oodles of times!" Sheila raised her fists excitedly. "We should play a round right now!"

"Nah, we should've brought more people for that."

They found a secret chamber in the basement. Fybi floated up to a platform above a chasm, and Sheila helped Mason run up there. "This be yon Gibberish Stone Suki hath spoke of." Fybi observed the Poneglyph.

"Why did Suki of all people get chosen? She's so innocent." Mason wondered.

"And I am not in that regard? Hm hm hm!" Fybi giggled.

"Oi, it's a right-dang mystery all right. But we probably won't discover the answer by loitering around here. Let's decorate this town with snowmen!" Sheila turned and happily hopped down.

"You don't know the meaning of depression, do ya?" Mason chuckled.

Adventure Day 3: Boggly Woods

"Siiiigh… now this place, I like." Mason sighed with relief as he wiggled his toes in the white fluffy flowers. The soil of Boggly Woods was a neon color and grew monochrome trees and plants. "It's warm, the wind's calm, and it's overall safe to stand in."

"Thou art a poisonbender like none other." Fybi remarked.

"Look, there's some Minish!" Mason noticed the little creatures using flowers to float by his face. "They're having a good time too, it looks like! Hey, mind if I shrink down and join you?"

". . . . ." The Minish were silent as they pointed behind Mason.

"Huh?" He turned around. "I don't understand, what am I looking at?"

"Mason, I believest they intend thee to run in that direction." Fybi said.

"Why?"

"Lookst thither."

"'EY, YOU STUPID BEES!" Sheila was yelling at a large hive on a tree. "GIT out here and give me your black-and-white honey!" She spun her fist and PUNCHED the tree.

A siren went off on the tree as a swarm of Jabbies flew out. Their eyes spun wildly as they positioned their beaks directly at Sheila. "AAAAAAAAHHHH!" The three kids made a break through the forest, evading the furious swarm. "THIS PLACE GOT A HUNDRED TIMES COOLER!" screamed the energetic raccoon.

"And you've become a hundred times more masochistic!!" Mason cried.

Adventure Day 4: Guertena Gallery

"Enjoy ze gallery." The receptionist told the kids.

"Ahh… nothing wrong with embracing some high-class art." Mason said. The Guertena Gallery was a very bright white, artworks lining the walls in every direction. There seemed to be lots of classy people here.

"Canst thou smell that paint?" Fybi said.

"Bleh… they 'ave the bloody place chi-blocked. I feel so congested." Sheila whined.

"It's okay, Sheila. Let's just enjoy the gallery."

The first painting they observed was the Abyss of the Deep, which depicted a giant angler fish on the floor. Sheila wanted to climb over and step in it, but her friends held her back. They looked at the Embodiment of Spirit, a giant red rose. "Is it real… or ist faux?" Fybi wondered.

"We will never know… because they forbid us from touching exhibits." Mason spoke poetically.

They studied the Lady in Red, a woman in a red dress. They studied the Reserved Seat, a white ragged couch. The Taste-Cleansing Tree, which were colorful bars hanging from a black coat-hanger. They stared at a painting titled "Goodbye" for several moments; it depicted several artworks smiling and waving at the viewer.

"Mmm. Mmm." Sheila nodded thoughtfully after processing all these arts whose German names she couldn't read. "Yep. There ain't one noteworthy thing about this gallery. Let's go to that one place Maddy talked about."

Adventure Day 4.5: Jellatonia

"YAHOOOOOO!" Sheila was joyfully bouncing on a giant mount of green gelatin. "I am so glad Nebula saved this planet!! It's so much FUUUUUUN!"

"Ha ha ha!" Mason bounced with a joyous smile on his face. "This whole planet's like a giant bounce house! I'm actually glad we came."

"Ay… In truth, bouncing is merely Flying's aspiring little sibling." Fybi said with an unimpressed frown, floating higher than either of them. "I fail to seest what joy thou land-walkers seest."

"MASON! SHEILA! Fancy seeing you here!"

The two slowed their bouncing and looked up. Haylee Gilligan was waving at them from a small airplane. "HAYLEE! What are you doing here?!" Mason called.

"Oh, I'm just on a little adventure myself! Captain, you remember Mason and Sheila, right?"

"Of course I remember Sheila!" Augustus von Fizzuras rode the back seat of the Ace Flyer. "Don't care about the other twerps though." He sucked on a lollipop.

"I remembered Maddy talking about this place and I told Augustus about it!" followed Haylee.

"WHAT'S the MEANING of this, Haylee?!" Sheila yelled angrily. "Have you gone and betrayed us for that nickname-stealing wannabe pirate?!"

"It's just sort of a part-time job, Sheila, my mom did it all the time. I mean, there's so many places I wanted to explore, but I just didn't have the time to. Luckily, Augustus has been to dozens of places, it'll be just like the old days!"

"Well, no one said you could adventure in the same place as me! I called this place!"

"Keep dreaming, Raccoon!" Augustus retorted. "I've probably already been to EVERY place you explored and more! I may admire your spirit, but I'm still five years ahead of you, Sheila! I'll get out of your hair now, but just know, your adventure book's got nothing on mine." With that, Haylee steered the plane to take them away.

"Man, teenagers are as annoying as they used to be." Mason said. …He noticed the frantic look on his friend's face. "Sheila?"

"That candy-lovin' drongo is right! He really IS yonks ahead of me in adventure experience! We really gotta step up our game if we're gonna beat him! We still haven't been to Mermaid Swamp, Planet Wisp, Pwebla da Something, and even then that STILL prob'ly ain't enough to how many places Augustus been to! Oh, I'm a failure as a Goddess of Adventure, I DON'T DESERVE THE TITLE!" She fell and punched and kicked the Jell-O as she cried.

"Sheila, calm down!" Mason helped her up. "You have the rest of your life to become an Adventure Goddess or whatever. You really gonna let Augustus get to you?"

"No, mate, it ain't like that! When this bloody voyage is over and we gotta fight those Darkness blokes, literally anything can happen! It's makin' me realize I ain't get enough adventuring! There's so many places I wanna go in so little time, I don't think I'm gonna make it, Mason!"

"Sheila, just take it easy! It's all gonna be okay, I promise! I know the perfect place we can continue our adventures."

Adventure Day 5: Mason's House

"Snoooooore…" Mason was tucked cozy in his bed.

"Ay, a boy liketh no place better than his nest." Fybi shook her head.

"Grrrr!" Sheila grabbed Mason and shook him. "Darn it, Mason, don't you realize what's at stake here?!"

"Of course I do, Sheila. That's why I don't wanna waste my energy adventuring."

"But think of all the places out there we can still visit! All the adventures, our LAST adventures, just waiting to be-"

Mason rolled over and grabbed Sheila's arms. "Sheila? Join me for a moment." And he pulled her in bed with him. He helped Sheila under the covers and threw her sandals on the floor.

"Ahem…" Fybi blushed and turned away. "I know we shalt not even become adults before this voyage ends, but… thou misunderstands it seems."

"Sheila… summer vacations are about staying up late and sleeping in late. Sure, traveling is great, but only if it's once in a while. We operatives get enough adventure and it's exhausting. So, for once… just close your eyes and let the blanket warm you."

"…" Sheila closed her eyes. "I don't remember the last time Oi used a blanket. They're bloody warm."

"They bloody are, Sheila."

Sharing a bed, tucked warmly under the blanket, they drifted to sleep. Fybi smiled and shook her head. "Like day and night, light and dark… there must be wake, there must be sleep."

The angel closed the blinds to block the sun, and shut the door on her way out. Mason and Sheila enjoyed a peaceful morning, sleeping in the darkness.