Puppet Master 2139

by Star AJT 84

The story of Andre Toulon's living puppets, as they reached the year 2139 now a young and brave new master has been chosen. But how will he cope with this alongside with his friends and growing up since he's only 13 years old? PUPPET WARS

2. Ash

Puppet Master 2139

Ch. 1: A 13-Year-Old Hotel Caretaker?

In a small room in the Bodega Bay Hotel (a few little additions have been placed onto over the decades), before it could be opened, a 13-year-old boy was asking about being the caretaker (in-training) to the owner of the place.

The owner of Bodega Bay Hotel, Mr. Johnathan Morris, is a white-haired, decrepit old man in his late eighties, he is beginning to bald only in the top-back region of his head, and he's dressed in a plaid suit. He generally seems like a friendly, kind, and caring old man.

The thirteen-year-old boy is named Ashton Weston. He moved all the way from Los Angeles, alone and by himself, to try to find a living on his own. Although he's a young, raven-haired All-American boy with sort of an excessive charm (as some girls in school pointed out), he really didn't believe it and has kept himself away from groups of 13 or more. He kept his hair wild and long, because he likes it.

The owner of Bodega Bay Hotel said to the boy, "I'm retiring." Ash asked, " Retiring? But why?" The white-haired owner of the hotel answered, "People get old and tired faster these days; you are still young and strong." Ash sighs, "I'm not exactly that strong; I'm only thirteen for goodness sake." Mr. Morris held the raven-haired boy's hands within his (his left hand appears scarred across the top), "Please, all I'm asking you is to be both the caretaker and the new owner, Mr. Weston."

Ash became worried, "What about my schoolwork and such? I'm just a freshman in high school for goodness sake!"

But that was it; Mr. Morris went out the front door and left the young man in ownership of the Bodega Bay Hotel.

Before coming to this hotel, Ash felt like his life was virtually lame. People knew that he sort of has it all; he's got plenty of money to support at least ten families for two generations (his folks are rich, but they're not with him), good grades (from B's to A's), a collection of kid's things from when his grandfather was a kid and growing up (his grandfather was a subject in cryogenic suspension), and some good friends (5). Now he's becoming the owner/caretaker of the hotel.

Other people may find this exciting, but he finds living a life with a difficult job at a young age such as this and living the last years of school completely and utterly exhausting. But his life was about to change forever.

You think I've got it all

Everyone thinks I've got it made, well

How come my only friends

Are the ones I pay?

No one understands

What I would do to change my life

For just one day

Don't say if I were you (say if I were you)

Or tell me what to do

How things would be if you were in my shoes

'Cause you're not me

You know what I need

And it's not another serenade

I get so tired of

All the things you say

Give me what I want

If it only would I'd gladly

Throw this all away

Don't say if I were you (say if I were you)

Or tell me what to do

How things would be if you were in my shoes

'Cause you're not me

Please take me as I am (take me as I am)

This isn't what I planned

I guess I don't expect that

You could understand

'Cause you're not me

I know you think you're being nice

But spare me all your lame advice

Time to play my hand and roll the dice

Everybody's got their price

For far too long I've been denied

I'm making my move, so just step aside

No one can say I never tried

To do everything to get back my pride

Yeah, you were never me

Why can't you see

That you're not me

Don't say if I were you (say if I were you)

Or tell me what to do

How things would be if you were in my shoes

'Cause you're not me

Please, help me if you can (help me if you can)

This isn't what I planned

Guess I don't expect that

You could understand

'Cause you're not me

Ash sighs and went to work into cleaning the hotel.

It took him about until sunset to clean nearly a quarter of the hotel.

But, a little help came along; his friends found out where he's hanging out and came by. Ash calls them Millie, Benny, Frankie, Joey, and Evie for short.

Melissa Anderson (Millie) and he have been friends with each other since kindergarten. She knows him pretty well. But he's not really the type to be selected as one of the best choices of growing up with (or so he and her father says). She's got long smooth brown hair and fair skin, she's got gentle green eyes, and highly cares for him and the other four.

Benjamin Eastwood (Benny) is a brown-haired jerk whose father collects porno magazines and such; when he gets another copy of the same magazine from his father, he shows it off in poor Ash's face. Ever since his friend received games like Pokémon from his grandfather, he was interested into games that involve battling among other things.

Francesca Sullivan (Frankie) is a pretty redhead tomboy, but her specialty is science in pretty much all of its fields. She has helped them with school projects in the past, and had no complaints about it.

Joseph Cook (Joey) is the son of a famous cook (forgive the pun of the unintended joke). Unlike Benny, this green-haired dude treats Ash with respect. (Believe it or not) one his genetic parents was an alien, which explains his green hair, triple-pointed ears, blue scales on the sides of his neck, and cat-like eyes. But Ash sees through Joey's freaky appearance to see the gentleman side of him (It's 2139; Earth and other planets' inhabitants have begun to learn to live in peace sometime in the future (before this decade of course)).

Evelyn Parker (Evie) is a blue-eyed, blonde-haired chick who became Ash's friend only at the beginning of his junior high school life. She somehow sees Frankie as a big sister figure, and Frankie sees Evie back in the favor.

As soon as they saw him, napping after a lot of work, they went for the places he hasn't cleaned yet (which excludes the luggage storage room)!

Nobody on the road

Nobody on the beach

I feel it in the air

The summer's out of reach

Empty lake, empty streets

The sun goes down alone

I'm drivin' by your house

Though I know you're not at home

But I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby

And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights

I wonder if it was a dream

Remember how you made me crazy?

Remember how I made you scream

Now I don't understand what happened to our love

But babe, I'm gonna get you back

I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone

I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

Out on the road today, I saw a DEADHEAD sticker on a Cadillac

A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."

I thought I knew what love was

What did I know?

Those days are gone forever

I should just let them go but-

I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby

And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby

I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

As soon as Ash woke up, he found his friends standing before him; Millie was watching over him while reading a novel, Benny was looking into Ash's drawings of 'human anatomy', Frankie was reading his homework assignment, Joey was looking at the Tupperware-enclosed food Ash has in the hotel, and Evie was studying through Ash's notes.

He got up and rubbed his hand through his wild and unruly raven hair, "Jeez… why did I bother falling asleep?" Joey calmly answered, "Because you've exhausted yourself while trying to clean the place before opening it." Millie sighed, "So you're finally awake." Joey asked, "Aren't you going to cook these?"

Ash noticed what Benny was doing, "Shame on you, you're a young man." Benny countered, "Well, you've drawn these, Mr. I'm-Just-An-Innocent-High-School-Student."

Joey sighed, "Just leave Ash alone, Benny. He's had a long day." Benny growled at his green-haired friend, "Well, Dragon Ears, we've worked our butts off finishing his work!"

Ash sighed, "I'll be looking around. Joey, feel free to cook up a meal for us." Joey replied, "Okay." "Millie, are you done with that book?" Millie asked, "Would you like to read it sometime?" Ash sighed, "I guess."

(Next Chapter; Ash finds the case with the puppets and reanimates them, is this his destiny? Find out and review.)