Author's Note: This chapter, is an homage to two Little Bill episodes, that were Captain Brainstorm specials, I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 5, Tommy Pickles Adventure, with Captain Squash
No sooner had Tommy closed his eyes and fallen asleep, when he heard a loud crash. He opened his eyes and sat up, only to look around his living room, to see it was mostly deserted. Then, he peered over at the TV, where an episode of Captain Squash was on. But then, something strange happened. A funny yellow light came from the television. Tommy stared at it for several minutes, till all of the sudden, Captain Squash was standing by the couch, staring down at Tommy.
"Captain Squash?" Tommy asked in surprise.
"That's right, and you're Tommy Pickles!" Said Captain Squash.
"You know my name?" Tommy asked.
"Yes! Thanks to your friend, and another friend and fan of mine, Bobby Generic, well, aren't we all friends?" Captain Squash asked.
"Well, yeah, but, you're a wonderful hero and all, but what are you doing here?" Tommy asked.
"I'm here because the world needs your help." Said Captain Squash.
"My help? What's wrong?" Tommy asked.
"Well, your good friend, Bobby Generic, and all of your other friends, are in trouble. Reptar has them trapped in a cave, and I can't get them out myself." Explained Captain Squash.
"But Reptar's a good guy, he shouldn't be trapping them in a cave. Don't tell me the evil Angelica scientist is back, with her Reptar robot, to destroy the world." Said Tommy.
"Now now Tommy, don't get your diapies all tied up in a bunch." Said Captain Squash.
"Uh, I gotted potty trained a month ago." Said Tommy.
"Well, Reptar didn't mean to trap your friends, you see Tommy, I think you and Reptar may have more in common with one another at this time than you realize." Said Captain Squash.
Tommy just stared at Captain Squash, shocked. What would he have in common with a green dinosaur, who's only been his hero ever since he and his friends discovered him at the movie theater well over a year ago when the grown ups took them to see the Dummy Bears, Land without Smiles movie, and they escaped to go see the Reptar movie, leaving a path of distruction on their journey.
"Come on Tommy, let me take you with me, and I'll show you what's going on." Said Captain Squash.
"But, but, my leg, it's broked." Said Tommy.
"Now Tommy, you can do great things, even with a broked leg. Just, don't rip off the cast like you did the last time." Said Captain Squash.
"You know about that?" Tommy asked, surprised.
"Every great hero learns from the mistakes of others, and you two, can learn from your own mistakes. Come on Tommy, Reptar and your friends, need help!" Said Captain Squash, as he put Tommy on to his shoulders, and they flew out his living room window.
As they were flying through the sky, a voice came from Captain Squash's foot.
"Help us, we're trapped!" Tommy heard Bobby Generic say.
"Hey! That sounds like Bobby!" Said Tommy.
"It was. And using this tracking device, we'll find Bobby, Reptar, and all of your friends, and soon, rescue them." Said Captain Squash.
They continued to fly through the sky, following a pattern of blue and pink lights, that would soon lead them to where they needed to be. Suddenly, Captain Squash spotted a cave in the distance.
"There it is, let's go Tommy." Said Captain Squash.
They landed in front of a huge gray stone cave, with a large brown bolder blocking its entrance.
"What happened?" Tommy asked.
"This bolder, is blocking the entrance of the cave, and Reptar and your friends, including my biggest fan, Bobby Generic, are trapped inside." Explained Captain Squash.
"And you want me, to move that? But, I'm only two, I can't move it by myself. I can't even stand right now." Said Tommy, pointing to his broken leg.
"Now Tommy, this bolder is too big for just one person to move, so, you and I together, are gonna have to move it." Said Captain Squash.
"Wait a second Captain Squash, what about Reptar? How come, he doesn't move the bolder?" Tommy asked.
"Well Tommy, you know how you have a broken leg?" Captain Squash asked.
Tommy nodded.
"Well, Reptar, broke his arm." Said Captain Squash.
Tommy gasp.
"It's true. But I bet if you pulled, and using his one good arm, Reptar pushed, and I helped you move that bolder, together, all of us, could get that bolder out of the way, freeing our friends. What do you say Tommy? Are you up for the challenge?" Captain Squash asked.
"But what about my leg? The lastest time I tried to get my friends out of trouble, I made my break worser." Said Tommy.
"No worries Tommy, I'll hold your leg steady, you just, concentrate on using your arms to pull on your side of the bolder. Ready? Set?" Said Captain Squash.
"No! Don't!" Cried a small voice from beneath the bolder.
"Captain Squash, wait! I think somebody's in trouble. I hearded his voice from beneath the bolder. Put me down, I wanna see what's up." Said Tommy.
"Ok, but be careful." Said Captain Squash, as he sat Tommy down on the ground, where a small mole person stood on top of the cast on Tommy's left leg.
Tommy stared down at this tiny mole person, in shock at how tiny it was, as he recalled them being much bigger in the movie, and in his three Reptars and the big bad mole storybook.
"Who are you?" Tommy asked.
"Hi, I'm Marty." Said the mole person.
"Are you… Uh… A mole person?" Tommy asked.
"Yes, I am! I'm the only surviving mole person." Said Marty.
"But, how…" Tommy started to say before Marty continued.
"When Reptar defeated the mole people, and dug a whole in the world to get away, I secretly escaped with Reptar, because I too was afraid. I'm not like the mole people, rather, I'm a friendly mole person, but while I'm friendly, I'm also ascared of making new friends. I don't know what to say or do. So I've been living under this bolder for elevendy bazillion years, only to have some help from two green aliums, who landed on earth, to help me block the entrance to this cave, where Reptar and several earthlings like yourself, gotted trapped, in hopes to make some friends." Explained Marty.
"But Marty, that's no way to make friends. That's just mean!" Said Tommy.
"It is?" Marty asked.
"Well, yeah!" Tommy replied.
"So, do you have a better idea of how I could make friends then?" Marty asked.
"Tell you what Marty. You help me rescue my friends and Reptar from this cave, and I'll help you to make some new friends. Deal?" Tommy asked, putting his pointer finger down at the level of Marty.
"Deal." Said Marty, shaking Tommy's pointer finger.
"Ok Captain Squash, I think we're ready." Shouted Tommy up towards Captain Squash's direction.
Just then, a loud crash was heard. Tommy turned to see that Captain Squash was lying on the ground next to him.
"What happened?" Tommy asked.
"Well Tommy, looks like we're all trapped, unless, you can help me find where my battery for my jetpack went. The compartment came loose, and the battery has fallen out. And without the battery, I can't work my jetpack, which I was going to use to help us move that bolder, with yours and Reptar's help." Explained Captain Squash.
"We can help you find it, right Marty?" Tommy asked the small mole person that was now on his non-broken leg.
"Marty?" Captain Squash asked, looking around, not seeing who Tommy was talking to.
"My new friend. He's the only surviving mole person after Reptar defeated them." Explained Tommy.
Just then, Captain Squash looked over to where Tommy was pointing, to see the mole person on his leg.
"Well hello there." Said Captain Squash.
Just then, Marty clammed up.
"What's wrong Marty?" Tommy asked.
"I'm ascared Tommy, that guy is huge." Said Marty.
"Now Marty, you've gots to be brave. Just say hi, Captain Squash won't bite, like Reptar, he's a hero." Said Tommy.
Marty let out a deep breath before turning towards Captain Squash and speaking up.
"Hello Captain Squash." Said Marty.
"Hello, I forgot to ask, what is your nhame?" Captain Squash asked.
"The name's Marty." Said Marty.
"See? You did it! You made a new friend!" Said Tommy.
"And this friend, needs some serious help." Said Captain Squash.
"What's wrong?" Marty asked.
Captain Squash let him know about his missing battery, and that if they didn't find it, his jetpack wouldn't work, and they'd have a harder time moving the bolder out of the way of the entrance of the cave. So Marty agreed to look for the battery. He searched everywhere, till suddenly, he spotted it. The battery had rolled beneath a small rock, which, while Marty could get beneath the rock and spot the battery, the battery was twice his size, making him too small for this job.
"I founded your battery Captain Squash, but I'm afraid I'm too small to move it, as this battery is way too big for me." Shouted Marty from beneath the rock.
"Allow me." Said Captain Squash, as he walked over to where Marty was, only his hand was too big to fit in the whole.
"Afraid I'm too big for this job. Tommy, it's up to you." Said Captain Squash, who picked up Tommy, and put him in front of where the battery had landed.
Tommy reached in, and pulled out the battery and Marty, saving the day for the first time.
"Good work Tommy." Said Captain Squash, as he took his jetpack off, and put the battery back in.
"Happy to help Captain Squash." Said Tommy.
"And thank you Marty, if it weren't for you, we might still be searching for the battery." Said Captain Squash.
"No problem." Replied Marty.
"Now, let's go rescue our friends." Said Captain Squash.
Captain Squash put Tommy on his shoulders, and Marty pearched himself on Tommy's shoulder, and the three heros, flew over to the bolder, where they heard Tommy's friends cry out for help, and a roar come from Reptar.
"Help us! We're trapped!" Cried Chuckie from inside the cave.
"I think Captain Squash is here to save us Chuckie, I hear his jetpack." Said Bobby.
"I am here to save you Bobby and Chuckie, but I can't do it alone. I'm gonna need everybody's help." Said Captain Squash.
"Come on everyone, we'll pull on the bolder, while all of you push. And Reptar, I know this is hard, but you'll have to move it, one handed." Said Tommy.
Reptar let out a loud roar in pain.
"I know you can do this." Said Tommy.
"Listen to that kid, a real hero, just like you and me. Now come on Reptar, let's get you and your friends and fans, out of there." Said Captain Squash, as he attached his jetpack to one side of the bolder.
"Ready? Set? Push!" Said Captain Squash, as he started to walk away from the bolder, using the suxtion cups on his jetpack, to pull the bolder out from in front of the cave entrance.
Using his one good arm, Reptar pushed the bolder, and Bobby, Chuckie, Zack, Jesse, Phil, Lil, and Kimi, all crowded around Reptar, and helped push the bolder out of the way, till they had a clear path to walk out of the cave. Soon, everybody joined up with Tommy, Marty, and Captain Squash, pleased to be free.
"We did it! We're free!" Said Jesse jumping up and down.
"You're right, we all did it." Said Tommy, looking around at his friends, and Reptar, noticing the cast on one of his arms.
"Sorry your arm gotted broked Reptar, but good job. That broked arm didn't stop you, and my broked leg didn't stop me." Said Tommy.
"That's right Tommy, we heros, wounded or not, have to stick together." Said Captain Squash.
"And guys, meet our newest friend, Marty." Said Tommy, who looked around to find that Marty had disappeared.
"Marty?" Tommy asked, wondering where his new little friend went.
Marty peered out from behind Tommy's head.
"Come on Marty, say hello." Whispered Tommy.
"Uh, hi, friends." Said Marty.
"Hi!" Said all of the toddlers in unison.
"That's Bobby, Zack, Jesse, Kimi, Phil, Lil, and my bestest friend, Chuckie." Said Tommy, pointing at each of the toddlers.
"Wow! That's a mole person?" Zack asked.
"Neat!" Said Kimi excitedly.
"Can I eat him?" Phil asked.
"No!" Everyone shouted.
"We don't eat our friends, right?" Marty asked.
"Right you are Marty." Said Captain Squash.
"Well, I guess now that we're free from the cave, can we all go home now?" Chuckie asked.
"Sure thing Chuckie. Everybody, climb on to Reptar's back, and follow me." Said Captain Squash, as all of the other toddlers climbed on to Reptar's back, and road Reptar, piggyback style, as they followed Captain Squash, Tommy, and Marty, all the way home.
While traveling, everybody cheered and celebrated their victory.
"Tommy Tommy he's our man, if he can't do it no one can." Cheered Bobby and all of the toddlers, even Captain Squash and Marty joined in.
The cheering continued, as the sun started to set in the sky, and everything, faded to black. By this point, all Tommy could hear was the sound of his name being repeated over and over again, till he awoke on the couch, staring into Bobby's face, who was calling his name and shaking him.
"It was just a dream?" Tommy thought to himself, as he stared into the face of his friend.
"Hi Tommy, you're awake." Said Bobby.
"Hi." Tommy said disappointingly.
"What's wrong? I thought you wanted me to come over." Said Bobby.
"It's not that Bobby, it's just, you waked me up from the most wonderfullest dream. I had the bestest adventure a baby could ever have." Said Tommy.
"Go on then." Said Bobby, as he took a seat on the end of the couch, and Tommy told him of his dream he had, where he went on a mission with Captain Squash to save Bobby, Reptar, and all of his other friends from being trapped in a cave. Just as Tommy finished telling the story of his dream to Bobby, a commercial came on the TV.
"Are you a Captain Squash fan? Well if you are, then come see him, live and in person, at a mall near you! Coming to Yucaipa, California, April 19, 2014." Said the announcer, as footage of Captain Squash appeared on the TV.
"Wow Tommy, did you hear that? Captain Squash is coming to our town, live and in person! Wanna go meet him with me?" Bobby asked.
"I'd like to, but…" Tommy trailed off, looking down at his broken leg.
"But what?" Bobby asked.
"My leg is broked." Said Tommy.
"Don't worry Tommy, I'll ask my mommy if you can come." Said Bobby, as he ran into the kitchen, where he found his mom, Didi, and Peter, all sitting around the table talking.
"Guess what mommy guess what? Captain Squash is coming to the mall on April 19, and I wanna go see him. And I wanna take Tommy to see him too!" Shouted Bobby, hopping around the table excitedly.
"Now hold up there just a minute mister manzy. I don't know if Tommy can go. He does have his leg in a cast don't ya know." Said Martha.
"Wait a minute Bobby, what day did you say Captain Squash would be at the mall?" Peter asked.
"April 19, that's what the guy on TV said." Replied Bobby.
Peter than pulled out the calendar he was marking off the days for Tommy leading up to when he'd have his next appointment at the hospital, to get his x-ray and hopefully, get his cast removed. He noticed, that April 19, was the day with the black dot on it.
"Bobby! This is perfect!" Said Peter excitedly.
"What do you mean Peter?" Bobby asked.
"That's the day of Tommy's appointment! Didi, do you think it would be possible for Tommy to go see Captain Squash with Bobby on the way to his appointment?" Peter asked.
"I don't see why not." Replied Didi.
"Great! And I can accompany them, and bring their other friends too." Said Peter.
"Now wait just a second. Does it cost anything to see Captain Squash live at the mall?" Martha asked.
"Only if you want to get pictures taken with him, and I can cover that for everybody, with money from the Confederacy treasury as a treat for Tommy. I mean, the poor guy will have been cooped up for five weeks at that point with his broken leg, he and his friends, deserve an outing and some fun." Said Peter.
By this time, Bobby was so excited, that he ran back into the living room to tell his friend of the good news.
"Tommy! Guess what guess what? Mommy said you can come with me to meet Captain Squash! And your dream you told me about, gave me a really good idea!" Said Bobby.
"What's that?" Tommy asked.
"Together, you and I could turn that dream of yours, into a picture book, and we could give it to Captain Squash when we meet him. What do you say to that?" Bobby asked.
"We make up our own storybook?" Tommy asked.
"Uh huh?" Bobby replied.
"That's a great idea! And we can call it, Tommy Pickles Adventure, with Captain Squash." Said Tommy.
"No! Bobby Generic and Tommy Pickles Adventure with Reptar, and Captain Squash." Added Bobby.
"Oh, ok." Said Tommy.
And how would that go? Will Tommy and Bobby make a picture book for Captain Squash? Will they meet him, live and in person at the Yucaipa Mall? And what about Tommy's broken leg? Will it be healed and the cast be ready to come off on the date of April 19, 2014, after the gang meets their second favorite hero next to Reptar? We'll find out the answers to all of these questions, in the next chapter.