Chapter 4: Taking Down Bluto
Popeye and Felix searched the harbor for Bluto.
"Why does Bluto want that woman?" Felix asked.
"That's Olive Oyl; Bluto's been after her for years, He likes her, but she don't like him!" Popeye replied.
"So he never got the message, how dense can ya get?" Felix laughed.
Bluto, who was hiding in one of the fishing boats, growled.
"Laugh at ME will he!?"
Bluto raised the anchor on the ship, and it slowly began to pull out of the dock. It was then that Popeye and Felix heard Bluto laugh, they turned and saw that the ship was heading out to sea!
"BYE! BYE POPEYE!" Bluto laughed.
"BLUTO YOU BILG RAT!!! GET BACK HERE!!" Popeye yelled.
The ship was now a good distance away from them, they could still hear Bluto's laugh in the distance.
"Don't worry Popeye; we'll catch 'em!"
Felix then zapped his bag with his "X-Ray vision" and it morphed into a Jet Ski. Felix hopped on and beckoned Popeye to do the same.
"Climb aboard!" Felix called.
Popeye hopped on as Felix revved the engine. It roared as it shot thru the water like a torpedo.
Bluto laughed evilly as he steered the ship thru the water, It was then he heard the faint roar of Felix's Jet Ski. He looked and saw them coming at him, and fast.
"WHAT!?" Bluto cried.
Felix and Popeye grabbed the handrail of the ship and launched themselves onto the ship. Felix then whistled and his bag morphed back and returned to him.
"POPEYE!!!' Olive cried as she was still tied up.
"Don't worry Olive! I'll save ya!" Popeye called.
Bluto then stood in front of Olive, blocking them from reaching her.
"You and what army?" Bluto asked.
"THIS ARMY!" Felix retorted.
Bluto then grabbed Felix by his neck and lifted him to eye-level.
"You're beginning to bug me CAT!" Bluto yelled.
"If I'm only BEGINNING to bug you, I'm not doing my job!" Felix comically quipped.
Bluto yelled as he threw Felix into the wall, or rather THRU the wall! Popeye then charged at Bluto who just upper-cut Popeye in the chin, and then proceeded to wail on him hard. Felix crawled out of the hole in the wall and saw Popeye was losing, BAD!
"It seems you've lost your touch Popeye!" Bluto mocked.
"Not quite!" Popeye came back.
Popeye then reached into his pocket, at first, Felix was expecting him to pull out a weapon, but was surprised when he saw that he pulled out.
"A can of Spinach?" Felix asked to no one in particular.
Bluto then punched Popeye's hand, knocking the can of spinach out of his hand.
"Nice try! I'm wise to that trick!" Bluto yelled before wailing on him again.
Felix watched as the can of Spinach flew thru the air towards the edge of the ship. He wasn't exactly sure how a can of spinach was supposed to help, but whatever worked right? Felix zapped his back with his "X-Ray Vision" and it morphed into a catcher's mitt which fit around his right hand. He ran backwards to try and catch it.
"I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I GOT IT!" Felix called.
He leaned over the side of the ship and caught it before fell into the water.
"I GOT IT!!" Felix cheered.
Felix then turned towards the fight between Popeye and Bluto.
"POPEYE! CATCH!!!" Felix shouted as he threw the can towards him.
Popeye jumped into the air and caught it. He then squeezed the can and huge bunch of raw Spinach shot out, he then caught it in his mouth and swallowed it.
"Ewwwww….." Felix shivered.
Popeye's muscles then actually began to grow! Bluto then broke into a sweat; he knew he was in for it. Popeye then upper-cut Bluto in the jaw. Sending him stumbling back. Felix then got an idea; he opened his bag and went up to Bluto.
"Excuse me, would you be as so kind as to take a look in here?" Felix asked innocently
Bluto dumbly looked inside and out came a boxing glove on a spring which nailed him in the face. Bluto grabbed his face in pain, Popeye then charged at him and head butted him in the gut so hard, that it launched him right off the ship and into the sea. Bluto then began to swim away.
"Say hello to the sharks for me!" Felix mocked.
Popeye laughed as Bluto swam away.
"Tanks for your help Felix!" Popeye smiled
He shook Felix's hand but in-avertedly crushed it in the process. Felix's hand was throbbing read when Popeye released it.
"I doubt that's the least we'll see of him though…" Felix said looking out to the ocean.
"What do you mean?" Popeye asked.
"Well you see, there is a group of villains who are threatening the whole galaxy and Bluto is one of them! It's my job to take them out, but I can't do it alone, I was actually sent here to recruit you to help me fight them." Felix explained
Popeye then looked out to sea as well.
"If Bluto's in this, it CAN'T be good! Felix, you gut's yourself a sailor!" Popeye replied.
Felix smiled as he opened his bag and pulled out the phone from before
"Poindexter, I found our hero!" Felix said.
"Excellent Mr. Felix, I teleport you back to the space station immediately!" Poindexter said over the phone.
Suddenly the ripple appeared in the sky and Popeye and Felix where launched into the air.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD!?" Popeye cried.
"You'll get used to it!" Felix smiled as both of them disappeared into the ripple.
The two re-appeared in the space station, after a few introductions, Popeye was filled in on everything.
"You two better rest up, tomorrow your headed to another world, the sleeping quarters are not far from here just hang a left in the hallway.." Poindexter said.
The two waved goodbye to him before heading down the hallway, as they walked along, Felix saw that Popeye had a look of concern on his face.
"Something wrong?" Felix asked.
"I can't shake the feeling that we forgot something…." Popeye replied.
"Well, I got my bag; you got your spinach….what could we be forgetting?" Felix asked.
Back in Seawater Port, Olive was STILL tied up on the ship that was still drifting in the ocean.
"Popeye? ...ANYBODY!?" She cried out.
