Prologue:
(We begin in Mr. Grun's lair. It is nearly dark aside from a few lights showing and electronic sounds being heard.)
Mr. Grun (being shown in his normal light):Torgo, is he ready?
Torgo (walking out of the darkness):Yes Master.
Mr. Grun:Prepare the unveiling then.
Torgo:Yes master.
(Torgo pulls a lever and slowly from the ground the steel table rises similar to "Revenge of the Sith" when they reveal Vader. Instead revealed is Zack Skier in a Gold Robot Fury suit.)
Mr. Grun:Well done, it's time that the Blue Avenger met his match.
(He presses a button turning Skier's eyes blue and causing him to break off the chains holding him down. Skier walks up to Grun.)
Skier:Robot Fury...
End Prologue
Scene 1
(We find Bassford, Grey, and Orange sitting at the office looking annoyed.)
Orange:What exactly is the point of us being here an hour early?
Grey:From what White said, it's a special occasion.
Orange:Are we at least getting paid for this?
Grey:Nope.
Orange:Oh what the hell!
Bassford:Relax guys, I'm very sure there is a very good reason why Mr. White asked us to come into work an hour early.
Grey:The last time he did it was to show us slides of his vacation to the Bahamas.
Bassford:That was just one bad case, like I said I'm sure there is a GOOD reason for this.
(John White enters the office happily and power walking.)
White:Alright, I bet all of you are wondering what you're doing here. Well, I have a major announcement. As you all may know my nephew Joshua Black graduated from Capital State University just a few months ago and well now I present to you, my nephew, Joshua Black...
(Suddenly the lights shut off and spotlights shoot all around the room. Two men roll out a red carpet at the entrance and smoke appears from outside as the theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" plays. A figure appears and enters slowly before he starts coughing heavily from the smoke. He stumbles to the ground and is quickly helped in by the two assistants.)
White:Alright, alright, turn the lights on!
(The lights turn on showing Joshua Black. He has curly brown hair and glasses while wearing a dark suit.)
White:Joshua, are you alright?
Black (still struggling with breathing):I'm okay Uncle John, just can't breath well.
White:Alright, you two! (Pointing at the two men) Find whoever wanted to use the smoke machine and fire them immediately!
Man 1:Sir, it was you actually.
White:Did I ask you to tell me who it is? Just fire them or you're fired!
Man 1:Okay...
(Man 1 and 2 look at each other, shrug their shoulders and walk away.)
White:Alright, with that said, I am making some changes to who does what around here. Grey and Orange, you can keep your jobs, but Bassford...you're demoted!
Bassford:Demoted sir?
White:Yes, I still haven't forgotten about that "Deus Ex Machina" mess from last week!
Bassford:But sir, my body of work speaks for itself!
White:You're body of work may speak for itself, but your body in general also speaks for your laziness and incompetence! Until I find a reason to give you your job back I am hiring Black to cover The Blue Avenger while you will be regulated to doing manual labor for minimum wage around here!
Bassford:But, sir!
White:No buts, do it or else you're fired! As for you two (pointing to Grey and Orange) get to work! Joshua, come to my office, it's time you see those 6 years of college pay off!
Black:Yes Uncle John.
White:Oh, and Bassford...I want you to collect trash on every level of this building!
Bassford:Ugh...
End Scene 1
Scene 2
(We find Bassford days later entering the office wearing a blue janitor's suit. He sits down at the table where Grey and Orange are having coffee.)
Bassford:Three days on this job and I'm already tired of it. In three days I've cleaned every floor twice, taken out the trash 3 times a day, had to scrub the bathrooms on every floor twice, and Mr. White has turned me into his servant!
Grey:Think of it this way...(he stops speaking)
Bassford:...well?
Grey:Nevermind, I can't find a positive.
Bassford:Exactly.
Orange:Why don't you try and quit? Go for another job? I'm sure any paper would hire you based solely on your stories of the Blue Avenger.
Bassford (slightly angered and annoyed):I don't quit anything! I never leave a task unfinished, I fight for (slips into Blue Avenger voice) truth, justice and...(he stops realizing what he's saying)
Grey:Go on...?
Bassford:Uh...erm...the honor of labor unions all around America?
Orange:That's your first problem, theres no union here, Mr. White is against it. Forming one would just get you fired.
Grey:And you don't want to get fired, that ruins your resume.
Orange:So you're pretty much stuck here unless you quit.
Grey:Yeah, you're screwed.
Bassford (down-trotted):Thanks for the confidence guys...
Orange:No problem.
Bassford:I just can't imagine how this day could get any worse...
(Bassford's phone rings)
Bassford:Hello? Yeah sure, I'll be there in a minute. Yes I can make it 30 seconds. 15? Not so much (yelling is heard over the phone) Ok, ok, 15 seconds it is!
(He runs out, upstairs, and into White's office out of breath. In the office sits White at his desk and Black sitting across from him drinking coffee.)
White:Bassford, what are you doing sweating? You're stinking up the office!
Bassford (completely out of breath):Sir, you made me run a long distance.
White:Like I said...your body in general speaks for your laziness and incompetence! Also, I said 15 seconds!
Bassford (getting angry):S-s-sir..I tried the best I can!
White:You did, but I said 15 seconds, not 13! On top of that, Joshua tell Bassford what you think of his coffee.
Black:Really Bassford, this coffee is just terrible...like the Blue Avenger (pointing at White who laughs with him)!
(Bassford is getting red and angered at this point.)
White:Hear that Bassford? The boy's sharp, I tell ya! Haha!
Bassford (completely red and angered at this point):Mr. White! I...
White:Oh, (looking at his watch). Bassford, hold that thought until another day, Joshy and I have an early weekend to prepare for. Now if you excuse me Bassford, we're off...oh and do make sure you clean this office and come in the next two days to clean as well
Bassford (calming slightly):I will...sir.
White:Good, let's go Joshy!
(Black and White exit the office and head out while Bassford sits down with his hands on his face.)
End Scene 2
Scene 3
(We find Black and White heading to the parking lot of the J.W. Post.)
White:Well, nice week. Sorry we couldn't get any real work for you Joshy.
Black:It's alright Uncle John. I'm sure the Blue Avenger is still running scared from you after what you did to him last week!
White:Of course, I am "The White Knight" for a reason. Nothing can get me!
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