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Sequel to Superdude and the Amazing Heroes,<\/em> Superdude’s Revenge <\/em>is funny, fast-paced, and action packed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUPERDUDE’S REVENGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After ants took over the world, they built large dirt mounds in honor of the defeat of Superdude and his friends. Unfortunately, there were a lot of humans, particularly young males, that liked to stomp on the mounds and poke them with sticks. The ants were not getting the respect they deserved. mmm, their leader, was furious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually the ants came up with a solution: they would bite anyone who destroyed their beautiful mounds. The mound-stompers significantly decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude and his friends, Cheeseman, Toothpick, the Communicator, Mindreader, and Wings, had been retired for about a year. They were former superheroes. Each posessed a special power. Superdude, who was the leader because he was actually related to Superman (Superdude is Superman’s barber’s dog walker’s nephew’s sister’s best friend’s third cousin twice removed), could breathe underwater (as long as he wasn’t wet), turn invisible (as long as no one’s looking at him), and could stay up as late as he wanted without ever getting tired (as long as he went to bed before 8 pm every night). Cheeseman could melt cheese with his hands. Nothing else. Just cheese. But before you laugh, let me point out that while it takes you <\/em>hours to melt cheese with your hands, Cheeseman can do it at a remarkable <\/em>speed. It may not be particularly useful for most situations, but it probably is for at least ONE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toothpick could summon a toothpick out of thin air once every two months. Pretty impressive, eh? Correct\u2014it is not! The Communicator could speak any <\/em>language\u2014as long as he had learned it first. He had learned one whole language\u2014English!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindreader could read anyone’s <\/em>mind\u2014as long as they were thinking about dumpsters. Only dumpsters. No exceptions. She is quite a useful member of the team. And Wings could fly as high as she wanted, as long as she was in a plane. She does not know how to pilot a plane. That’s the pilot’s job. (This is a secret. Her friends do not know.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group used <\/em>to keep the world safe, but after trying to defeat a terrifying mob of twenty-six tickle ants, they gave up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, the heroes were having pre-dinner post-lunch afternoon snack #2. There was a large banquet laid out before them. The six of them were innocently eating their feast when a group of ants approached them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have come with a proposal,\u201d the ant in the lead said. \u201cWe will help you defeat the other ants. In return, you will help us become the leaders of the ants. Oh, and you must agree, or you will be severely punished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude yawned. \u201cHi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ant stared. \u201cDid you hear a word I just said?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeh,\u201d Wings said. \u201cTwenty-two-seventy-five.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is that <\/em>supposed to mean?\u201d another ant demanded. \u201cThat’s not even correct math! It is fifty-three-eighty-seven, <\/em>for your information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, who are you guys?\u201d Toothpick said. \u201cAren’t ants supposed to be our enemies? Or maybe you’re our retired enemies, since we’re not superheroes anymore. Did you retire?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNO<\/em>!\u201d snapped the first ant. \u201cI am !!!.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, Exclamation point exclamation point exclamation point, I\u2014\u201d Mindreader began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ant interrupted her. \u201cNO! That is not how you pronounce it! It is !!!<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExclamation point exclamation point exclamation point,\u201d Mindreader affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

!!! huffed. \u201cRegardless of the pronounciation, the other ants kicked us out because they couldn’t pronounce our names. We all are named after punctuations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf this whole thing is about pronounciations, what was the ‘regardless’ all about?\u201d Cheeseman asked. \u201cI think maybe it should be ‘regarding’. Or ‘Bob’. I’m not good with grammar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude interrupted him. \u201cI am Superdude. This is Cheeseman, Mindreader, Wings, Toothpick, and the Communicator. What are your names?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One ant stepped forward. \u201cI am @@@.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another waved its hand. \u201cI am {{{, and this is my twin brother }}}.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh…\u201d Superdude said. \u201cSo is that ‘left curly bracket left curly bracket left curly bracket’ and ‘right curly bracket right curly bracket right curly bracket’?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

{{{ (or was it }}}?) sighed. \u201cAlas, if it were only that simple. It is ‘{{{‘ and ‘}}}’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Communicator waved his hands wildly. \u201cNever mind! We do not need introductions! Jhwehdjejdoodoodooflptigaborsnop!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d @@@ whispered to Mindreader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo one knows,\u201d she replied mysteriously. \u201cNot even the Communicator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another ant stepped forward. \u201cAttention, please, superheroes! Will you accept our offer, or must we annihilate you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat’s your name?\u201d Wings asked, attempting to be friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c^^^\u201d, the ant answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow do you even pronounce that?\u201d Wings said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsk my mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat’s her <\/em>name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

^^^ shrugged. \u201cI do not know. Anyway, you may call me ‘Emoticon’ for short.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d Wings said. \u201cI’m honored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d Emoticon said graciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude seemed to think for a moment. \u201cVery well. We shall joineth you\u2014if you will alloweth us to finisheth our afternoon snack in peace first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy are you talking so fancy?\u201d Mindreader said. \u201cYou sound like some retrieval prince. Also, it’s pre-dinner post-lunch <\/em>afternoon snack number two.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMedieval <\/em>prince,\u201d the Communicator corrected her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you insist,\u201d said !!!. \u201cYou may finish your… PDPLASN2.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBOMBS?\u201d Mindreader cried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s a Latin hymn,<\/em>\u201d said a snarky ant named ???.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAcronym,\u201d the Communicator informed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat<\/em>-ever,\u201d snorted ???.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

!!! raised his tiny ant hand fist to the sky. \u201cWe are… the Punctuant<\/em>ions!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd?\u201d Wings prompted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPets,\u201d !!! said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are NOT\u2014\u201d Mindreader started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toothpick interrupted her. \u201cBut we kind of are, right? They were here first. Doesn’t that make us sort of their pets?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously,<\/em>\u201d ??? snorted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, it does not matter!\u201d Superdude announced. \u201cWe must begin our battle! To me, heroes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill you pleeeeeease stop talking like that?\u201d Mindreader begged. \u201cIt’s getting on my nerves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, talk like this instead: Iuhafeoeiuwnhuxfnewi!\u201d the Communicator said helpfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c….please don’t,\u201d Mindreader said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cENOUGH!\u201d !!! suddenly yelled. \u201cEveryone follow me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The six superheroes and two-hundred twenty-seven ants all marched after !!!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, I just realized something!\u201d Cheeseman said. \u201cWe outnumber the bad ants! We have… uh… two hundred twenty eight plus six is, um… a lot, and twenty-six is… less!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow, I wish I had your math skills,\u201d Toothpick said enviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another ant, \u2026, hurried up beside the heroes. \u201cDon’t be so sure about that,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are more of them now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow could that be possible?\u201d Mindreader scoffed. \u201cTheir names are things like mmm and qqq and ddd. If there are only twenty-six letters in the alphabet, how could there be more?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, there’s forty-eight letters in the alphabet,\u201d Wings argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 rolled her tiny little ant eyes. \u201cThere are definitely more of them. We met one named yth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey’re MIXING LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET now?\u201d Mindreader cried. \u201cWhat will happen next\u2014one hundred becomes an officially recognized number in the English language?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProbably,\u201d Toothpick said mournfully. \u201cThen there will be one hundred ants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActually, if they keep up this naming system of names with only three random letters, we won’t have any more than 17,576 ants,\u201d Wings said confidently. \u201cI’m sure we can defeat them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah!\u201d Cheeseman said. \u201cI finally figured out the math problem! Two-hundred-twenty-eight plus six, also known as a lot, equals negative seventy-two! We outnumber them four billion to one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 glared at them. \u201cWhen was your brain removed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYesterday,\u201d Cheeseman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, he was at the brain donation center all day!\u201d Mindreader said. \u201cWhen he got home he immediately ate five bags of potato chips and then fell asleep! And started drooling!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs a brain donation center a real thing?\u201d \u2026 demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy the way, your name sounds like you’re just perpetually waiting,\u201d Wings told her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d \u2026 said. \u201cThat is the pride of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d Mindreader whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 blinked. \u201cUm, call me Ellipsis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHalt!\u201d called a voice from up ahead. \u201cStay where you are!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHuh?\u201d Wings poked her head around a bunch of ant bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s fff!\u201d Cheeseman exclaimed. \u201cmmm must have promoted him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fff was wearing a tiny, navy blue guard uniform. !!! stopped the ants and turned to face him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet us pass,\u201d he said in a commanding voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNever!\u201d fff cackled evilly. \u201cIf you want to see our leader mmm, you must first face… the Pit of Doom!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPit of Doom?\u201d Mindreader said. \u201cSo we probably go sit in a hole and play rock paper scissors, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fff marched the ants and heroes to a huge pit. He then turned and grabbed a molecule-sized knife from the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChoose your weapons!\u201d he commanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ants all began to take weapons. Superdude shrugged at his friends. \u201cNah, we have our superpowers already.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ants began to file down into the hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fff waved his knife. \u201cSince your side has two-hundred thirty-four, I shall choose two-hundred-thirty-three more ants to fight for me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He began calling random ant names. \u201cddd! ujh! lll! etc!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as everyant was in the pit, each team lined up behind the line in the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThree… two… one… GO!\u201d fff charged at !!!, brandishing his knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOhhhhh,\u201d Mindreader said. \u201cYou meant actual <\/em>doom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will knock that infernal purple human into that dumpster!<\/em> a nearby ant thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindreader heard him and whirled out of the way. She plopped to the ground, squishing several of her ant adversaries, who all ran out of the pit screaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two sides continued to fight. The superheroes began sitting on piles of ants, who all ran out screaming until fff alone was left to fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurrender!\u201d !!! cried at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fff stared for a moment, then yanked a tiny white flag out of his ant pocket and began waving it around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Communicator nodded, impressed. \u201cThat’s some pretty good surrendering right there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBring us to your leader,\u201d !!! hissed at fff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly ddd ran up. \u201cThat’s me! I’m the leader! Not mmm!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, you’re not!\u201d fff yelled at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShhh!\u201d ddd whispered. \u201cI’m trying to trick them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can hear you,\u201d Emoticon told her flatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh…\u201d ddd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have defeated us,\u201d fff said sadly. \u201cBut they cannot defeat… zzz!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201czzz?\u201d Mindreader said. \u201cIs he asleep? Sounds awesome. Can we have a nap too?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot yet,\u201d fff said with a smirk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When fff had left the room, the heroes turned to face zzz. The Punctuantions had gone to raid the ant treasury. Rumor had it that mmm’s treasury had more delicious picnic food than even a BASKET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

zzz lifted his tiny ant head high. \u201cTo see mmm, you must first make me fall asleep! To do so, you must bore me with all the most useless, boring facts you know!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoring useless facts?\u201d Wings wailed. \u201cBut we don’t ever study! We just sit around being awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHm,\u201d Superdude said. \u201cLet’s see. Did you know that oranges are actually PURPLE?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said FACTS, not OPINIONS,\u201d said zzz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that actually an opinion?\u201d Mindreader whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheeseman raised his hand. \u201cDid you know that extra-sharp cheese is actually sharper than mild<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

zzz nodded, impressed. \u201cThat is pretty boring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Communicator nodded. \u201cI have one! To say that you are going to \u201clay\u201d down is not correct grammar, as \u201clay\u201d is used to refer to placing an object down and requires a direct object when used in a sentence. \u201cLie\u201d is actually the correct verb for this sentence, because it means to recline\u2014for example: \u201cI am going to my room to lie<\/em> down\u201d, and \u201cI lay<\/em> the pancake on the plate\u201d. We often use the word which sounds right to us, but that does not mean it is grammatically correct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

zzz was beginning to doze off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is his favorite lecture,\u201d Mindreader commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeesh,\u201d Ellipsis whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow about: \u201cyou can’t pick your friends and you can’t pick your nose, but you can pick your friend’s nose\u201d?\u201d Toothpick suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m pretty sure you got that backwards, buddy,\u201d Cheeseman said, patting him on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLook!\u201d the Communicator gasped. \u201czzz is almost asleep! We just have to tell him one more useless fact!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’ll do one,\u201d Wings said confidently. \u201cAt its core, aerodynamics <\/strong>is the study of how air flows around objects and the resulting forces generated by that interaction. Whether it\u2019s a massive airliner, a Formula 1 car, or a simple kite, the same physical laws apply. To understand how things move through the air, we must look at the four competing forces that act on a body in flight: lift: the upward force that overcomes gravity. It is primarily generated by pressure differences across the surfaces of a wing. Weight: the downward force pulling the object toward Earth. Thrust: the forward force (often from an engine or propeller) that moves the object through the air. And drag: the resistance force that opposes thrust, caused by air friction and pressure differences. <\/strong>We often explain lift through two complementary lenses…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wings’s completely useless facts about aerodynamics were interrupted by a loud \u201cZZZZZZZZZZZZ\u201d. Not just zzz but everyone had fallen asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wings scratched her head. \u201cWhoops.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took a deep breath and screamed at the top of her lungs. The glass of the window shattered, bouncing off everyone’s heads and waking them all up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheeseman yawned. \u201cHey! Did we defeat the ants yet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Toothpick said sadly. \u201cWe still have the part where we must spear them with toothpicks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrooooooss,\u201d Mindreader complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude (he had been the last to wake up) launched himself into the air with a dramatic whip of his rainbow cape. \u201cTO ME, HEROES!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wings narrowed her eyes disapprovingly. \u201cYou said that on page three. You can’t say the same thing twice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut it was in CAPS LOCK this time,\u201d the Communicator insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindreader peered at the door. \u201cHey, look! The door’s not being guarded! We can just walk right in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

zzz jumped up. \u201cOh, no, you can’t!\u201d he announced triumphantly. \u201cI woke up from all that screaming too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He launched himself at Wings, but since ants can’t jump, he tripped over one of the toothpicks Toothpick had apparently been littering everywhere and flew out the window. \u201cARRRRGGHHH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Communicator glared after him. \u201cThe correct word is AHHHHHH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI saved the day!\u201d Toothpick said happily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, yeah, sure,\u201d Superdude said dismissively. \u201cTime to see what’s behind that door!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second he opened it, a tiny voice called, \u201cME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mmm stood with his miniature hands on his hips. \u201cThought you could defeat me, \u201csuperheroes\u201d? Well, think again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHmm,\u201d Superdude said. \u201cHmmmmm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other superheroes all went, \u201cHmmmmmmmmm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat on EARTH are you doing?\u201d mmm demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re thinking again,\u201d Mindreader said. \u201cYou told us to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cARRRGH!\u201d mmm shouted. \u201cI didn’t mean LITERALLY!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Communicator gave him a satisfied nod. \u201cThat was correct usage of ARRRGH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell,\u201d Superdude said, \u201cI’ve thought again and I’m pretty sure we can defeat you. But thanks for asking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mmm’s face turned red. \u201cWHAT?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toothpick thought a minute, then crouched down and whispered, \u201cBoo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mmm screamed in terror and took off running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow did I save the day?\u201d Toothpick said hopefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI guess so,\u201d Superdude said grudgingly. \u201cI mean, maybe a little bit. But it was like 99% me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Cheeseman said seriously. \u201cSuperdude handled all the dramatic monologue, Toothpick. All YOU did was just defeat the bad guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh,\u201d Toothpick said sadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindreader yawned. \u201cCan we go home now? I haven’t had a nap in like, two years, and I am SO HUNGRY.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDidn’t you just take a nap?\u201d Wings said incredulously. \u201cI mean, when I told everyone about aerodynamics and then you all fell asleep?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, TWO YEARS AGO,\u201d Mindreader said grumpily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore like two minutes,\u201d the Communicator said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly they all heard a tiny pattering. The heroes braced themselves to attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

!!! burst into the room with his army of two hundred twenty-seven Punctuantions. \u201cHave we won?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah!\u201d Wings said. \u201cmmm took off running and we’ll probably never see him again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBO HO HO HO HO!\u201d Suddenly mmm burst into the room with\u2014Wings quickly counted\u201417,574 other ants (zzz was still at the bottom of the building because the heroes (with the aid of a toothpick) flung him out the window on page eight).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, no,\u201d !!! muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRUN!\u201d Superdude bellowed. The tiny little ants all began to chase after them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was for some reason a plane sitting on the ground. The superheroes all leaped into it and Mindreader called, \u201cWings, quick! Fly us to safety!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wings gulped. As mentioned previously, she did not actually know how to fly a plane. She was not a pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But her friends were in danger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She raced to the cockpit and jumped into the front seat. Gripping the steering wheel, she whispered, \u201cI can do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI CAN DO THIS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wings pushed the steering lever forward courageously. She narrowly missed the tree in front of her and then immediately crashed into a dumpster. The plane promptly burst into flames. Wings was ejected from the pilot’s seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She rushed to the back. Her friends were not there. \u201cNO! Superdude! Cheeseman! Toothpick! The Communicator! MINDREADER!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah?\u201d Superdude clambered up behind her, flanked closely by the other four heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYOU SURVIVED!\u201d Wings cried in elation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe found some slushies in the back of the plane and got brain freezes, so we all fell out before the plane started,\u201d Cheeseman said. \u201cBut we probably would have been fine anyway, because brain freezes are a known defensive mechanism against planes starting dumpster fires.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally?\u201d Toothpick said in wonder. \u201cI didn’t know that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, DUH,\u201d Ellipsis said. \u201cIt’s not a real fact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight,\u201d agreed Emoticon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mmm and his 17,566 other ants (zzz had rejoined the ant army) marched up. \u201cYou haven’t defeated us yet!\u201d mmm yelled. \u201cWe’ll never give up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude thought for a moment, then reached over and snatched a picnic basket from an innocent bystander (drawing a loud \u201cHEY!\u201d). \u201cIf you give up now, I’ll give you this picnic basket full of food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mmm stared at the basket like it was full of gold. Drool began to pour out of his tiny little mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFINE!\u201d he cried. \u201cBut HAND it over!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superdude gave him the picnic basket. With all of the 17,566 other ants helping, mmm joyously carried the picnic basket off into the sunset (well, really the normal sun, because it was half past noon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

!!! happily took his throne and ruled justly over his Punctuantions. Superdude and his friends finally got to return to their normal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And everyone was happy. (We think.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE END<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moral of the story: If you team up a bunch of superheroes with 228 ants, however, they totally won’t lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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