Chapter ten

Nick was lying lifeless on the ground. The camera zoomed in on the sky. Nick was in Heaven. Nick woke up. He looked around. He saw clouds! He knew that he was lying on one. He tried to stand, but he couldn't! He really couldn't, because he was floating. He had wings, and he has a yellow ring on his head.

"Am I…dead?" Nick asked to himself.

Then, he saw an elderly guy floating to him.

"You must be new here. Are you new?" Nick nodded.

"Then welcome to Heaven, the greatest place on Earth! Please sign here."

The elderly guy was holding a clipboard with a paper that was signed by people Nick never even heard of. Nick got out his pencil from his pocket.

"Hey, my pencil made it to Heaven, too." He said, surprised.

He signed the paper.

"Welcome to Heaven." The elderly guy said again.

"Come." The elderly guy was walking towards two golden gates that were blocking the way to Heaven. Nick followed. There was a red button next to the two golden gates. The elderly guy pushed the button, and the two golden gates slowly opened.

"Wow…" Nick said dreamily.

Everything was beautiful in Heaven. Kids were playing, teenage boys were watching horror movies, it was like that kids and adults can do whatever they want in Heaven.

"Your name is…" The elderly guys looked at the clipboard that Nick signed his name on.

"Nick, right?"

"Yeah."

"Good, because God is having an appointment with you in two minutes."

"God? I thought he never exists!" Nick said.

"OH, but he does exist."

"Do you know where he is? I want to talk to him, too." Nick said.

"Go up those stairs." The elderly guy said.

He was pointing to the 20 flight of stairs that was only 50 yards away from him and Nick.

"Good Lord! I have to fly up those stairs?" Nick asked the elderly guy.

"Yea…it's going to take a lot of energy, though. Good luck." The elderly guy pushed Nick in front of the flights of stairs.

"Well, here goes nothing." Nick started flying up the flight of stairs.

Five minutes later, Nick climbed 10 flights of stairs. An hour later, Nick has climbed 18 flights of stairs. He collapsed shortly after he was on his 18th flight of stairs.

"Dear Lord…" Then, he got up.

"I'm not giving up after I've come this far!" Nick continued flying up the stairs.

Two minutes later, he finished the 20 flights of stairs.

He looked down.

"Wow, I can see my great aunt from down here!" He said.

"AHEM!" A big, loud voice said.

It was so loud, that it shook Nick from head to toe. Nick quickly turned around. He saw a guy that was 25 feet tall, and he has a long gray beard. His head is out of shot.

"I've been expecting you, Nick." The guy said.

"A…are you god?" Nick asked quietly.

"Yes. Yes, I am!" God boomed.

"They said you want to talk to me?"

"Sit down, Nick." God said.

Nick looked around.

"I don't see a chair." He said.

God snapped his fingers, and POOF! A recliner appeared in front of Nick. Nick sat on the recliner.

"Now, I sent you up here for a reason. I heard that you're trying to save the world."

"Wha…? Oh, that's right! My friends! Are they okay? Are they still in one piece?"

"Let's find out." God said.

He snapped his fingers again, and a 55 inch big screen TV appeared in front of him and Nick. The big screen TV turned on itself and it showed Susie, Hobbes, and Calvin's alter egos still fighting.

"Mike seems to be winning! Wait just a darn minute? Where's Calvin?"

God snapped his fingers again, and TV showed Calvin still in the cage Mike put him in earlier. Calvin's on stage at a…alien bar? Aliens were throwing stuff at Calvin.

"Hey you…ow! You can't do that…ow! I'm the Earth potentate! You should give me some re…ow!"

"So Mike sent Calvin to his planet, and he's being tortured by aliens?"

"He's going to be executed in two days." God said.

Nick had a tear in his eye.

"God, you have to send back to Earth! They need me, ya hear? I DON'T WANT TO BE THE LAST DUDE ON EARTH!"

"Calm down, Nick." God said calmly.

"I sent you up here, so I can tell you how tell defeat Mike."

"You…"

"Yes. I know his every weakness." God interrupted.

"But God, Calvin invented a box. Once you open the box, images of Mike's weaknesses will pop out of the box." Nick explained.

"The weaknesses that are in the box waiting for Mike are the things that Mike was afraid of when he was three. He's not afraid of them now."

"Gee, that's super!" Nick said sarcastically.

"But I know what he's afraid of now." God said.

"Okay, so spill." Nick said impatiently.

"He afraid of…" God whispered what Mike's afraid of in Nick's ear.

Nick laughed so hard, he cried.

"He's scared of those things? Oh man!"

Nick was rolling on the floor. Tears were rolling on his face faster than a subway in Japan.

"Now that you know what that alien's afraid of, use those things to defeat him." God said.

"Oh, don't think that I will!" Nick said, wiping tears off his face.

Nick was about to say, "Now I'm going back to Earth', but he stopped.

"I have on question. How do I get back Earth?" Nick asked.

God snapped his fingers. Then, Nick's head started hurting. It was like a migraine and a headache combined! Nick was on his knees, holding his head. Then, everything started spinning. The pressure was building on him. He felt like he weighed 1000 pounds. Then, everything went black. Nick opened his eyes. He was rubbing his head.

"Oh, my aching head." Nick looked at his hands.

His feet, and his face.

He wasn't dead anymore.

He's alive.

"I'm alive again!" Nick quickly got up, and screamed at the top of his lungs.

"I'M ALIVE!"

"Nick?" Nick recognized that voice.

It was Susie's!

"Hey Susie, I'm over here!" Nick yelled.

10 seconds later, Susie, Hobbes, me, and Calvin's alter egos ran to him, hugging him.

"We're so glad that you're alive!" Susie said.

"Yeah, and we didn't need Calvin's reviving dust!" I said.

I was about to throw the bag of golden dust away, but then I stopped. I put it in my pocket.

"We're glad that you're alive! It's a miracle!" Hobbes said.

"No, Hobbes…it was god." Nick said.

"So…what were you guys doing while I was…ya know?"

"We were fighting Mike." Susie said.

"Unfortunately, Mike ran away, because no one was keeping an eye on him, STUPENDOUS MAN!" Susie slapped Stupendous Man in the back.

"It wasn't my fault." Stupendous Man said.

"Can't a guy tie his shoe around here? Is that a crime?"

"I have a feeling that Calvin is on Mike's planet, and Mike left earlier to execute him!"

"Nah, Calvin will get executed in two days." Nick said.

Everyone exchanged glances. Hobbes opened his mouth.

"How did…"

"Okay, now are you guys going to stand here like chickens, or are we going to Mike's planet?" Nick asked.

Nick clapped his hands two times. Everyone heard a rumbling sound. Then, Calvin's rocket appeared. It was big, white, and in big bold letters, it said, APOLLO CALVIN.

"Calvin showed me this rocket a year ago. It all started when me and Calvin were in the basement…"

"Nick, we don't have time to hear this!" Susie said.

Nick got out Calvin's stopwatch, and WHOOOOSH!

Everything and everyone is frozen in this town except us.

"Now we do." Nick said.

"Now, it all started when Calvin and me were in his basement…"

A YEAR AGO…

Calvin was inventing something downstairs in the basement. Nick was watching him.

"IT'S ALIVE, IT'S ALIVE, IT'S ALIVE!" Calvin yelled.

Then, he did his insane goofy laughter. Nick was about to leave, but Calvin said, "Finally, my invention is completed! Behold…"

Calvin showed Nick his new invention. It was a rocket. It was as tall as a three story building, and in big, bold letters, It said, APOLLO CALVIN.

"Whoa, you invented that thing all by yourself?" Nick asked.

"Believe it!" Calvin said, doing his 'My invention is completed' dance.

"Are you sure? You didn't hire NASA to build that rocket? Am I getting Punk'd? Are there hidden cameras in here?"

"No, I made this. I really made this. You want to see the video of me building the rocket?" Calvin said, holding the videotape.

"That won't be necessary. I think I believe you."

"Let's ride in the rocket!" Calvin said.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. Let's ride the rocket. Heck, if I concocted this rocket, why not ride in it?"

"But…"

"This invention is practical, and it's not treacherous. It's 100 percent safe!"

"Well…okay. It doesn't hurt if we take a little spin on that thing." Nick said nervously.

Five minutes later, Calvin and Nick were in the rocket. Inside the rocket was red with black stripes. It had pictures of Calvin on the walls.

"Alright, now I know you invented this." Nick said.

The rocket can only hold 60 people! There were 60 red leather seats. There was also a plasma screen TV installed on the ceiling, a portable microwave, and a refrigerator filled with endless supply of food. Calvin and Nick took the first two seats in the front.

"Buckle up, Nick." Calvin said in a deep voice.

"Once this rocket starts, we won't come back to this place again."

"WHAT?"

"Just kidding. Now seriously, buckle up. This is going to be a bumpy ride." Calvin and Nick buckled up.

"Five, four, three, two, one, BLASTOFF!"

Calvin pushed the red button that said, "START THE ROCKET!"

Then, the rocket started. The rocket went up, and up, and up, until the rocket hit the basement ceiling. CRASH! Nick was shocked.

"Dude, your mom is going to kill you once she sees that!"

"So what? We're having an adventure. You're just going to have to sit back and enjoy it."

"But Calvin…"

"Dude, I've been ground 249 times, and it's going to be 250 when we get back to my house! How many times have you been grounded?"

"Well…"

"Oh, c'mon! So you've never been grounded before! Being grounded once won't hurt!"

Nick was shivering with fear.

"Hey, there's Mars! How about we have lunch there?"

"I guess a little nourishment on another planet won't hurt, but after this, we're going back to Earth, ya hear?"

"I hear ya loud and clear." Calvin said.

Shortly after, Calvin landed the rocket on Mars. The door to the rocket opened, and landed on Mars' surface. The door turned itself into stairs. Five seconds later, Calvin and Nick were on Mars' surface, wearing space suits.

"Come on! I can see the Mars dogstand!"

"Mars dogs?" Nick asked.

"It's a hot dog, except the hot dog is squid, and the ketchup, mustard, and relish are lava, yellow lava, and green lava ground into Mars rocks."

Nick made a disgusted look.

"I've tried it before. C'mon, you'll love it!" Calvin grabbed Nick's hand and they both walked to the Mars dog stand.

"Doozeek Ry eery ui kuj Bd, cooguy, yt deery?" The Mars dog guy asked.

"Okay, what the H-E double hockey sticks did he just say?" Nick asked.

"On this planet, aliens speak Martinese. Mine's a little rusty, though. I'll translate what the guy's saying."

Calvin cleared his throat, and starting speaking in Martinese.

"Iyou doo hiu bef vecuyoo?" Calvin said, "I'm sorry, can you repeat that?" in Martinese.

"Sihug. Doozeek Ry eery ui kuj Bd, coogury, yt deery?" The Mars dog guy said again.

He said, "Do you want your Mars dog small, medium, or big?" in Martinese.

Calvin turned to Nick.

"He said if you want your Mars dog small, medium, or big?"

"Uh…Medium." Nick replied.

Calvin turned to the Mars dog guy.

"Deery." Calvin said to the Mars dog guy.

The Mars dog guy got out…a large Mars dog?

"Large? Calvin, I said I wanted medium!" Nick said.

Calvin's face turned red.

"Oops."

Nick sighed.

He snatched the Mars dog out of the guy's tentacles. Nick looked at the Mars dog in disgust.

"Well, here goes…" Nick took a bite out of the Mars dog.

He swallowed.

Then, he took another bite.

"Hey, this is good! Better than a hot dog!"

"See? Didn't I tell you that you will like it?" Calvin said as they walked away from the Mars dog stand.

Nick finished the Mars dog in five bites! Calvin and Nick got back inside APOLLO CALVIN and they went back to Earth.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Yep, me and Calvin were grounded for three weeks for leaving that hole in the ceiling, but it was worth it." Nick said.

There was silence.

Nick got out Calvin's stopwatch, pushed a green button, and WHOOOOSH!

Everything was moving at a normal pace again.

"So, let's go! We've got a friend to save, and an alien that needs his butt kicked!" Spaceman Spiff said.

Everyone ran inside APOLLO CALVIN.

Nick started the rocket, and they were off, finding Mike's planet.

That chapter's pretty long, huh? Please R&R! …Please?