At the Reginald Dwight Academy, Candy, Kiki, and Daniel were getting out of lunch. As Candy was looking around, she accidentally dropped her books. Kiki and Daniel picked them up when they saw an ad for a comic book contest. "Sensata Comics is having a story contest for my favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic, and his sidekick Brown Dirt Cowboy. After school, wanna hear what I got so far?"
"Sure", Kiki answered. "I helped draw the pictures."
After school, Daniel and Kiki arrived at the Cherry residence. "I must warn you, Principal Cherry," Daniel said, "I have to be home by 6 pm. That's when Mom serves dinner."
"And what about your father?" asked Aunt Regina.
"My parents divorced two years ago," Daniel answered.
"Makes sense, Cadet Kinji," Aunt Regina said. "Davina and I are going to start making dinner. We're having puttanesca with garlic."
"The doctor did say garlic clears up my sinuses," Daniel recalled. "Okay."
In Candy's room, she was practicing her ballet when she spotted Kiki and Daniel. "Hey Candy," Daniel replied. "Are you going to show us your comic for the contest?"
Candy got the comic out from her bookcase. "Here's what Kiki and I got so far."
Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy were enjoying the beach, under their secret identities of "Landen Radclyffe" and "Derrick Pender" mild-mannered lifeguards.
"Too hot for the band with a desperate desire for change," said Landen, "Looks like we could go for some lemonade."
"I'm with you Landen" replied Derrick in a southern accent., "The Save the Whales fundraiser is this evening and we don't want to get heatstroke."
But as they were about to go to the snack bar for some lemonade, they saw some strange fish creatures come out of the beach, "Sweet chocolate biscuits " said Derrick, "Where did those fish monsters come from?"
"Don't know" Landen replied, "But this is a job for Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy"
In the brown lifeguard house, they both pressed their belt buckles and turned int Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy.
Captain Fantastic sent out a Shockwave Clap to send the fish monsters away. Meanwhile, Dirt Brown Cowboy used his hydro-powered lasso to round up the monsters. After that, Dirt Brown Cowboy came up and kissed his boyfriend Captain Fantastic on the cheek.
In the real world, Daniel was surprised that Captain Fantastic and Dirt Brown Cowboy are gay. Besides that, he loved the first part, "Maybe Captain Fantastic should be seduced by a love rival of Brown Dirt Cowboy" asked Daniel.
"Yeah" Candy replied, "An evil prince mermaid who kidnaps Captain Fantastic because there comes a time where the sidekick becomes the hero."
Captain Fantastic and Dirt Brown Cowboy were about to go back to the brown lifeguard house when Captain Fantastic started hearing a male siren voice. He started following the sound into the water. Dirt Brown Cowboy didn't want him to drown, so he tossed an Aqua Patch on the back of his neck, making him breathe underwater.
On the communicator, he contacted their computer techie, "Jared" a 16-year-old college graduate and Derrick's nephew, "Brown Dirt Cowboy," said on the communicator, "Still green and growing"
"Not now Jared Pender" growled Derrick, "We need to track down Uncle Landen and fast."
On the Fantastic Freeway System, Jared tracked him down to the wreck of the S. S. Brecken, a pirate ship used in the 1800s until it was attacked by sharks.
The siren song took Captain Fantastic to an abandoned shipwreck, where they met the dreaded ruler, evil Prince Koa. Prince Koa had shoulder-length dark blue hair, had fish skulls for a crown, a sharkskin cape and a scepter with a real angler fish on it, "What have we here" asked Prince Koa, Pinning City? He's the perfect prey for my love lure."
The second in command and Koa's twin sister, "Princess Kenia" came in. She had blue hair in an updo, had a fish skull tiara, and black seaweed for a skirt, "Listen here Captain Fishtastic" she gruffly said, "You stay here until he contacts the charming, Landen Radclyffe."
Captain Fantastic was trapped. Prince was too busy finding Landen, that he didn't know that their both the same person, "Do you expect me to talk," asked Captain Fantastic as he was hallucinating.
"No Captain Fantastic," said Prince Koa "I expect you to cry."
Back in the real world, the trio was getting somewhere. "Now this is a story," Kiki replied. "And I've just finished the drawing to go with the story."
"Thanks," Candy replied. "Now what should Captain Fantastic do next?"
"You said the sidekick must become the hero," Daniel recalled. "So maybe Brown Dirt Cowboy should use the Tauper Dagger."
"Like the original issue back in 1935?" asked Candy. "Good idea."
"And maybe," Daniel said, "like in the 1950s issue, he could gain some help from some magical children."
"Or even better," Candy smiled as she started writing down the bits for the comic.
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Four days later, Candy, Daniel, and Kiki came home from school to join Regina and Davina for ravioli with alfredo sauce. "Hey, Aunt Regina," Candy said as she came up to Aunt Regina. "Do the papers say anything good?"
"The markets say that pumpkin sales are going up," Regina answered.
"We've thrown in the towel too many times on cleaning pumpkins," Bennie said as he came out drying his hair. "Out for the count and when we're down."
"Is everything alright, Bennie?" asked Candy.
"Not really," Bennie answered. "Aunt Regina needed me to water the flowers today, and this whole hose is out of control."
"This sounds just like the time where Captain Fantastic faced off a bunch of hose monsters," recalled Kiki.
"Did you guys mail out the Captain Fantastic comic you guys made?" asked Bennie.
"How did you-" Candy asked.
"Word gets out when you live with other people," Bennie answered.
"Mail came!" shouted Ronnie as she brought in the envelopes.
"Thanks, Ronnie," Candy said as she grabbed the package from Sensata Comics.
Congratulations, Candice Cherry.
You are the winner for the Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy Comic Contest.
Sincerely, Sensata Comics.
As the grand prize winner, you get to have a gift package of Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy goodies, plus you get to bring your family and two friends for a tour of Sensata Comics to see how the comic books are made.
"This is awesome!" Candy exclaimed. "And I couldn't have done it without you guys."
"Lookie here," Ronnie smiled. "Candy won her first-ever contest."
"You can keep the Captain Fantastic cowboy hat, Kiki," Candy said as she placed the hat on Kiki.
"Now I feel all Rooten Tooten," replied Kiki.
"And Daniel," Candy said as she gave him some salt and pepper shakers. "You get to have the salt and pepper shakers. You want to make mealtime fun while controlling your sinuses."
"So how did your little story end, little sugar?" asked Aunt Davina. "Aunt Regina and I heard you guys planning your story."
"If you insist," Candy said.
Dirt Brown Cowboy and Jared were in the Fantastic Sub tracking down Captain Fantastic in Prince Koa's abandoned ship. They needed to save him fast. "Uncle Derrick," said Jared, "I detected a bunch of mermaids outside the perimeter."
In front of them, were three mermaids. One had red hair in pigtails, one was Indian and one was Asian, "We can help you," said the red-haired mermaid, "I'm Camryn, and these are my best friends Keily and Dariel. We're rebels against Prince Koa, he's been making our kingdom go out of hand since he took over.
"And we can help you get your boyfriend back" Keily continued, "Us merfolk can be aware of superheroes real identities, as long as their not too stubborn."
Brown Dirt Cowboy agreed to let the mermaid children help.
At the abandoned ship, Brown Dirt Cowboy took out his scuba suit and followed Camryn, Keily, and Dariel.
In the ship, the three mermaids snapped Captain Fantastic out of his hypnosis with a paintbrush power. "Easy, citizens" Captain Fantastic replied, "Can't you see I'm busy."
"Sorry mister" Dariel replied as he started untying him with the Tauper Dagger, "But we're helping you escape, we're tired of Prince Koa's cruelty."
Prince Koa sensed trespassers nearby. "Kenia" shouted Koa to his sister, "Take them down."
"With pleasure" Princess Kenia smiled evilly.
Camryn did some mermaid ballet to take down Princes Kenia.
While they were trying to escape, Prince Koa followed them. That's when a whale shark came up. Koa got so scared swam away, leaving behind his fish skull crown. On the whale shark, was a Brown Dirt Cowboy, "Nicely done Derrick" shouted Captain Fantastic.
Camryn, Keily, and Dariel giggled because they were so cute together.
Back in the Fantastic Fortress, they placed Prince 's crown on display. Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy kissed each other on the lips. Then they headed off to the Save The Whale fundraiser to celebrate.
In the real world, Ronnie, Bennie, Regina, and Davina applauded for Candy's conclusion on the comic book contest. "That was brilliant, Cadet Candy," commented Aunt Regina. "And you remembered the fact that Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy are gay."
"About these, Camryn, Keily, and Dariel," Ronnie said. "Did you base them off of you three?"
Candy, Kiki, and Daniel nodded their heads.
"Broken young children on the wheels of the winners," said Aunt Davina. "We're proud of you three for doing your best."
"Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy, from the end of the world to your town!" shouted Candy, Kiki, and Dariel.
The End.