This story/episode is based on the youtube video: Jimmy Kimmel Hires Dr Strange
Fictions Mentioned: A Certain Magical Index, Case Closed/Magic Kaito, Marvel, DC, LEGO
Episode 4 - Strange Birthday
OP Song:
Strange Days Ahead · Michael Giacchino
Somewhere in a certain suburban household in America, a man was checking his cellphone while sporting a heavy sigh of exasperation on his face.
"Haah, you gotta be kidding me. Where is this guy?"
As soon as he said that in an exasperated tone, an orange colored mystical ring with orange circular sparks begins to be seen, and upon opening from one side to the next, revealing two significant persons who are now exiting from the dimensional gateway.
One of them was a handsome man with gentlemanly features, who appeared to be in his mid-thirties, with combed well-kept hair with grey sides and a meticulously trimmed goatee, wearing yellow gloves, a blue tunic robe worn all over the body, and a scarlet red cape from his back that is known as the Cloak of Levitation, along with a mystical artifact that is worn around his neck that is known as the Eye of Agamotto.
Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange M.D. – Ph.D. - Master of the Mystic Arts and Sorcerer Supreme.
Accompanied with him is a young woman who is small in stature and a petite build. She has thigh length, silver hair, and large green eyes. She is seen wearing a Christian white nun's habit with gold highlights, with strong enchanted safety pins holding it together, which is known as the Walking Church. It is an accurate replica of the Holy Shroud of Turin in the native universe that she comes from and offers her the ultimate protection from most forms of attacks, along with other inbuilt, modified protection with assistance from Dr. Strange.
Index Librorum Prohibitorum - Master of the Mystic Arts and Sorceress Supreme in training.
As soon as Dr. Strange and Index came out from the dimensional gateway that was now dissipating automatically, the former would begin to introduce himself and his apprentice to the man in question, with a smile and a polite tone.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Stephen Strange – Master of the Mystic Arts and this is my apprentice and student, Index Librorum Prohibitorum."
As Dr. Strange begins to introduce Index by indicating his left hand to her, Index begins to slight bow and make a polite smile.
"Sorry we're late but the traffic on the Astral Plane is unbelievable," Dr. Strange continued with a humorous smile.
The man, however, has no time for humor as he begins to interrupt Dr. Strange by saying in a disappointed tone tinged in slight aggravation, indicating his watch to the latter by pointing at it, as if denoting the fact that they were late.
"It's 3:30. You're suppose to be here at 3:00. I'm not paying for the last half hour."
Dr. Strange begins to make a deadpanned expression, raising an unimpressed eyebrow, before making a slight chuckle.
"Heh. Nice to meet you too," he simply said, before beginning to turn towards Index with a smile. "Now then, here's one of your official lessons for today, my dear student. As a Master of the Mystic Arts, you will encounter various different types of people throughout the multiverse. Some of them good. Some of them bad. Some of them worst. Some of them...," he slightly turns to look at the man in front of him before turning back to Index. "Downright exasperating. So you must exercise prudence and right judgment in the dealings of the common folk, always remembering to keep firm and humble, having the self-knowledge that there is always something that one misses through lack of tact and insight. You would do well to remember that."
Index made a firm nod as she said in a humble tone. "Of course, Master Strange."
"Alright then," Dr. Strange said with a nod and a smile, before beginning to sport a serious expression, turning towards the man who called for him and his apprentice. "Now that we have dispensed from the small talk, show us the demons."
"Alright," the man agreed immediately, beginning to head towards a nearby door, opening it in turn. "Here they are."
By the time the door was opened, Dr. Strange and Index begin to sport expressions of... utter bewilderment and confusion as to what is happening right in front of them.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
What was found from the other side was neither the howling of the inferno nor the foul stench of death. Instead, it was the excited sounds of innocent children that seemed to screamed from the entire room, with some of them running, with some of them playing with the balloons, with some of them hitting those same balloons on the rest of their fellow children, with some of them playing with their food, with some of them using said food to draw on the walls, and many other things of innocence that graced the age of young children.
As Dr. Strange and Index, both teacher and student, begin to examine their surroundings closely enough, the children seemed to be perfectly fine and healthy, enjoying certain festivities, never really in any danger. Then there's the many colorful decorations that seemed to adorned the entire room. Then they use their mystic eyes to scan the entire house for any type of preternatural or supernatural aura to be found, only to find none as the atmosphere seemed clear.
It was at that moment when Dr. Strange begins to sport a look of immediate recognition and realization on his face. For how could he not? For how many times have he attended such a gathering of young children? There was only one possible way to explain this. A simple concept that was a firm constant throughout the multiverse.
A birthday party.
Index begins to slowly turn towards her master and teacher, sporting the same look of recognition on her face, saying in a tone of confusion and bewilderment.
"Master Strange."
"Yes, Index."
"I don't think there are any demons in this area."
"(Sigh). So do I, Index. So do I," Dr. Strange sweadropped in exasperation, with arms lowering downwards, before beginning to look towards the man with a look of expected exasperation and disappointment on his face. "Sir, did you by any chance called us here because you thought that I was a simple magician who does magic tricks?"
The man seemed to sport a confused look on his face. "What you're not?"
At this point, Dr. Strange could only begin to sigh heavily and pinch his eyes, thinking to himself on the fact that there were far more approriate people for this assignment. Kaito Kuroba - Kaitou KID, the elusive Phantom Thief would spring to mind. By the Vishanti, even Zatanna Zatara, the Sorceress Supreme and wife of the Hellblazer, could be more than approriate, being a magician of tricks aside from genuine magic, although he wouldn't tell her that directly in order not to get sent to more than a set of dimensions backwards in alphabetical order, for he knew from personal experience that he must never underestimate a woman, calling to mind his own wife, Clea Strange.
"Oh dear," he thought deeply to himself. "She'd probably be amused at this current predicament that I and my student were finding ourselves in if she were to find out, to which I have no doubt she would. In any rate, perhaps this could actually work out to our favor after all."
For he could turn this into a simple lesson that could be learned by his student. Yes, he thought to himself with a hidden smile. If one were to thought of this situation, this might not really be so bad after all. He could definitely use a moment of respite from his duties every once in a while. This opportunity had given him just that on an ordinary platter of chocolate cake that he could and smell from the refigerator.
"Alright then, we can make this work just fine," Dr. Strange said with a smile, turning back towards the man once more. "How much are you going to pay us, my good sir?"
"150 dollars," the man said.
"Alright," Dr. Strange said while turning towards Index, saying in a lectured tone. "Well, my dear student. Here is one of your offical lessons in the Mystic Arts. We don't always get to deal with cosmic threats of the natural and spatio-temporal order every single day of the week. Sometimes, we deal with the simple things of life. It's these simple things that should help to remind us on who we are and what we're fighting for. It's these simple things that help us to keep our feet firmly on the ground while looking towards the skies with our two eyes. For now, let us enjoy the festivities and make the children experience a birthday party that they would never forget which would be etched unto their hearts. For young children such as these are the hope of the future in every multiverse. Understood."
"Of course, Master Strange," Index said with an eager smile, always wanting to help children in need.
Before they begin, both Dr. Strange and Index would summon automatic rain showers coming down from the ceiling, managing to surprised the children who stopped screaming, with their excitement being replaced from their usual pranks to getting wet from water coming out of nowhere, before the water would suddenly dispersed, revealing the children all cleaned, clothes and all. The children would also notice that their entire surroundings were suddenly put back in order. Even the food that some of the children had taken and played were eventually put back towards the plates, as if they were never touched. The rest of the household appliances were also put back into order. The children couldn't help but remain quiet, sporting shocked and awed expressions, looking towards Dr. Strange and Index, who were both sporting smiles on their faces.
"Alright, children," Dr. Strange smiled. "It's time we all have some fun."
Insert Song: Start
I'll Be There for You (Theme From "Friends")
And so, Dr. Strange and Index begin to make use of themselves, summoning spells of every variety that made the children sport smiles of joy and excitement on their faces.
In one such incident, Dr. Strange begins to summon a spell that made the balloon animals come alive, tackling the children in a playful manner, with the children sporting a smile on their faces. But that was not all, for the ballon animals would act and talk like actual living beings, benevolent and kind, for the children were being reminded of the children shows that they had been seeing on television.
In one such incident, Index was sitting on the sofa, accompanied by many of the children, with the ballon animals accompanying them, who were sporting awed looks on their faces, telling her how beautiful she was, to which she responded with a gentle smile, saying "Thank you," out of gratitude. Eventually, the children would sit back and listen closely, for Index was telling stories of myth and legend, ever mindful of her words, speaking in a maternal tone that disarms even the blackest of hearts. Words such as "OOOH," and "AAAH," being heard among them due to such amazement of such wonderful tales.
In one such incident, Dr. Strange was now levitating in a monk like position, with his eyes closed, juggling a couple of juggling balls in a circle formation, much to the amazement and awe of the children as they follow the juggling pattern with their eyes. At the same time, Index begins to make blue morpho butterflies come out of her Walking Church which excited the children as they tried to capture the butterflies who are now scattering in multiple directions.
In one such incident, Dr. Strange was now casting a spell that opens dimensional doorways to the LEGO Multiverse, where hundreds of LEGO green army soldiers marched on to the floors and carpets of the room, saluting both Dr. Strange and Index, which made the children sport awed expressions on their faces. Dr. Strange would eventually order the soldiers to practice their tight formations just as they practiced from their military academy, to which the soldiers would comply immediately, showing the children the proper march and military decorum, accompanied by a national anthem that was being played by the musical instruments that some of the soliders were carrying. The appearance of the soliders themselves was likened to that of a military parade, restricted by close-order manoeuvering.
In one such incident, during the game of hide and seek, Dr. Strange was chasing after his Cloak of Levitation due to the fact that it had pranked him once again by tripping him across the floor, which ended up with him falling down one of the stairs of the house, which then led to the chase between an annoyed master and his trolling cape, with the children watching on in cheering and laughter; with the LEGO soldiers and balloon animals joining on said cheering, mostly for Dr. Strange on the part of the LEGO soldiers; and with Index sporting a sweatdropped expression on her face, with soft laughter.
In one such incident, Index was being en ircled around by the children as they made a sort of merry go round, with Index and the children dancing to the tune of the music that is now being played by the large musical speakers on the background that were installed by the LEGO soliders. Dr. Strange could only watch in festivities with a smile, with arms crossed.
In one such incident, the man who called them, now known by the name of James Christian Kimmel, also known as Jimmy Kimmel, who was known in this world as an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer, is now singing a happy birthday song while bringing a simple birthday cake for the birthday boy in question who's first name was Marcus, alongside Dr. Stephen Strange, Index, and the rest of the children who all have birthday party hats on their head.
In all of these incidents, Index could only perform a soft prayer of blessing from the bottom of her heart, drawing from the tradition and culture as an Anglican Christian, showering graces and protection upon the children she had met which spreads like simple waves that were lightly touching upon the shores, with the sun seemingly bright upon the horizon, denoting a sign of good tidings and fortune.
"benedicat tibi Dominus et custodiat te. ostendat Dominus faciem suam tibi et misereatur tui. convertat Dominus vultum suum ad te et det tibi pacem. (The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace.) Amen."
Insert Song: End
Somewhere deep within the Sanctum Sanctorum, there appeared to be a beautiful woman with white long hair, levitating in a monk like position from the central platform, wearing dark pink gloves, a dark pink robe with black features worn all over the body, and a dark pink cape seen from her back.
Clea Strange - The Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension.
She would seem to be meditating, deep in concentration, almost as if she were not even breathing or needing to breathe, feeling the flow of energy around her and everywhere, focusing on the living Flames of Faltine that were coursing through her veins. And in her meditation which had lasted for hours, she would begin to sport a beautiful smile, immediately noticing an orange mystical gateway, revealing Dr. Strange and Index exiting from the gateway with smiles on their faces.
She opens her eyes, looking towards her beloved husband, noticing the genuine hapiness and relaxing aura that was present within him. She would notice his student, carrying what appeared to be children's book with party decorations.
"My husband, why are you and your student smiling like that? Did something happened?," Clea asked, genuinely curious, although appearing to take an educated guess as to what had happened.
"Oh nothing much, honey. I was simply teaching my student a simple lesson about the simple joys of life, that is all," Dr. Strange said with a smile, with a tone of mysteriousness, slightly glancing towards Index who still maintained her genuine smile.
"Ah, I see," Clea said with a mysterious smile of her own, almost as if she understood.
ED Song:
The Master of the Mystic End Credits · Michael Giacchino
Characters:
Dr. Stephen Strange - A: Benedict Cumberbatch
Clea Strange
Index Librorum Prohibitorum - VA: Yuka Iguchi
James Christian Kimmel - A: Himself
This story/episode is based on the youtube video:
Jimmy Kimmel Hires Dr Strange
