Chapter 1 - The First Chapter
As you recall, The Dancing Rhubarb had just defeated the lamest robot on Earth, therefore becoming
the town hero. Now that we've got that out of the way, we'll return to the present, even though we never left.
The Dancing Rhubarb, along with his buddies The Motion Curves, were hanging out in their apartment.
They had just purchased a new tractor from the Villagetown Hardware (I know, doesn't make sense), so they decided to
put it to good use, and sold it for a trampoline at the Barg-n-Mart. They then took it back to their apartment, threw it aside,
and watched tv. Good day so far.
All of a sudden, the Superphone began "ringing"! Now of course, TDR being a superhero and all,
has to have a superphone, and this was no ordinary superphone either!! (Then again, are anything in these stories ordinary?)
TDR's Superphone never actually rang. Whenever someone would call, the Superphone would have a light on it's base that would
light unflashing. It is a very dim light and rather hard to see. So it took quite a while for anyone to notice. Finally, Matty,
being the smartest of the group, and the shortest, glanced at the phone.
"Egads!" he said (Yes, The Motion Curves can talk. Do you have corn in your ears?) "The
Superphone's 'ringing'!!" Of course, no one else glanced away from the tv. They were too busy watching a news bulletin about
a robbery/hostage commencing at the bank.
Finally, at the commercials (During breaking news, you ask? yes, well, television has way too
many commercials for it's own good.), TDR glanced at the phone.
"-silence-" he said. After all, he can't talk. But he did use one of his several stalks of greenness
to pick up the receiver.
"The Dancing Rhubarb! The Dancing Rhubarb! There's a robbery slash hostage commencing at the
bank!"
TDR, having heard every word (how he did is a mystery), calmly put the receiver down, and went
back to watch the news bulletin.
Matty was getting peeved, as only a motion curve could do, so he ran over and picked up the
receiver again.
"We're on it!" Matty said to the dial tone. Well, whad'you expect in a superhero story?
So, after convincing the rest that if they did save the day in some heroic, but still cheesy
manner, there would be a news bulletin about them (everybody wants to get on tv!), off they dashed!!!!!
