Megan DeSombre
"Walter, WALTER!" screeched Mrs. Mitty from the hall. "Why aren't you up already? You know I don't like driving to town during the after noon; I'll never get all my shopping done! You'll just have to go and buy the stuff while I get my hair done." No response came from Walter Mitty's room. Mrs. Mitty annoyed as ever-waltzed right into the room her husband had been sleeping in "get up you lazy hog!" Mrs. Mitty yelled while pulling covers off her husband. Mr. Mitty immediately sprang up from where he had been sleeping, turned to his wife and muttered something incoherent. "Go get dressed now," said Mrs. Mitty. "Fine" was Walter's only reply to his very perturbed wife. Mrs. Mitty then ran down stairs to the kitchen to hang up the rest of the laundry while Mr. Mitty got dressed. Once finished, Mitty turned to the big radio sitting on his night table and turned it on. " Breaking news from the oval office. Japan has declared war on the United States." Mitty's face turned an almost green shade. "My, my, I can't believe we are at war again." Memories of being in the trenches of the previous war flooded through his mind. He was almost at the point of tears when a loud yell brought him back down to reality "Walter ya' mind hurrying up! What's taking you so long?" Mitty then rushed down the stairs. When he saw his wife he turned and said, " we are at war again, this time with Japan." Mrs. Mitty replied with "hmph, there's no way! Silly man. Last month's issue of National Geographic said they were 'our friendly neighbors, you know the one with the samurai on the cover." Mr. Mitty sighed and said "just turn on the radio if you don't believe me" Mitty then quietly sat down at the kitchen table. Mrs. Mitty then placed a plate with ham and eggs in front of him and took her seat across from him. .."Ta-poket-a-poket-a-poket-a" was the only sound you could hear as Mitty- san, a young samurai, known as "Hitokiri-Battousai"(a.k.a sword-drawing man slayer), quickly sailed through the trees above "Kekkai Forest", in search of Yaminobu who was holding the beautiful Tomoe captive. Suddenly, a ninja jumped up behind the samurai slashing him in the back. The powerful blow forced battousai to the ground. "Nakajo!", called out Battousai. (Nakajo is the name of the ninja). Nakajo turned to the injured samurai and snarled," Ha! I guess the Hitokiri-Battousai isn't so great when he can't use his extra senses? You see, the spirits of "Kekkai Forrest" put up a barrier which makes it impossible to use your six sense Battousai." With lighting fast speed the young samurai slashed Nakajo chest knocking him hard into the ground. Battousai then stomped on the Nakajo's freshly wounded chest, and said, "I promised Tomoe that I would protect her happiness, that I did. And I will kill anyone who gets in the way." The samurai then pointed his double-edged sword down at Nakajo's chest and. "Stop playing with you're food Walter, you act like a child", Mrs. Mitty scolded her husband. "Huh", Mr. Mitty reply.
"Walter, WALTER!" screeched Mrs. Mitty from the hall. "Why aren't you up already? You know I don't like driving to town during the after noon; I'll never get all my shopping done! You'll just have to go and buy the stuff while I get my hair done." No response came from Walter Mitty's room. Mrs. Mitty annoyed as ever-waltzed right into the room her husband had been sleeping in "get up you lazy hog!" Mrs. Mitty yelled while pulling covers off her husband. Mr. Mitty immediately sprang up from where he had been sleeping, turned to his wife and muttered something incoherent. "Go get dressed now," said Mrs. Mitty. "Fine" was Walter's only reply to his very perturbed wife. Mrs. Mitty then ran down stairs to the kitchen to hang up the rest of the laundry while Mr. Mitty got dressed. Once finished, Mitty turned to the big radio sitting on his night table and turned it on. " Breaking news from the oval office. Japan has declared war on the United States." Mitty's face turned an almost green shade. "My, my, I can't believe we are at war again." Memories of being in the trenches of the previous war flooded through his mind. He was almost at the point of tears when a loud yell brought him back down to reality "Walter ya' mind hurrying up! What's taking you so long?" Mitty then rushed down the stairs. When he saw his wife he turned and said, " we are at war again, this time with Japan." Mrs. Mitty replied with "hmph, there's no way! Silly man. Last month's issue of National Geographic said they were 'our friendly neighbors, you know the one with the samurai on the cover." Mr. Mitty sighed and said "just turn on the radio if you don't believe me" Mitty then quietly sat down at the kitchen table. Mrs. Mitty then placed a plate with ham and eggs in front of him and took her seat across from him. .."Ta-poket-a-poket-a-poket-a" was the only sound you could hear as Mitty- san, a young samurai, known as "Hitokiri-Battousai"(a.k.a sword-drawing man slayer), quickly sailed through the trees above "Kekkai Forest", in search of Yaminobu who was holding the beautiful Tomoe captive. Suddenly, a ninja jumped up behind the samurai slashing him in the back. The powerful blow forced battousai to the ground. "Nakajo!", called out Battousai. (Nakajo is the name of the ninja). Nakajo turned to the injured samurai and snarled," Ha! I guess the Hitokiri-Battousai isn't so great when he can't use his extra senses? You see, the spirits of "Kekkai Forrest" put up a barrier which makes it impossible to use your six sense Battousai." With lighting fast speed the young samurai slashed Nakajo chest knocking him hard into the ground. Battousai then stomped on the Nakajo's freshly wounded chest, and said, "I promised Tomoe that I would protect her happiness, that I did. And I will kill anyone who gets in the way." The samurai then pointed his double-edged sword down at Nakajo's chest and. "Stop playing with you're food Walter, you act like a child", Mrs. Mitty scolded her husband. "Huh", Mr. Mitty reply.