The Thing vs. Slight-Breeze Girl
By
Shane Luttrell

The FANTASTICAR of the Thing landed in front of the Yancy Street Pawn Emporium.

"I would have to get sent here!", lamented the Thing, "That blamed Yancy Street Gang is worse'n Ol' Doc Doom on his worst day!"

He went inside the pawn shop, ready for action. The first thing he saw was the owner, TIED UP on the floor! But the biggest suprise was a lovely BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL, emptying out the cash register! She was dressed in a blue and white uniform which the Thing found instantly FLATTERING!

She dropped the money bag she was holding. "The THING!" she cried.

"Whodya expect, CARY GRANT?", he asked. "Okay, toots, come along nice and easy and I won't haveta MESS UP your EYESHADOW!"

The evil villainess looked at him and sneered. "MAKE ME!", she cried.

The Thing was taken ABACK. He walked up to her and started to yell his famous cry! "IT'S CLOBBERIN....Ah.. IT'S CLOBBERIN!....aw, shoot! I can't clobber a dame!"

The blonde laughed with glee. "It's what I was COUNTING on, you brainless buffoon! You think I'm helpless because I'm a GIRL! Well, you won't think that when you feel my POWER!" She raised her arms above her head. The THING braced himself! "The POWER.... of 'SLIGHT BREEZE GIRL'!!"

Suddenly, a STIFF BREEZE sprung up from nowhere! Small pieces of paper and litter began MOVING slowly across the floor. The hair of the tied-up shopkeeper began to noticibly become UNRULY!

"Gee...that's a REFRESHING power you got there, babe!" said the Thing. "But that won't stop ME from...AAAAHHHHH!!"

He suddenly reached for his eye! For fate had taken a hand... as a PARTICLE OF DUST had gotten caught in the breeze, landing right in the left eye of the Thing!

"I'm BLIND!", he cried, "What a REVOLTIN' development!"

The terrible villainess laughed an EVIL laugh! "Now's my chance to ESCAPE!"

She grabbed the money bag, and was out the door before the THING could react!

"I'll say just one thing!," yelled the Thing at the bound shopkeeper, "If she's messed up my BABY BLUES I'll CLOBBER her, girl or no girl!"

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