Ain't I Just Despicable?
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Chapter 16: Moon Mayhem!
As Sheldon's spaceship was careening further and further into the cosmos, it blew past one of Sheldon's Minions sending it towards the moon. As the ship came in direct orbit with the moon, Sheldon exited his craft, and pulled out the shrink ray. With a full force shot, the surface of the moon seemed to collapse in on itself and shrink with the rest of the planetoid. Across the world, although unseen by Sheldon, the effects of the moon's shrinkage could be felt with tidal waves receding and even the occasional werewolf turning back into a human. After a moment of silence, Sheldon grabbed his prize in a moment of triumph.
"I've done it! They said I was mad, but I've got the moon!" Sheldon exclaimed in ecstasy, before the recital ticket floated in front of his face. Pausing in realization, he air paddled back to his ship, one thought crossing his mind. "It's not too late! I can still make it!"
Back on Earth, the Minions and Haymitch were watching the scene unfold, when suddenly the Minion Kevin grew back to regular size, as a relieved Minion kissed Kevin on the forehead.
"Wait a second... if he grew back, then-" Haymitch realized, before he frantically grabbed the communication microphone and yelled out for Sheldon. "Sheldon! Can you hear me? This is urgent!" No reponse came in return.
Out of concern, Haymitch jumped on his personalized motor scooter and revved it up. "I don't know how we'll do it, but that moon's going to grow back quicker than he realizes. We need to warn him!" The scooter weakly puttered forward with a belching of smoke. "I knew I should've gotten that tune-up," Haymitch muttered to himself.
On the other side of town, the girls' dance recital was beginning, just as a shadowy figure sat down in the audience, biding his time until the show ended and he could claim his "bartering chip".
In a move to hasten his reentry, but make it back in one piece, Sheldon jettisoned the other parts of his ship as he slammed on the brakes to make a beeline through the park and downtown as he came to a stop inches away from the dance studio. Sheldon ran inside only to find the studio completely empty save for a janitor sweeping up.
"Sorry, but yer too late." the janitor croaked, not even looking up from his sweeping.
"No..." Sheldon gasped in defeat, as he sat down on one of the chairs, silently lamenting that he couldn't be around for the girls when he promised to. His attention was then drawn to a note lying on the floor. As he picked it up, and carefully read it, his eyes widened in shock as he hurried off to the lair of the one person he knew was responsible for this: Mandark!
There goes another chapter taken care of. Sorry it's short, but we're getting close to the end now. I hope that if you liked it, you would leave a review to tell me what you think.