El Tigre copyright Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
The Mask copyright Dark Horse Comics/New Line Cinema
The American Rivera
Chapter 08: The Mask Returns
[Casa Del Mariachi, Several Hours Later]
Chris Was At Home, Watching The News On TV With Max.
"MIRACLE CITY IS STILL UNDER SIEGE BY MIKLA`S SKELETAL ARMY!" Shouted a Reporter
"With WHITE PANTERA, PUMA LOCO, PLATA PELIGROSSA AND EL TIGRE Captured Along With The "Seemingly" Reformed FLOCK OF FURY, As Well As Chief Suarez`s Daughter: Frida The Entite City Is In a RIOT, As Criminals And Super Villains Run Wild In The City Streets!"
"With Chief Suarez Sending Most Of His Police Forces To Find Mikla`s Stronghold...
The Number Of Officers In The City Has Dwindled...And All The Heroes That Are Left Just Isn`t Enough!"
"Truely, This Is Miracle City`s DARKEST HOU-"
CLICK!
Chris Turned Off The TV And Sighs.
He Could Hear Explosions And Screams Coming From The City Frim Inside The House.
"What Do I Do?
My Family And Friends Are Being Held Captive By That Loonatic!
And, The Entire City Is Being Torn Apart...Either By Mikla`s Forces Or It`s Own Criminals."
Max Groaned Sadly Then, The Dog Jumped Off And Walked Away.
"MAX!"
Chris Followed His Dog Up To His Room.
Once There, He Saw Max Scratching AT His Closet Door.
Chris Sighed.
He Walked Over And Opened The Door...
The First Thing He Saw Was That Green, Wooden Mask.
"No...No, I Can`t!
That Thing Is Nothing But Trouble, It Does More Harm Than Good!"
Max Made a Noise At Chris.
"MAX!
One Of The Reasons I Came To Mexico Was Leave My Old Life Behind And Start a New Life!
The Only Reason I Kept That Mask With Me Was So Nobody Else Could Use It!"
Max Bit Into Chris`s Pants And Tugged At It.
Chris Thought Long And Hard About This.
"Well...I Suppose I`ve Never Done Any REAL HARM When I Used It.
Okay, So I Gave a Few Cops Some Wedgies And Gave People I Don`t Like Exploding Cigars..."
Chris Actually Chuckled.
"actually, that was kinda funny."
Max Made Another Noise.
Chris Sighed Deeply As He Grabbed The Wooden Mask.
"There really isn`t another choice.
I`ll do it...but I`ll probably hate myself in the morning."
He Looked Inside It And Saw a Shimmer Of Green Light.
Chris Glanced Back At MAx, Who Just Looked At Him.
"Just This Once...Then, I`m Done."
Max Barked Happily.
Chris Sighed As He Held Up The Max.
"oh, i can`t believe i`m doing this again..."
Chris Brought The Mask Closer To His Face.
The Wooden Mask Soon Came In Contact With Him...
And, Quickly Stretched Across His Face And wrapped Around His Head.
Chris Groaned As The Mask Glowed Bright Green.
Then, WIth The Sound Of a Thunderclap...Chris Began To Spin Around In a Green Tornado.
Chris Zipped Around Like Hyperfast Tasmanian Devil, Giggling Like a Madman.
Once Chris Finally Stopped...He Was Transformed Into SOmething Else Entirely.
His Head Was Now Green, With Yellow/Green Eyes.
His Hair Was Ginger Orange And He Was Wearing a Bannana Yellow Zoot Suit With a Purple Tie That Had Green Polka Dots And a Green Hankerchief With Purple Polka Dots In His Pocket.
He Wasn`t Chris Johnson...Now, He Was THE MASK!
Mask Put On a Yellow Fedora With a Black Strap And White Feather Pinned Into It.
He Grinned a Large Smile, a Crazed Look On His "Cartoonish" Face.
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN`!" Said Mask
Mask Then Laughed Crazily.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK!
I`ve Been So Out Of It For So Long, I feel Like I Have a CRICK IN MY NECK!"
Mask Grabbed His Head.
He Pulled And Lifted IT Up Off His Shoulders He Turned It Around, Then Slammed It Back On.
"YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW-WOW!" Exclaimed Teh Mask
"MAN, DOES IT FEEL GOOD TO BE BACK IN ACTION!"
Mask "Zipped" Out Of His Room And Over To The TV.
He Flipped It On And Saw The News.
"MIRACLE CITY IS STILL UNDER ATTACK!" Yelled a Reporter
"BOR-ING!" Said Mask
Mask Flipped The Channel And Saw SPONGBOB SQUARPANTS Playing.
"WHAT THE-
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!"
"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII`M READY!" Said The Sponge On TV
"THIS Is a Cartoon!
Where In The Sam Heck Is LOONEY TUNES, TOM AND JERRY And All That TEX AVERY STUFF!"
Mask finally Turned Teh TV Off.
"Oh, Well...
I Guess I`ll Have To Go Out And Save The City From Destruction...Not To Mention My Family And Friends."
Mask Threw The Remote Away, Which Was Followed By a Cat Yowling.
"But, FIRST..."
Mask Did a Stance And Zipped Away At Full Speed Leaving a "Cookie Cutter" Hole Shaped Like Himself In The Window.
[Meanwhile, At a Warehouse]
Spike And His Gang Sat Around There Hideout.
They Were Drinking Soda That They Bought From Stolen Lunch Money, Laughing At Each Others BAD JOKES.
"You Know What Boys? Began Spike
The Guys Looked At Him.
"I Think We Should Totally Do Something "Creative" To That Gringo, Chris."
"Like What?" Asked a Kid
Spike Grinned Sadisticly.
"How About He Kidnap Him, Tie Him Up And Leave Him In Calavera...
By This Tiem Tommarrow...He`ll Be Needing ANOTHER Trip To The Hospital, Heh-Heh."
The Guys Laughed AT This.
"Great Plan, Spike!"
CRASH!
Spike And The Gang Looked To See Their Door Forced Open.
They Saw a Teenager In a Yellow Zoot Suit WIth His Face Hidden By a Yellow Fedora Standing There.
"Shut The Windows And Lock The Doors..." Began The Teenager
"Because THE MASK...Has Come To Town." Said Mask, Who Moved His Hat Up...Exposing His Crazed Exression
Spike Gazed AT This Strange Character.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!" Exclaimed Spike
Mask Walked In, a "Joker-Equse" Look On His Face.
"Oh, nobody...Just Someone Whose Come For Some PAYBACK!"
"Payback?"
"Yes, Sir-Ry...
You`ve Been Tormenting People For FAR TOO LONG, PAL...Time Somebody Taught You a "Lesson".
Spike Smirked.
"Is That So?"
Spike Snapped His Fingers.
His Gang Stood Up And Surrounded Mask.
"Boys...Teach Him Some Manners."
The Punk Kids Took Out Their Weapons: Crowbars, Metal Pipes, Basebal Bats And Chains.
Mask Just Smiled Widely.
"OOOOOH!, I See You Have Your Toys.
Now, Give Me a Minute While I Get Mine!"
Mask Reached Into His Pocket.
After Digging Awhile, He Began To Pull Out a Pole...Which Was Soon Revealed To be a Large MALLET.
Mask Wielded The Mallet With a Crazed Smile.
"IT`S HAMMER TIME!"
Mask Spun Around In a Green Twister And Charged After The Gang.
When The Punks Tried To Strike At Mask...They Got Caught In The Cyclone And Were Thrown Across The Room Several Others Got Struck By Mask`s Spinning Mallet...And Were Knocked Out Cold By The Impact.
Mask Stopped Spinning And Laughed.
"IS THAT ALL YOU PEA-BRAINS GOT!"
Several Of the Punk Kids Surrounded The Mask.
They Leaped Up And Piled Onto The Mask, Viciously Beating Him.
However, Mask Wasn`t In The Pile...He Was Standing From Afar Watching Them.
"WHAT A PEFORMANCE!"
Mask Clapped His Hands And Whistled Loudly.
"YOU IDIOTS!
GET UP, HE`S OVER THERE!" Shouted Spike Angrily
The Punks Stopped And Looked At Mask, Who Waved At Them Innocently They Gritted Their Teeth With a Growl And Charged After Him.
Mask Zipped Away From Them As They Chased Him.
"Heh-Heh-Heh...I Do This Kinda Thing ALL THROUGH THE CHAPTER." Said Mask
Mask Twirled Around And Became a Traffic Officer.
He Faced The Gang And Blew His Whistle Loudly...The Gang Of Punks Stopped.
"RED LIGHT!" Said Mask, His Eye Glowing Bright Red
The Punks Waited.
Mask`s Eyes Then Glowed Bright Green.
"GREEN LIGHT!, Now You Can Go..."
The Punks Ran Past Mask.
After Several Minutes...They Stopped.
"Hey, Wait a Second..." Said One Of The Punk Kids
"I Think That Was Green Face."
"YOU AIN`T JUST WHISTLING DIXIE!" Shouted Mask, Who Appeared Suddenly
Mask Then Stuck Out His Tounge.
"BEEP! BEEP!" Said Mask, Who Zipped Away
"GET HIM YOU IDIOTS!"
The Gang Of Kids Ran After Mask...WHo Was Standing Still.
"Well, Looks Like You Got Me..."
Mask Zipped Over To Them.
"Okay, I Surrender..."
Mask Reached Into His Pocket And Took Our a Christmas Present.
"Here Ya` Go..."
One Of The Kids Took It.
a Card On teh Gift Read: TO THE PUNK KID, LOVE MASK.
"Gee...Thanks."
The Kid Unwrapped It And Took Out What Was Inside: a Warhead WIth a Caption That Read "ENJOY!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The Warhead Exploded, Knocking The Gang Away They Lay All Over The Room...Out Cold And Groaning In Pain.
"I Might-a Over Did It a Tad With The Warhead...a Couple Sticks Of Dynamite Would Of Done It."
Spike Leaped Down And Approached Mask.
"you lousy, no good, stinkin..."
Spike Grabbed a Metal Bat And Took a Swing At Mask.
The Bat Hit Mask Square In Teh Head...Stretching His Skull Into AN Imprint Of It.
Spike Stepped Back In Shock.
"w-w-what?
no, it`s not p-possible..."
Mask`s Head Returned To It`s Normal Shape.
He Snatched The Bat Away From Him.
"Give It Up, Pal!"
Mask Began Violently Hitting Himself In The Head With The Bat.
"I...CAN`T...GET...HURT!"
Mask Tossed The Bat Away.
"So, You Can`t Beat Me To Death THIS TIME!"
Spike Stepped Backwards a Bit.
"T-T-THIS TIME!"
Mask Smiled.
He Grasped The Back Of His Head And Pulled Hard.
As He Did, a Twirl Of Green Surrounded Him...And Mask Changed Into CHRIS JOHNSON.
"Surprise..." Said Chris In a Dark Tone
"C-C-CHRIS!
Y-Y-YOUR GREEN FACE!"
Chris Approached Spike, Who Still Stepped Back In Fear.
"Spike, For YEARS I Have Stood By...While EVil And Cruel People Like YOU Get Away With Murder While, Good And Honest People Like Me Are Treated Like Human Punching Bags...OR DOORMATS!"
Chris Glared At him.
"Well, NOT ANYMORE!
I`m Sick Of Waiting For Justice That Will Never Come...I`m Taking Matters Into My OWN HANDS."
Chris Put The Wooden Mask Back On.
In a Green Whirlwind, He Changed Back Into The Mask.
"You Know What They Always Say, Spikey: "Don`t Get Mad...GET EVEN!"
Mask Approached Spike, Grinning Like a Madman.
"W-W-WAIT!
DON`T DO THIS!"
"And, WHY NOT?"
Spike Darted His Eyes.
"I`ll...I`ll..."
Spike Dug Into His Pocket.
"I`LL GIVE YOU MONEY!" Said Spike, Offering a Handful Of Cash
Mask Snatched The Dollars...Then, Lit Them On Fire With a Lighter.
He Threw The Smoldering Cash Away And Stomped On It...Reducing It To Ash.
"Got Another Reason?"
"I`ll...I`ll..."
SPike Got AN Idea.
"You Lay a Hand On Me...AND, I`LL TELL THE WORLD YOU SECRET!"
Mask Grinned.
"Go Ahead...TELL.
Then, I`ll Be Stalking You for The Rest Of Your Life!
You`ll NEVER Have a Moments Peace...I`l Make SURE OF THAT!
You`ll Just a Lifetime Of "Looking Over Your Shoulder" And "Sleeping With One Eye Open."
Spike Shivered In Fear As Mask Approached Him.
In a Split Secon, Spike Pulled a Knife And Stabbed Mask In The Chest.
Mask Just Looked At Him, Not Showing Any Pain.
He Grabbed The Knife And Pulled It Out...There Was NO BLOOD.
"Oh, I Forgot To Tell Ya`...I Can`t Be Killed, Either.
"!"
Mask Grabbed Spike`s Shirt And Glared At Him With His Bright Yellow Eyes.
"Why So Scared, Spike?
Your SO BRAVE When Your Picking On Helpless Kids...
Heh!, Guess Your TRUE COLORS Come Out When Faced With Someone Whose TOUGHER Than You: Yellow."
Mask Chuckled.
"Don`t You Think It`s IRONIC, Spike?
You Broke My Bones And Left Me For Dead...Now, I`m Gonna RETURN THE FAVOR!" Said Mask, Pulling a Gun
"NO!
P-P-PLEASE!, DON`T!"
Mask Aimed The Gun At Spike.
"3...2...1."
Mask Pulled The Trigger.
POP!
Spike Flinched, Then Noticed The Gun Shot Out a Flagpole With The Word "BANG!" Printed On It.
"Gotcha...Heh Heh Heh." Said Mask
Spike Sighed With Relief.
"For a Second...I Really Thought You Were Gonna Kill Me."
"Oh, No...I Don`t Kill, It Isn`t My Style."
Mask Then Smiled Sinisterly.
"But, THIS IS!"
Mask Squeezed The Trigger Again.
This Time, The Gun SHot Out a Green Gas At Spike.
Spike Hacked And Coughed.
Then, He Started To Giggle...Which became a Crazy Laughter.
Before Long, Spike Fell To the Ground...a Wide Smile Was Frozen On His Face.
Mask Looked Down At Him.
Spike`s Eyes Blinked, Indicating he Was Still Alive...But, he Was Paralysed.
"That`s What Every Comic Loves To See: a Nice, Big SMILE."
Mask Turned To See What Remained Of Spike`s Gang Looking At Him In Terror.
Mask Grinned, Then Zipped Over To The Frightened Teenagers.
"Okay, Here`s How It`s Gonna Be..." Began The Mask
"Your Gonna Go Straight To The Police An CONFESS Spike`s Crime And, Your ALSO Gonna Lay Off The Bullying...UNDERSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!"
The Kids Nodded Rapidly.
"GOOD!
Because If You Don`t Do As I Say...I`m Gonna Get MAD.
And, When I get Mad...I Do Stuff Like THIS To People." Said Mask, Holding Up Spike
"W-W-WE WON`T!
WE PROMISE!, R-RIGHT FELLAS!"
The Other Teens Nodded In Agreement.
"Good.
Well, BE SEEIN` YA!"
Mask Zipped Away, Leaving Another "Cookie Cutter" Hole In The Wall.
[Outside]
"Well, That Was Easy Enough..." Said Mask As He Straightened His Tie
"Now...what was i suppose to do?"
BOOM!
Mask Looked Over And Saw Smoke Blowing From Miracle City.
"Oh, RIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!
I Have To Save The City And Rescue My Loved Ones!"
Mask Took a Stance And Zipped Away, Running At Super Speed Towards The City.
[Later]
As The Army Of Skeletal Aztec`s Attacked The City, Dozens Of Criminals And Villains Began Looting It.
Police And Superheroes Tried Their Best To Defend Against This...But, Were Not So Lucky.
"BLAST IT ALL!" Shouted Chief Suarez In Anger
"NOTHING WE DO IS MAKING ANY DIFFERENCE!"
"It Would Be Easier If You Hadn`t Of Sent Most Of Our Troops To Find Mikla`s Lair, Chief." Said a Trooper
Chief Suarez Glared At Him.
"Not That I Am Questioning For Decision, Sir!"
BOOM!
The Policia Troopers Watched As THE INDUSTRIALIST, COSMIC CLEOPATRA And SILVER SOMBRERO Fell Out Of The Sky And Landed Right Before Them...Completly Knocked Out.
"CHIEF!
That Was The "League Of Alliance Society"!" Exclaimed a Trooper
"i know..."
"But, Their The International Superhero Team...THEY NEVER GET BEATEN!"
"I Know."
"They Were Out Last resort!, Now We-
"I KNOW!" Shouted Suarez
At That Moment, Several Skeletal Aztec`s Surrounded Them.
Chief Suarez Took a Battle Stance, While His Troopers Hid Behind Him.
As The Aztec`s Approached Him...a Green Tornado Ripped Through The City Streets.
It Neared The Crooks (Who Now Turned Their Attention To It) And Stopped.
They All Saw a Green Faced Teenager In a Yellow Zoot Suit.
"Hey, Boys!" Said The Mask
"WHO ARE YOU!" Said a Trooper
Mask Smiled.
"Ya Know, I Was Hoping he Was Ask..." Said Mask To No One
He Then Reached Into His Pocket And Pulled Out a Record Player.
he Layed It Down, Then took Out a Record From His Pocket.
The Label Read: "MERRY-GO-ROUND, BROKE DOWN.
(LOONEY TUNES THEME)
COPYRIGHT OF WARNER BRO."
Mask Put The Record On And Placed The Needle.
After a few Minutes, Carvival Style Music Began To Play.
Mask Started a Crazy Dance And Sang To The Tune.
"~JUST CALL ME MISTER MASK...I`M THE GREATEST SUPERHERO AROUND!
BECAUSE, WHAT I CAN DO IS IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKES YOU GO INSANE~"
"HOO HOO!
HOO-HOO...HOO HOO!"
The Crooks Charged After Mask, He Continued Singing And Dancing.
"~THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, BROKE DOWN...AND, IT MADE THE DARDEST SOUND!~"
The Skeletal Aztec`s Tried To Attack, But Mask Did Punched As Kicks In The Form Of a Dance.
"BEEP-BEEP, BOOP-BEEP BOOM-BOOM, BOW-BOW, WHOOP-WHOOOOOO!"
Mask began To Spin In a Tornado, Sucking The Aztec`s Into The Cyclone.
"~ROUND...AND ROUND, AND ROUND AND ROUND WE GO!~ WHEN...WE`LL STOP: HECK, EVEN I DON`T KNOW!~"
Mask Stops Spinning And The Skeletal Aztec`s Fell Down In Pieces, Dazed And Confused.
"~THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, BROKE DOWN...BUT, YOU WON`T SEE ME FROWN!
BECAUSE I`M AS LOONEY AS I CAN BE AND I`LL DROVE YOU INSANE!"~
Mask Zipped Over To The Pile Of Aztec Bones He Took Out Chop Sticks And Starting Rattling Their Skulls Like Drums To The Tune Of The Music.
After a Few Minutes Of This, Mask Threw The Sticks Away And Zipped Away.
"The Merry-Go-Round...BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE down."
The Music Stopped And Mask Did a Bow.
"Thank You, Thank You...I`ll Be Here ALL DA WEEK!"
a Policia Trooper Clapped His Hands, But Chief Suarez Growled At Him.
Chief Suarez Marched Over To Mask With His Troopers.
"Who Are You!"
Mask Zipped Over To Him.
"Wasn`t You Listening To The Song, Earlier?...I`m: THE MASK!"
"Are You a Hero?...Or Villain?
"Well, Most Of The Time I`m a Hero...But, SOMETIMES-"
Mask Reaches Over And Pulls Chief Suarez`s Underwear Over His Head.
"I DO THAT!
HA! HA! HAAAAAAAAAA!, SOMEBODY STOP ME!"
Mask Zipped Away At Super Speed.
Chief Suarez Tore His Underwear Off His Head And Glared At The Speed Trail.
"GET THAT HOMBRE!" Shouted Suarez
Soon, Polica Squad Cars Were Pursuing Mask.
He Was Running At Super Speed (In Way Like ROADRUNNER And SPEEDY GONZALES)
Mask Zipped Into An Alley And Hid For Awhile.
He Watched As Teh Squad cars Passed By.
"WHEW!
Okay, I`m Gonna Need My Own Set Of Wheels..."
Mask Walked Out The Alley And Saw a Car Speed Over And Crash Into a Building.
The Driver Got Out And Ran In Terror...Mask Smiled As An Idea Crossed His Mind.
He Zipped Over To The Abandoned Car.
Got Inside And Drove It In Reverse, Away From The Brick Wall.
The Car Was Pretty Damaged Up...And Was Also Dull Grey In Color.
"Oh, I can`t Be Seen In THIS THING!"
Mask Hed Up his Hand, Which Was Glowing With Green Energy He Touched The dashboard...And The Car Began To Morph.
The Car Was Now a Yellow Muscle Car With Green Flames At The Front And Above The Wheels.
The Windows Were Tinted Green And The Headlight Were Yellow With a "Green Swirly" Pattern On It Also, The Grill Of The Car Looked Liek Teeth And Resembled a Wide Grin.
"NOW, WE`RE COOKIN!"
Mask Grabbed a Stick Shift And Moved It Up From "Slow", "Normal", "Fast" To "ARE YOU CRAZY!"
The "Maskmobile" Sped Away And Raced Through The Road.
[Elsewhere]
Some Criminals Ran Out Of a Jewery Store, Carrying The Stolen Gems.
"OOOOOH!
Such Pretty Jewels!" Said a Large Bandito
a Short One Hit Him On The Head.
"SHAD UP!"
"Oh, Sorry Boss..."
Just Then, The Two Saw a Giant "Jack-In-The-Box".
They Walked Up And Looked At The Card Tied To It.
TURN THE LEVER FOR A SURPRISE.
The Large Bandito Turned The Lever.
a Music Box Tune To "Pop Goes The Weasel" Plays.
Before The Last Note, The Lip Pops Open And a Green Faced Jester Pops Out And Whacks The Short Bandito With a Mallet, Flattening Him.
The Large Bandito Walked Over And Lifted The Mallet Off The Short Bandito.
"Gee...You Alright, Boss?"
The Short Man Punched Him In The Jaw.
"SHAD UP!"
"HA! HA! HA! HA! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The Two Bandito`s Looked To See Mask Standing By a Tree, Laughing At Him.
"I Just Knew ONE OF YOU Would Be Dumb Enough To Fall For That Trick!"
"GET HIM!"
The Two Bandito`s Ran After Mask, Who Zipped Away.
They Chased Mask Through a Woods...Til Mask Ran Inside a Shed.
"HA!
WE`VE GOT HIM CORNERED!"
The Two Bandito`s Ran Inside The Shed.
However, It Was Pitch Black Inside...
"DARN IT!
I CAN`T SEE A BLASTED THING!" Exclaimed The Short Bandito
"Here, Use My Lighter." Said Mask
The Short Bandito Took The Lighter.
While He Tried To Turn It On, Mask Sneaked Out Of The Shed.
"Stupid Thing Won`t Work!"
"KEEP TRYING!" Said Mask, He Zipped Away.
"THERE!
Got It..."
"Hey, Boss...What Does "TNT" Spell?"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The Shed Exploded And The Two Bandito`s Walked Out, Covered In Soot And Singed Clothes.
"I Think You May Of Used Too Strong-a Fluid..." Said The Short Bandito Befor Fainting
Mask Chuckled.
"Well, I`ve Had My Fun For The day...Now, For Mikla!"
Mask Paced Around.
"Now, Let`s See...Where Could His Hideout Be?"
Mask Got An Idea.
"WAIT!
I KNOW!"
Mask Reached Into His Pocket And Pulled Out a Book.
"The Big Book Of Things Your NOT SUPPOSE TO KNOW!"
Mask Flipped Through The Pages.
"now, let`s see here...
the passcodes to get into area 51, what is at the other end of a black hole what the tooth fairy REALLY does with those molars..."
Mask Finally Found a Page.
"OH!, HERE WE ARE!
The Location Of Mikla`s Secret Lair."
Mask Reads The Book.
"Okay!, Sounds Simple Enough."
Mask Put The Book Back In His Pocket And Whistle Loudly.
His Maskmobile Soon Drove Up And He Got Inside.
"Next Stop...MIKLA`S LAIR!"
a Large, Jet Turbine Popped Out Of The Trunk Of the Car.
It Blasted It`s Thrusters And The Car Zoomed Away...Breaking The Sound Barrier.