So based on the poll from the last chapter, it looks like I'm going to be finishing this story!
This chapter may be much shorter than my last few chapters but at least I finished it very quickly!
Chapter 15
2 days later…
Star walked down the street towards Sam's house excited to begin the weekend hanging out with her friends. Soon she made it to the front of the large mansion knocking on the fancy oak door. Sam's mother answered it and let in Star with pleasant smile. "Hello dear, Sam is doing in the den. Have fun."
Star thanked her and made her way down the staircase seeing Tucker and Sam both sitting on two large seats talking to each other.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late…Julian was being a jerk and wouldn't give me a ride here." Star explained as she walked towards them.
"It's alright, it's pretty understandable you do live pretty far from my house."
"Yeah, that's because I don't live in the rich district of Amity" Star said with a smirk.
"Shut it!" Sam said in anger but still with a smirk towards the blonde.
"So we're all here so what do you guys want to do?" Tucker said trying to get the conversation into something productive.
"Wait don't we have to wait for Danny?" Star asked confused.
"He can't he has to join his parents college reunion all the way in Wisconsin" Sam said with a laugh.
Star grimaced at the thought, a weekend travelling in a car and watching adults thinking about the good old days. It was sure to be dull.
"Anyways…." Tucker said to get their attention again. "Should we see a movie at the theatre or stay her and play video games?"
"I say we go out, there's some really good movies coming out tonight!" Sam said excitedly.
"Like what?" Star asked expecting a horror film as the answer.
"Well there's the new Terminatra movie and the new comic book movie Booster Gold" Sam explained.
"Oh, I'm for Booster Gold, such an underrated character." Tucker said jumping up and down in his chair.
Star felt like some important information just breezed right over her head, like she should know who Booster Gold is, but sadly she didn't.
"Who is Booster Gold?"
"Ok, it's decided! We're seeing that movie!"
"Can I ever choose a movie?" Star said feebly.
"Uhhh no, because you like romantic comedies." Sam retorted with a laugh getting up from her chair.
"Only the good ones!" Star defended.
"I'm sorry Star, but there are no good romantic comedies…" Tucker said putting a hand on her shoulder, shaking his head.
"Please! One time!" Star pleaded.
"Hmmm...nope!" Sam and Tucker said both scratching their chins for comedic effect.
The group made it into the theater all seated together with their food for the movie. Sam had small bag of popcorn with no butter, meanwhile Tucker had a HUGE bag of popcorn lathered in butter with a large drink in the side cup holder. Star just had a box of her favorite candy, Fuzzy Peaches.
She poked Tucker in the side trying to get his attention. "Hey Tucker? What is this movie about?"
Tucker shook his head. "I'm not telling, except that he's awesome!"
"Come on!"
The lights around them suddenly started to dim signalling the beginning for the projection to show upcoming movie trailers and then the feature presentation.
Star watched the lengthy origin story of Booster Gold. The man born in the 25th century named Michael Jon Carter, born out of poverty in Gotham City with athletic ability giving him the opportunity to make it into college as the star QB.
But when he's past life of his father catches up with him, he's forced to rig a game to lose. When he found guilty of rigging the game he was kicked out and humiliated.
Michael becomes a security guard at the Gotham museum where his nights start to consist of him looking at the history, relics and technology from the 20th/21st centuries where stories of the great Justice League start to become his obsession. Soon Michael hatches a plan. And with the help of the standard security robot Skeets, he steals a Legionnaire flight ring, Brainaic 5's force field belt and gains a yellow-navy blue high tech suit. He then uses the hundreds year old time machine that Michael secretly discovered still functions.
He travels to the end of the 20th century and saves the life of the President from a shape shifting villain named Chiller. With his success and failure to say his proper superhero name to the President, he is introduced as Booster Gold.
Meanwhile a police agent in the future is sent back to apprehend Booster Gold while Michael revels in his new found popularity and wealth through corporate sponsorships.
Soon a super intelligent alien named Mister Mind, a caterpillar looking alien that slowly gains power and control towards his goal of world domination by faking a nuclear attack from the USSR to spring the US to use their nuclear warheads.
Throughout the movie Michael starts to learn how to become a true hero while dodging the cop from the future. Just as he's been captured, Mister Mind begins his final move for world domination, the cop and Booster resolve their differences to help defeat Mister Mind.
Booster somehow outsmarts the intelligent Mister Mind and destroys the insectoid alien in a nuclear reactor core.
In the end Booster is the hero and saves the Earth of nuclear annihilation and control under Mister Mind. He surrenders himself to the cop, but the cop decides to let Booster stay and live free in the 20th/21st century.
Star watched the movie with great interest watching as the selfish man from poverty, big headed and vain. A man had made his great deal of mistakes in his life but ends up becoming a self-sacrificing hero that people would look up to, a man that would fight and defy the odds to save the day.
She couldn't but hope that she could be like Booster and be able to redeem herself. She looked over at her two companions and couldn't help but think that she'd already done that. She smiled to herself and glowed in pride at the thought.
The three of them walked out of the theatre. Sam and Tucker were both talking about the pros and cons of the movie. It seemed Tucker enjoyed it more than Sam bringing out the competitive side between the two of them.
"What are you talking about it was so good! Especially how they made Mister Mind the main villain, he's so underrated." Tucker argued.
"Still doesn't change the fact that he's a bug version of Lex Luthor" Sam said unimpressed.
"He is not!" Tucker said in disbelief. "What do you think Star? Did you like Mister Mind?!"
"Please tell me you agree with me!" Sam said quickly trying to get on Star's good side.
Star looked at the two of them frantically search for a way to appease the two of them. "Um he was good, I mean really evil, it was just weird how he was a bug."
Tucker looked down in defeat and disappointment. "Of course she would side with Sam"
Sam meanwhile hugged her arm around Star shoulder. "And you madam chose the correct answer!" She said in a mock game show voice.
Star couldn't help but laugh at the antics of her two friends. "Hey, at least we can agree on one thing. Booster Gold is a great character! Thank you for bringing me out to the movie. I probably would've never have watched this if I was still a part of the A-List"
"Don't mention it Star, were just on a mission to expand your taste a little." Tucker said enthusiastically.
"Don't mention it Star" Sam said and then looked down at her watch. "Hey guys, there is enough time to watch the new Terminatra movie."
"What time is it?" Star asked apprehensively.
"Just before 10, meaning we can make it for the 10 o'clock showing!" Sam said excitedly.
Tucker fist pumped excitedly, "Yeah, let's do it!"
Soon the two of them were looking to Star for her thoughts. Something Paulina wouldn't even think of.
Star apprehensive about another movie since her experience with movie marathons is very small. She saw the excited looking faces of Sam and Tucker and swallowed down the feeling, deciding to trust her friends.
"Yeah, let's go! But I get to choose the next movie!" Star said smiling.
Sam and Tucker looked at each other apprehensively, knowing all too well that Star could pick a movie the two of them wouldn't like, but they relented, knowing that Star has waited long enough for her chance of a movie.
"Sure Star, just please…don't make it a romantic comedy!" Sam begged.
Star couldn't help but laugh. "No promises"
"Dang it!" Tucker said sarcastically snapping his fingers.
The three of them turned themselves around and went back into the movie theatre, ready for another cinematic experience among friends.
Anyone notice the little 'Memory Blank' reference in this episode? You're a true Danny Phantom fan if you can see it…
Please review what you think. I really appreciate all your thoughts and opinions on the story.
My next chapter will be much longer because I will be getting into Shades of Grey!
Until next time,
Prophet =P