Chapter 1 can be found here: http://saneinsanities.blogspot.com/2012/01/impossible-five-introduction-and.html
Chapter 2 can be found here: http://saneinsanities.blogspot.com/2012/01/impossible-5-chapter-2.html
Looking at Token Girl’s unconscious form, Wallbreaker couldn’t
help but notice how 1960s her hair looked.
That actually reminded him of something that was buigging him. He had a vivid memory of buying a 1960s car
at full price less than ten years ago.
And during a trip to the States he had a vivid memory of shaking hands
with JFK, even though Bush Jr. was in power then. For that matter, JFK was dead
before he was born. So why did he want to recall a meet with Bush as Kennedy?
O’Canada said to Token Woman, “I realize this must be hard
on you, seeing your younger self like that.
But you need to tell us what you remember of this so we can avoid any
time paradox.”
Token Woman’s face was white as a sheet as she tried not to
look at her younger, bloodied self, though she found herself sneaking looks
anyway. “It was a long time ago, and I
got hit pretty bad. My item was on this
world and a Cyclops flung a rock at me. It hit me in the head. I managed to
flee and then… here’s where it gets pretty hard to remember. I was pretty dazed
from the rock and the fall and… Crack Heroine, what are you doing?!?”
“Saving your life, duh!” Crack Heroine was injecting Token
Girl with… Wallbreaker didn’t want to know what that stuff was, really.
Rita said, “I think there’s another reason why you were so
dazed.”
Token Woman whimpered.
“I… guess this is what saved me.
I didn’t know before. Now I’m not sure I’m glad I know.”
O’Canada asked Crack Heroine, “Should I be worried?”
Crack Heroine shook her head. “She might have a few
hallucinations, might have the urge to run around naked…”
“What?!?” exclaimed Token Woman
“Doesn’t happen to everyone.
But she’ll be fine. She must or
her older whiny self wouldn’t be here.”
Token Woman started to say something; Wallbreaker muttered
to her, “Let it go; it’s probably what saved her.”
O’Canada said, “I’m sorry, Token Woman, but we really need
to know. Do you recall seeing any of us?”
“I… I’m not sure. I was pretty dazed. And I think I did
hallucinate, though I can’t recall what I hallucinated. I may have seen some of you but I just
remember a jumble of images. I do recall being found by Mr. Groovy a while
later.”
“You’d best fly off before your younger self awakens anyway,
to be safe. Rita, will you maintain a link again?”
“No problem,” Rita replied.
Token Woman flew off.
Token Girl started to stir.
She opened her eyes slightly in the Glowing Man’s general
direction. “That light…. am I dying?”
“Not anymore,” Wallbreaker replied, as Glowing Man slowly
moved out of Token Girl’s line of vision.
Rita said, “Token Woman sees Mr. Groovy. He’s just taken out
the Cyclops with his Groovinator and grabbed an artifact.”
O’Canada said, “Tell Token Woman to call out to him and
pretend to fall nearby, out of Token Girl’s sight, but close. Do it quick
before he notices she looks different.
Missile, do you have your net.”
“Yup.” He netted the other heroes and they quickly shot
forward, out of range of where Token Girl and Mr. Groovy were. Token Woman
joined them soon after.
“That was way too close,” she said.
“Whine whine whine,” said Crack Heroine.
Token Woman looked like she was going to say something else
but instead said, “Thank you.”
“De nada. It’s my job.”
O’Canada said, “Should the rest of the team be out of the
castle now?”
Token Woman nodded.
“Okay. No time for subtlety.
Missile, take us there before then get back!”
As they reached the castle, there were grabbed by two bands
of solid light. “Oh, no,” said Token
Woman. “It’s the Calamatic Clamps of Clovis!” The clamps took them inside the
castle to the throne room. King Artur
and Meerlim were there. The king looked them over. He said, “Well now, Token Girl, you’ve
certainly grown a lot in the past couple of minutes!”
End part 3
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