"So what's with the luchador mask?" asked Captain Atom, staring at the newly returned Ted Kord, aka the Blue Beetle.
"Oh, well.. you see... um... my resurrection was one of the bad sorts."
"Bad sorts?"
"You know - deals with the devil, ancient incantations that drive mortals to insanity."
"Oh, like G'nort."
"Yyyyyyyyyyeahkindano. We're talking the other sort. "
"So how does this tie into the mask?"
"I'm getting there. So, here I am in limbo, or hell... it was a pretty dark place, so I don't get how bad it's meant to be. Anyway, this deep.. rumbling, I guess, starts up. And then I'm undestanding it, like the words are passing through me. It offered me a return to the world of the living, so long as I acted as its herald. So then I'm floating upwards from some deep underwater city, with designs like the Joker'd make, and then standing on this beach. A few people there saw me, ran screaming, and when I looked in a puddle, I realised I needed the mask."
"What island was it?"
"Guess!"
"Not...."
"Yeah, Kooey-Kooey-Kooey! Turns out we're spelling it wrong. Should be Cth'uu'icth'uu'icth'uu'i." Ted began removing the mask, revealing a writing mass of tentacles where his mouth would be.
"GYEAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGgggggwell, at least you might have a better chance with the ladies now."

Coming soon - the adventures of Byakhee Gold!

( HOLY CRAPPIN CRAP )

I am getting these at ALL costs.

Of corse, the one morning I would get a chance to sleep in... my mother wakes me at 4am because "the fishtank is leaking". No, turns out the filter is just spraying a little to the side, splashing the edge of the tank..

But I DID dream about a Blue Beetle tv show. I turn on, to see the second episode, "The Awakening Pt 2". Of course, I go nuts trying to find out more. Anyway, here's the notes because I just woke up and I'm brain dead.

It was about the new Blue Beetle, the Mexican kid. Only instead of Jaime whatever, it's now "Billy Baxton".

There were four henchmen for the villain, played by Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, etc. They were cowboys.

So, I track down where they're making it - they're having trials for new villains, and for some reason, a lot of the tryouts are dressed as.. well, either Joker, or the Titans member, "Joker's Daughter".

I run into the guy making the show - Joss Whedon. He's really nice, but assumes I'm just trying for a role, and more or less says no thanks.

Then someone tells him, "No, you want to hire this guy..." and out steps my friend LiquidVelcro. Apparently, he's an assistant to Whedon/righthand man sort of position. So now I'm working for Joss Whedon, with LV. Whedon even gets me my own shirt

Then I was running around wardrobe, to find a booth or something I can get changed in

At one point, Bruce Campbell came in, demanding a role.

Awesome, no?

I just went and got the mail.

And, lo, a little gift from one covenhouse_cat of some neato Blue Beetle/Ted Kord sketches...

... and my very own little blue scarab pendant! :D

( I'm a knife.. knifing around... cutcutcutcutcutcutcutcut.. )

Funnily, I never wear jewellery. I've never worn the ring my father gave me for my 21st. I've worn the pendant I got at birth once.

This, I see myself wearing often.

BWahaheheh.

Windymon (10:07:00 PM): My Cyb Jolt hangs out with Armada Jolt. :-)
FinbackTF (10:07:06 PM): Heh.
Windymon (10:07:14 PM): (Though technically he's Galaxy Force Hop.)
FinbackTF (10:07:20 PM): ..HEH HEH HEH HEH. Evil thoughts.
FinbackTF (10:07:28 PM): OK, so, you know the Blue Beetle legacy?
FinbackTF (10:07:34 PM): How, like, Dan Garrett was the original?
FinbackTF (10:07:41 PM): And had magic powers from the scarab he wore?
Windymon (10:07:45 PM): Well, I do now.
FinbackTF (10:07:55 PM): OK. So, yeah. Original was an archaeologist.
FinbackTF (10:08:06 PM): Found scarab, could fly, superstrong, shoot lightning.
FinbackTF (10:08:22 PM): He ended up meeting a young Ted Kord (no, not slashy, you pre-vert.) ;-)
Windymon (10:08:33 PM): Oooh.
FinbackTF (10:08:33 PM): So, in the end, Dan dies, and asks Ted to carry on the legacy.
FinbackTF (10:08:45 PM): But before Ted can get the amulet... there's a cave-in.
Windymon (10:08:49 PM): Noooo.
FinbackTF (10:08:55 PM): And so that's why Ted is like Batman Lite.
FinbackTF (10:09:05 PM): He had to do everything himself, without magic help.
Windymon (10:09:08 PM): Cool! ^^
FinbackTF (10:09:11 PM): So, that should be the Jolts! :D
FinbackTF (10:09:23 PM): Original Jolt, and the heir to the name - who's a goof-off!
Windymon (10:09:30 PM): Oh, yes!
FinbackTF (10:09:31 PM): And Six-Speed can be Booster!
Windymon (10:09:43 PM): Awesome idea! :D
FinbackTF (10:09:52 PM): And, Reverb is... uhh... Mister Miracle.
FinbackTF (10:10:03 PM): /me highfives you
FinbackTF (10:10:24 PM): I'm so livejournalling this - that ok with you?
Windymon (10:10:26 PM): I sorta want extras now so I can repain them in Blue Beetle colors.
Windymon (10:10:30 PM): +t
FinbackTF (10:10:30 PM): Heh heh heh.
FinbackTF (10:10:33 PM): I might when there's a sale.
FinbackTF (10:10:42 PM): And I have two red original Jolts.
FinbackTF (10:10:57 PM): 'cayse HLJ botched an order, and sent me A-Hot Shot, with lightty up hand.
Windymon (10:11:02 PM): Ah...
FinbackTF (10:11:09 PM): So, I can repaint one!
Windymon (10:11:18 PM): Do it!