Episode 19: Make A Wish Part 1
It is a nice day at the Royal Woods Police Department, Commissioner Grouse is sitting in his desk looking through some reports. The reports he's reading are murders, Mad Jack break out of prison again, and kidnapping. Lot's of kidnapping.
Commissioner Grouse sighed. "This town I swear."
An officer walk inside Commissioner's office. "Commissioner, their is a woman who wants to speak you."
"Send her in."
The officer let the woman into the Commissioner's office.
"I'm Commissioner Grouse, how may I help you?"
"Yes, my name is Suna Wright from the Make-A-WISH," a warm female voice replied. "And I was hoping for you to contact Ace Savvy, so I can speak with him on behalf of a child's wish."
"Sorry, Ms. Wright, but I just sent Ace to take care of some drug smugglers over at east of Royal Woods." Said Commissioner Grouse.
"Oh, well, would it be all right if I faxed or emailed it to you?" Suna asks him.
"Email is fine," he answered, rattling off the email address.
"I'll send it now," She returned.
waiting patiently, in which the phone was silent, a few minutes passed before the info bar dropped from the top of his computer screen to let him know that a new email had arrived.
"I got it," he confirmed, opening it up on the computer screen. Skipping the first paragraph (stating the history of Make-A-Wish, their policies, and the details for who to contact), he skimmed over the first words to the main body, eyebrows lifting as he did a double take, swiftly reading the words over again. Pressing the phone closer to his ear, eyes locked on the screen, he kept himself in check long enough to not end the conversation right then.
"Also, I must ask that you don't share this with anyone else until a decision has been made. For our discretion, along with yours. It's just our policy. And I hope to hear back from you soon," she concluded.
"I'll let you know as soon as we have an answer," Commissioner Grouse confirmed.
"Thank you, sir." Suna smiled and then leaves his office.
Later that evening, Commissioner Grouse is standing on the rooftop waiting for Ace. The waiting is over as Ace swing by and landed.
"Took your time, Ace" Commissioner Grouse said feeling impatient.
"Well, sorry, there is more to these drug smugglers than meets the eye. But we manage to take care of them, so what's the urge, Grouse. You call me and said it's important.
"It's a wish." Commissioner Grouse said. He then gives Ace the letter that he already print out.
Ace reads the letter from top from bottom. "Ruby West?" Ace finished. "Well, this a surprised. This is the first time I ever got one."
"So you're going?" Commissioner asks him.
"Of course. I wouldn't say no to a kid."
"Alright, I'll inform Suna of your arrival." Commissioner Grouse head back inside.
"Cool." Ace look back at the letter. "Now, I have to inform my teammates about it."
Later, in the Ace Cave, Ace gather The Full House and Cthylla around him next to the computer monitor so he can read it to them.
The Letter said:
"Dear Ace Savvy,
Thank you for your generous acceptance of helping to make Ruby West wish come true. The wish presented, was a request to give. The goal Ruby West expressed was to show how much your efforts in defending/saving the world have meant to Ruby West. To fulfill the terms of the wish, we request that you appear at 6 P.M. on this upcoming Saturday. Upon confirmation that you're present, we will initiate the first directives of the wish. In compliance with fulfilling the wish, we ask that you remain free from any conflicting activities for approximately the span of a whole month. The wish will be fulfilled during the duration of said daytime. If this is a problem inform, inform us of your dilemma and we will work to accommodate you.
Sincerely, the Make-A-Wish foundation.
"Well, that's good news." One-Eyed Jack said with a smile.
"I can't believe it you get a letter and not us. Not fair. I should get one too." Queen of Diamonds said with a jealous.
"You scare kids, sis." Royal Flush reminded her. "Even when you try to be kind and sweet."
"Aw, I think it's sweet that Linky got a mail from a fan." Eleven of Hearts smiled while squeezing Ace's cheek gently.
"Man, if I ever get on, I'll be showing them these bad boys." Strong Suit said showing her muscles.
"I'll play some music for the kids if I ever get one." Night Club said showing her guitar.
"I'll even tell them some of my classic jokes." The Joker smiled.
"I can even-
"Okay, kids, we get the picture." Wild Card Willy said. "So, when does it start again?"
"This Saturday at 6 P.M." Ace said looking down the letter and then look back up. "I'm a bit nervous. What if she doesn't like me, or get bored of me?"
"That's bogus, bro." Night Club said.
"I agree. She'll be happy to see you, just spend a day with her and have fun." High Card said.
"Yeah, you're right. I don't know why would I think something like that." Ace said and then look back at the letter once more. "Watch out Ruby. You're favorite is coming to see you."
The day has come. This Saturday at 6 P.M., a little red hair girl name Ruby West is sitting on her bed playing an action figure of Ace Savvy. Her room shows that she's a huge fan of Ace Savvy like wallpapers of Ace Savvy, an Ace Savvy lamb, a shelf that holds Ace Savvy comics from the golden age to the bronze age and actions figures. She even wears a Ace Savvy shirt.
Suna opens her door with a smile on her face. "Ruby, we got a surprised for you?"
"A surprised?"
Suna step aside for Ace Savvy to come in.
Ruby gasped. "Ace?! I'm must be dreaming!"
"You're not dreaming, Ruby. I'm really here." Ace smiled.
"Oh my gosh! It really is you." Ruby said hugging him.
"I'll leave you two alone. Have fun." Suna said leaving.
"I'm so happy that you're here, Ace." Ruby stops hugging him for a sec and look up at Ace. "Could you do something for me, please?"
"Sure, Ruby. What is it?" Ace asked.
Ruby rush to her bed to get her photo album from under her bed and then shows him all the newspaper cut out of Ace Savvy on each pages. "I'm your greatest fan ever and I wanted to show you my collection of photos of you. Like this old photo when you and The Full House face Wild Card Willy." Ruby pointed the photo.
Ace look down the photo."Oh, that takes me back. During our early career of crime fighting, Wild Card Willy was the first major bad guy we ever faced until he reforms and be part of The Full House."
"How did you become Ace Savvy?" Ruby asks him "Jimmy said that you were stranded on an isolated island for five years surviving."
"Uh, I think Jimmy confused me with someone else. It was destiny." Ace said
"Destiny?"
"Yes, my ancestor is Ace Savvy, my grandpa is Ace Savyy, my dad is Ace Savvy, and it's my turn. But in order to tell you my backstory, I have to keep my name to myself. It all started years ago, it was my birthday and parents bought movie tickets based on my parents name "The Adventures of Ace Savvy and Lady Ace". I never knew my parents were superheroes until I discover the Ace Cave but I that'll be later. And then that night...
*FLASHBACK*
After the movie, Lincoln and his parents walk out of the theater feeling disappointed.
"Ugh, what a terrible movie. A complete disrespect to my favorite heroes Ace Savvy and Lady Ace." Lincoln said feeling upset.
"I know, right? He doesn't even look like me." Lynn Sr. said.
"Huh?"
"Oh-uh, nothing, son."
"I'm sorry it's not the movie you were excepted, sweetie." Rita said to her son.
"It's okay, mom. At least I get to watch it with my parents." Lincoln smiled.
"Listen, son. How about we make it up for you. You can stay up a bit later and have some late night snacks." Lynn Sr. said.
"Wow! Really, dad?!"
"Honey, I'm not sure about that."
"Don't worry, dear. A little stay up and midnight snack wouldn't hurt. It's Saturday." Lynn Sr. smiled.
The three head into the parking lot to get Vanzilla but then soon stop when his parents heard a noise. There crows sound which made Lynn Sr. and Rita froze when they recognize it. He's here.
"Lincoln, get to Vanzilla and lock the door." Lynn Sr. whispered to Lincoln.
"Dad, what's going on?"
"Do what your father told you, honey." Rita said.
Lincoln is confused. Something got them spoke. But whatever, he did what he's told as rush over to vanzilla. Out of nowhere, he got hit by a tranquilized dart, and then collapsed next to Vanzilla. Hours later, Lincoln woke up feeling dizzy as tries to figure it out what just happen. "Mom? Dad?" He called his parents but there is no respond, tries to get his head straight, he walks to see find his parents. The world inside of Lincoln has been destroyed when he staggered back, unable to believe what he'd just seen. Tears, hot and heavy, began to pour down his cheeks. The man who had a blue flaming baseball tattoo on his face is stealing valuable from their corpses.
"MOM! DAD!" Lincoln screamed.
The Man got spooked when he sees a kid which he didn't know he's the kids parents, so he drop everything he grab and ran off . Lincoln's tears and sob over his parents body.
"All I do is grieve to my parents until I heard a police siren."
*FLASHBACK END*
"I'll never forget that man's face. The man with a flaming skull tattooed on to his face. The monster who taken my parents life away." Ace said.
Ruby comforted Ace. "I'm sorry."
"Thank you, Ruby." Ace smiled.
"Did the police ever catch him?" Ruby asked him.
"No. He's still at large. I will find him someday and when I do, I'm bringing him to justice."
Ruby smiled. "I know you will. Wait. If you're parents are crime fighters, how do they manage to get killed by him?"
"That's a good question, Ruby. I still can't figure that out." Ace said.
"What happen's next?"
"Days went by and things haven't been the same."
"Me and my sisters all still upset that we lost our parents but struggle to take care each other without them. My baby sister cried all day and night as two of my older sisters tries their best to calm her down, my older sister got an extra job in order to provide us, and for me I'm just trying to focus my schoolwork and pass my test but it's hard to do that when I'm thinking of my parents murder.
In school, Lincoln walks down the hall to the cafeteria while the kids in the hall stares at Lincoln feeling sorry for him. He walk pass Clyde, Rusty, Liam, Zach, and Girl Jordan.
"Lincoln...
Rusty stop Clyde. "I don't think he's in the mood to talk to us. Let's give him some space."
Inside the cafeteria, Lincoln already got a tray of food and found an empty table. The food looks good on tray but he doesn't care nor interested to eat.
"Hey."
Lincoln in a bit of rage grab Chandler by the collar. This got the students attention as it looks like they're going to fight.
"I'm just here to tell you that I'm sorry for your loss." Chandler said.
Lincoln snap out of it and put let go of him, he decided to skip lunch and leaves the Cafeteria still feeling depressed.
Three months later, Lincoln is sitting on his bed alone looking down on a photo of his parents. It's been hard without his parents as he tries his best to stay strong but couldn't. "I missed you." Lincoln begins tearing up. Outside the door of his room, his sisters were listening on him as they to feel the same way.
"We should literally go talk to him. It's been three months." Lori said.
"But he said he doesn't want to talk." Luna said.
"Well, we have to do something. Seeing Lincoln like that make me feel sad." Leni said.
"Me too." Lana said.
"Poo poo." Lily agrees.
The sisters step away from the door when Lincoln open the door. He's holding his laundry.
"What do you guys want this time?"
"Please, Lincoln. Talk to us. We want to help you." Leni begged.
"I told you before I'm not in the mood to talk. Now, excuse me I'll be in the basement." Lincoln said heading towards the basement and slam the door.
Down at the basement, he drop his laundry into a basket. What he noticed is Lynn's baseball on the floor. He picks it up and glares at it for a full minute. The ball he's holding made him imagine the same guy with a blue flaming baseball tattoo who murder his parents. He gritting his teeth with a full lust of rage as he throws the ball at the wall. The ball hit three bricks which opens an elevator.
"Huh?" Lincoln walks close the open elevator. "An elevator? In our basement?" The doors are about to close. Lincoln quickly rush it, he's amazing that we got an elevator. But why is their an elevator? Does mom and dad knows about it? He noticed two buttons on the side which goes up and down, he pressed the up button but nothing happen; so he presses the down button which got the elevator moving all the way down.
The Loud Sisters are sitting on the couch watching. t.v.
"Hmmm Lincoln sure talking his time down the basement." Luan said.
"Lincoln needs to be alone in their. He'll come back up just hope he doesn't do anything insane." Lori said.
The elevator have finally reach it's final destination below. Suddenly , the light was automatic turn on as he step out of the elevator. He was speechless when he saw the base located in a cavern beneath his house, a jet that is shape of a Ace symbol, the cave have poles with Ace Savvy and Lady Ace's name on both of them, a boat with a Ace logo printed on the side, and Vanzilla? Lincoln thought Vanzilla was stolen after his parents were killed. The rest of the objects looks like a museum; similar to the actual museum called "Fortress of Solitude" (a former headquarter belongs to the first Ace Savvy until it transform into a museum of Ace Savvy after he's retire) with Sergeant Doomsday's damage tank, a giant silver coin, a giant robot gorilla and many more.
Lincoln stuttered his word. "Wh-what..." Lincoln got spoke when four glass case light's automatic switch on revealing costumes in the display. From left-to-right the second Ace Savy, Lady Ace, Four of Kind, and Pair. "This is Ace Savvy costumes." Lincoln said looking at one of the glass case. "So, all this time Ace Savvy's HQ is located here. Under my house. This is incredible! But why?" He noticed a large computer screen in the center and gazed onto it. "Woah. Look at the size of this thing."
There's only one sit. He sits on it as he feels very comfortable as he rotate his sit enjoying himself but then soon stop when he saw a picture frame, take a closer look, and gasped in a total shock.
"No...No it can't be!" Looking at the photo. "Mom?! Dad?!"
*FLASHBACK END*
"To be continued." Ace smiled.
"What?! No! Don't end it there. I want to see what happen."
"Sorry, Ruby, but I'm inform to you to sleep at 9:00."
"Aww."
Ace help Ruby to get to bed.
"Will you continue the story tomorrow, Ace?" Ruby asks.
"Of course, Ruby." Ace answered covering her with the blanket.
"All right! I can't believe that you're parents are Ace Savvy and Lady Ace." Ruby smiled.
"Me too. I never knew until I saw the photo." Ace head to the door. "I'll see you tomorrow okay, Ruby."
"Okay, night, Ace."
"Goodnight, Ruby." Ace responded, leaving her room, and closed her door.
Ace is standing on the edge of the building as he watches over his town. "You're out there somewhere, you bastard. I can feel it". Ace hold out his Ace grapple, launch it, and swing to another building.
Without knowing from above, the man with a blue flaming baseball tattoo on his face is walking down the street alone.
To Be Continued...
