It's still a Super-Cycle!
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When I was eight, I decided that I wanted to write books. So I did. While my most elaborate work was a military action story staring my friend Robbie Compton, my first tome was "Supercycle."
After I'd finished "Supercycle," my mother typed it up as I'd written it, photocopied and stapled a few copies (bound in red plastic) and mailed them to my grandmothers.
In my mind, I was a published author.
In the great basement purge of '09, I found one of the original "Supercycle'' books. Below is the text of "Supercycle," pretty much in it's entirety, as it appears in that book.
SUPERCYCLE PART I
SUPERCYCLE
"On planet Mars," said my friend Ted. "The Martians are bikes."
I said, "No way, Ted."
"Maybe!" he said.
"O.K. Ted, I'm waiting." I said to him.
"O.K."
A long long long long time ago, on Mars, the Martians are bikes. On the 12th of Never. A baby was born. But on Mars it's a blessing. They name him Cycle, Jr. Because his mother's name was Handlebars. And father's Cycle. He was called Cycle Jr. because his father was the Mayor of Mars.
On day it was 10,000 degrees F. Too hot to live on. Spaceships are sent out! Cycle Jr's mother and father died of heat rays! Spaceships are blowing up. Mars life is dead. The spaceship carrying Cycle Jr is the last one. It’s in Earth's Inerzone! Crash! For ten years asleep.
At the age of 11 he waked up. In two days he had "SUPERPOWERS."
*****
SUPERCYCLE PART 2
WHAT HE DID
He called himself "Supercycle."
"Great Ted." I said.
"Thanks," he said.
"Tell me more," I said.
"O.K."
He was good, his rules are:
1. Look both ways before crossing a street and walk our bicycles across.
2. Be careful of cars.
3. Do not run across a street.
4. Sign drivers so they know where you’re going.
5. Stay in boundaries.
6. Look for danger, stay out of dangerous roads or streets.
7. Take care of your bike.
And he fixed bikes. And at the age of 15 he did not like it. He wanted ACTION.
The End of Part 2
*****
FOREWARD:
In: Supercycle
Part 3 Action. Supercycle gets his wish. And his mother and fathers tracks are found.
*****
SUPERCYCLE
PART 3 ACTION
TRACKS ONE
Sypercycle's mother's and father's tracks are found. Looking both ways he goes across by a boy, so it looked like the boy was walking Supercycle.
HIS MOTHER II
Supercycle's Mother "Handlebars" was born on the 16th of Never. She met Supercycle's father at the Mars affair.
HIS FATHER II TWO
Supercycle's Father "Cycle" was born on the 3rd of Never. He met Supercycle's Mother at the Mars affair.
FOUND III THREE
Supercycle found his mother's ghost and his father's ghost. They said: "Son, you have done good. You have to come home to your fellow bikes."
"No." he said.
END OF PART 3
*****
PART 4 FOREWORD
SUPERCYCLE
FOREWARD: "Supercycle" will be a book after grading. It's for Summer Safety. To here, it's 24 hours hard work. I'll work on this til I cannot work on it no more.
END OF PART FOUR
Supercycle was an idea for safety, that is bicycle safety.
THE END
SUPERCYCLE!
