The Superman At The End of This Story

[Big Daddy]

Chapter Six

When the Sesame Street residents woke up the next morning, each of them felt as if something bad had happened in their neighborhood. Maria, Luis, and Gabby were the last ones to step out of their home and noticed how empty the street looked; never in the neighborhood?s history had the street every looked so empty in the morning. The Rodriguezes started wondering where everyone could?ve been on that sunny morning, and once their eyes were directed towards Hooper?s Store, where everyone seemed to have been, they went there to find the whole neighborhood discussing about something seriously wrong.

?What?s going on?? Maria asked, just as soon as she, Gabby, and Luis stepped in.

?Mac and Frankie are missing.? Gordon told them.

?When everyone woke up in the mansion this morning, they couldn?t find Frankie anywhere.? Wilt said.

?Yeah, I knew she was missing the moment I found a pile of dirty dishes sitting in the kitchen sink.? Bloo added. ?Not only that, but the crumbs I left on the couch were still there, dirty clothes were lying all over the place, and no one?s made breakfast yet.?

?And Mac?s gone, too?? Gabby said.

?That?s what his mother told us when she called.? Susan said, and the Rodriguezes became just as nervous as everyone else was.

?Where could they?ve gone to?? Maria asked, while Luis was looking around for someone in the large group that stood either in or out of the store.

?And where?s Big Bird, Grover, and our friends from Mystery Inc.?? He queried, and everybody was suddenly taken aback by their disappearance as well.

?I could?ve sworn I saw Grover this morning.? Miles said, and the store had become quiet for a long time, as everyone stepped out and looked around the neighborhood for the seven missing characters. While most of everyone was looking through alleyways, rooftops, and the inside of their homes for them, Alan and Gordon were looking in places that were more obvious, like Big Bird?s nest. They couldn?t have found a better place to look, because once they looked there, they found a folded piece of blue paper.

?Hey, everybody!? Gordon shouted. ?We found something!? Everyone in the neighborhood stopped looking in their places and approached Alan and Gordon, as Gordon began opening up the paper. ?It?s some kind of note that we found in Big Bird?s nest.?

?Is it from Big Bird?? Gabby asked, and as Gordon started scanning through the note, he was a little surprised by who exactly it was from.

?It?s from Super Grover.? Gordon said.

?Super Grover?!? Everyone exclaimed, just before Gordon started reading the note.

?It says, ?Dear kind residents of Sesame Street??

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It has come to my attention that the city of Megalopolis is in desperate need of a superhero?No! Not a superhero! A protector of the people?No! Not of the people! The entire planet! Yes! There is only one that can help humanity now, and that?s Sup?per Grover! And as your protector, I promise to keep watch over the city, day and night, protecting everyone from threats like cavities, bullies, and?uh?other things that are of more than one kind, as long as sourpusses like Superman are off on vacation. So, fear not, my friends! Let everyone in the city of Megalopolis know that there is a new superman?or should I say, a new Super Grover in town, and he?s definitely here to stay!

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After Gordon read the note, the Sesame Street residents heard a loud whooshing sound, and they all looked up to the sky; however, instead of seeing a man in a red cape, they saw a monster in a red cape flying over the neighborhood. The Sesame Street residents knew that Super Grover was obviously no Superman, and protecting Metropolis would be a tremendous task for him to handle; but he seemed to be all that the city had left, with the Man of Steel away.

When Super Grover had completely flown over Sesame Street, he began flying over the rest of the massive city, flying in between buildings and under large bridges, all while catching the attention of several citizens that almost believed he was really Superman (until they noticed the blue fur and the Roman helmet). The higher Super Grover flew in the air, the more confident he became as he noticed all of the eyes of the city watching him.

?Look at all of the stunned faces, as they look up at me!? Grover exclaimed. ?Finally, after four years without a superhero, the city of Megalopolis can now depend on a hero of a different kind! They can now look up in the sky at Sup?? While Super Grover was making his dramatic pause as he said his own name, he had no idea that he was flying directly towards the Daily Planet building. Once he did, it was too late for him to turn back, as he crashed right through the wall. Inside the building, several reporters and staff members heard the loud crash that Super Grover made within the broom closet, and they all watched him as he stepped out, wearing a tattered suit and trenchcoat (with his Roman helmet still on his head) and looking dazed. ?Anybody?want any?doorknobs?? That was the last thing he said before collapsing to the floor.

END OF CHAPTER SIX