Chapter 13
August 18, 2022 at 9:00 am
A sharp loud noise penetrated Joshua's dream and he woke up. It was his father standing in his doorway.
"Get up, soldier!" Joshua quickly got up and stood at attention.
"Get some clothes on!" Sportacus scrunched up his face as his son rushed around and grabbed some shorts and a shirt off the floor. As fast as he could he pulled his shorts on over his boxers and his shirt over his head.
"March out to the living room!" The above average hero instructed. Joshua did as he was told.
"Your father and I have made a decision and as you can see I think he's enjoying this way too much." Stephanie smiled.
"I guess so." Joshua smiled back.
"We have decided that you will not be leaving for Hero College in two weeks. We've already informed the school and they have agreed with your father's plan." His mother informed him and then continued.
"Starting today you will breathe, eat, and sleep how and when your father tells you. In order to become a hero you will be put through the most rigorous testing both mentally and physically."
"I intend to have you completely trained by the year 2025." Sportacus smirked.
"That's less than three years from now." Joshua's eyes went wide.
"I know. Think of it as tough love. What I accomplished in four years, I will try to make you do in a little over three. This means training through all seasons and all sorts of weather. You will be instructed six days a week. Just because your junior year starts in September doesn't mean that your training will stop. You will come home from school and you will immediately do your homework and then I will instruct you for three hours a night. To put it as one of my instructor's once did, 'Your ass is mine.'" The above average hero explained. The words of his double passed through his head, 'Remember if something doesn't change Joshua will be gone.' It was Sportacus' intend to train him so his son would be around for a long time.
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Over in the ex-lair, Samantha wasn't having an easier time. Her parents had shaken her out of bed too. Now she was reading a list of chores that she would be doing for the next six months.
"Clean your room, clean the kitchen, scrub the bathroom top to bottom, repaint the workshop. Repaint the workshop? What kind of torture is this?" She asked.
"That's just the front of the sheet." Amanda said. Samantha's jaw dropped as she flipped the sheet over.
"5) Dust the living room (including the inside and outside of the tubes)
6) Oil the squeaky hinges on the side entrance and tube top
7) Replace the light bulbs in the tube
8) Wash the laundry (at least 2 loads a day)
9) Do the dishes, unloading and reloading the dishwasher whenever necessary
10) Vacuum the carpets (once a week)
11) Do anything else we tell you to do"
Samantha muttered under her breath as she immediately got to work. It was going to be a long six months but she could deal with it.
The End
So there you have it. Joshua and Samantha fixed their problems. I think that maybe there will only be two more stories in this series but I'm not sure. It depends on where the plot bunnies take me. I hope you enjoyed the story. Look for something new soon.
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