VB saunters over to the now grounded Trekkieboy, who is stuck to Ogre.
“Not to worry, Tb (heh heh)”
He pulls Trekkie free with a ‘schlooorpppp’, and lightly powders Ogre with cornstarch so he isn’t sticky anymore.
While GBS has been spending all morning with MB, I’m now ready to show Trkr everything I have learned. And VB, I will greatly take over the powdering. I might even sprinkle a little on you. Of course, PB will want to help I’m sure, when she returns. She’s away changing costumes. I’ve promised Trkr he could help me change mine. And Trkr, you will feel everything, as I slowly show you the tricks. MB, you were right!! practice does make perfect. Now, shall I do that again 
Coming back from her hidden cave where she changed into another purple outfit <skimpy like the last one, of course>, purplebear finds that VB has helped her buddy Ogre, Trkr is in good hands with GBS, Mr Bear has been teaching certain of his ‘tricks’ again, Spidey is busy gathering up all of her little spiderettes, and Crown Prince of Irony is missing, as are several other participants.
Deciding she’d better help GBS with the powder before she gets too carried away with it, purplebear rushes over to help. Just in time to see a strong wind come up out of nowhere and whip the powder out of VB’s hands, and start tossing it around, sprinkling everyone in sight with the cornstarch. Seeing Spidey and kidletts in trouble in this wind, pbear rushes off to help, only to scare the little ones because she’s unrecognizable covered in cornstarch.
Now what to do? :eek:
VB went to help purp with the spiderettes, but they’re resourceful little beggars, so they shoot out some silk and anchor themselves to the ground; then they find a new game!
They let out more silk, and become airborne once more!
“Wheeee! We’re kites now!”
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GBS you can try ANYTHING you want on me as many times as you want. Also, I will glad help you change your costume.
Seeing the spiderettes doing loops and all in the wind has given Trkr an idea.
Trkr whispers in the ear of SpiderWoman and she gathers all of her kiddies and they all set into action. They create a hang-glider out of spider webbing.
Trkr grabs GBS and they go hang-gliding. Whee. Each remaining thread participant takes a ride as well.
Wheeeeeeeee…
Oh Trkr, this is so much fun. Look at all the beautiful flowers and trees. Wind, please keep blowing. I like being in the arms of my friend. Seeing how much fun this is, others are running to catch the wind. Ouch!! that hurt!! Someone just bumped me. Help!! I’m falling. Trkr!! save me…
Trkr swoops down and grabs GBS before she makes a cartoon splat. Whilst he would like to blow on her fingers again, he hates the thoughts of such a lovely lady going splat. That just should not happen, at least not while Trkr is around.
Trkr also regrets to inform the others that he will be out of town on vacation next week starting Saturday AM, he most likely will not be able to post to this thread as his laptop (computer) is a piece of crap and not useful for much more than letting his daughter and wife play games on.
If you keep it going, I will come back and play in a few days. Do not be sad GBS, I shall return.
Also, maybe some more today and tonight.
Trkr
GBS will just have to rest while her buddy is gone. Maybe the kidlettes will come over to play. In the mean time guess I’ll just have to catch up on my reading. PB has left me with so many books to read. Someday I’ll be just like her, sweet, kind, loving. I don’t have a MB or two big purple, you know… But my Trkr!!! now he knows just what to do with this… body… He keeps the air nice and tight and never lets me get dirty. Good-bye sweet friend. Have a wonderful time with family, but remember your family here… The ones by the big blue pond…
Ogre, now covered with bees because he is so sweet, stretches his long arms to gather in purplebear and GBS, who are temporarily without their thread partners and seem to be in need of Ogre hugs.
GBS and purplebear quickly duck into the cave, not wishing to be hugged and stung at the same time. They intend to look in all those books for an antidote to Ogre’s Gummi predicament, but are temporarily side-tracked by a post party for purplebear, with cake, and nekkid people, and lots of candles and spiderlings everywhere.
VB lounges in the web hammocks with his grenadine, and everyone spies on everyone else while socializing, so as to come up with more dastardly cartoon antics.
Ogre’s new gelasticity is found to have its uses: he can walk around with candles embedded in his arms, shoulders, and head, and is acting like a portable lighting system inside the cave. The bees, who are sharing VB’s grenadine, have deserted Ogre for a while.
People at the party, wandering in from other threads, notice Ogre’s predicament and wonder how to return him to his former self (even though they like the ambient light).
It is decided to insert Ogre into a VCR and fastforward him to the part where he is restored to his natural Ogreness (like our hero the Coyote, whose cartoon recovery rate is to be admired and striven toward).
All the spiders and their mother have the sniffles, and are sneezing and coughing. Every time one of them sneezes, webbing shoots out and makes everything much too sticky, so the spiders are sent outside to play by the pond. There they find thousands of disgruntled bats, who, upon trying to return to their cave, find it occupied.
The spiderettes and bats all put their heads together, and decide on a plan to get everyone out of the cave. . .
After a nice weekend, VB wanders out of the cave to see the spiderettes and bats all tangled up with webbing, forced out by sneezes. The bats are not happy.
VB finds the bottle of solvent, and goes to help them, humming the batty-Bat song from Sesame Street.
Meanwhile, Ogre is getting less jiggly as he solidifies; unfortunately, he’s starting to smell less like jello, and more like Ogre.
The Spiderettes are so happy to see VB, that it sends them into paroxysms of sneezing, and spider webbing is shooting out everywhere. This makes VB’s job of untangling everyone much more difficult, and distracts everyone’s attention.
This gives the Crown Prince of Irony a chance to deliver more Candygrams to unsuspecting contestants. The hammerhead shark, the (now lovable) giant_________, and Ogre each receive brightly wrapped packages of differing shapes. Purplebear comes running out of the cave to warn the others, but is too late to prevent. . .
Why GBS. What a sweet thing to say about me. BLUSH You’re a very sweet person, who has taught me a lot about love and perseverance. And, trust me, you wouldn’t want these erm…purple covered…Ahem. Well, you know.
The Hammerhead Shark, the lovable giant_______, and Ogre all receive Candygrams from the Crown Prince of Irony, and getting excited, gather around each other to open them.
Not noticing the funny smell or the weird, greenish smoke that’s starting to pour from the brightly colored packages…
Purplebear, seeing this, rushes up to help, only to arrive too late to prevent the biggest explosion yet heard in this thread. The blast momentarily knocks her unconscious, and only that weird greenish smoke can be seen where the shark, Ogre, and the giant_______ were a moment ago.
What will happen now? Who will save purplebear? Are the others ok? Where did the spiderettes get blown to?
VB looks up at the sound of the explosion, to see gouts of green smoke.
The pressure wave knocks him off his feet, and blows all the spiderettes safely away, shouting “Wheeeee!” as they are lifted into the air, and immediately spin out little parachutes.
As he runs up to rescue Purp and see what’s become of the rest, she sits up groggily, and morphs before his eyes!
Oh no! It’s a GI mist! ALL victims are now in uniform, with short haircuts, and a penchant for marching rigidly to and fro!
The spider kidlettes are chanting:
We’re in the army now.
We don’t know why or how.
We have to salute,
wear four pairs of boots,
and eat k-ration chow.
as they tromp all over the newly formed parade grounds.
Purplebear is horrified to see her beautifully colored clothing and unmentionables transformed into army drabs, and threatens to go awol unless she can head the special Purple Bear-et forces.
Vestal Blue is recruiting pilots and paratroopers for his squadron of 42 passenger spads, and Ogre, the hammerhead shark (a very finny guy) and the adoring giant_________, although slightly bedraggled, are the first in line.
GBS is Admirable of the Pond Navy, and is launching bats off the decks of her funboats.
The air raid sirens suddenly blast their warnings, in three part kazoo harmony ! ! !
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VB looks at Ogre, and sends him over to the C5. He’s much to large for a Spad!
He presses the spiderettes into service inspecting each plane, to make sure they’re ready for flight, while he loads the ammunition belts, fitted with ‘smart bullets’, ala Roger Rabbit.
VB continues loading bullets and the spiderettes are packing parachutes and fueling planes.
The sirens keep up their caterwauling and suddenly "Bats! At 12 o’clock high! And two o’clock! And eleven! And half-past (and boy are they pissed)!
They want their cave back, and GBS is obligingly helping them (the cave won’t be much fun until Trekkie Boy gets back anyway). She launches more and more of them from her battleships floating in the pond.
And in the distance can be heard an indistinct droning sound (could it be that of thousands of grenadined bees, coming to the aid of their friend VB?)
Will the planes be ready in time to batten down the bats? Will the bees bee in time to hiven things up a bit?
And where is purplebear and her Purple bear-ets?
Trkr back fresh and invigorated from his week on the beach (dang you should see the tan ) is looking quite spiffy in his cammos if he do say so himself.
You know I have always been a sucker for a gal in uniform, GBS where are you???
With bats, bees and the like flying around the sky is getting dark.
What ever shall we do?
(Just getting my thread started again you know. )
Trkr
“We’re sooooooo glad you’re back!” yell all the little spiders.
Trekkie boy waves to GBS, who temporarily desserts her bat-tle stations, wades to shore to welcome the wayfarer home. They exchange chaste hugs (yeah right) :D.
The bees and bats are diving at each other, so all the non-flying combatants dive into the pond until VB can get the airplanes up. This causes a pond-al wave, which capsizes all GBS’s pretty boats :(. She and Trkr swim out to salvage the boats.
Meanwhile, on-shore. . .
He’s back!!! GBS running to him. Trkr, You just wouldn’t believe the dream I’ve had. Spidey had all of the spider babies watch over me. I must have been talking out of my head. I was giving orders and I thought I was in uniform. Oh Trkr, I need more rest. I have to return to the cave. Now come on spider babies, walk me back. GBS looking over her shoulder. Trkr is confused. She whispers, I will return in a few days. Keep those arms open for me. I will be running back into them… Now lets hurry spider babies, I’m sooo sleepy…