Batterrrrr Up!

[inexpediency]

Impulse #20, titled "First Base".

Our story starts with Bart playing a video game with his best friend (and future confidante) Carol Bucklen. When she has to leave for piano practice, she mentions that Bart should join "a club or a team or something."

He decides this is a great idea.



After that, he tries football and track (both being resounding failures) and turns up his nose at Max's suggestion of golf, before finally landing at baseball.



I love how easily he agrees to not pay attention.

It continues for a few more pages like this, with Bart doing just about everything wrong; Max even has to call him to the stands for a little reminder not to use his powers. (I'm paraphrasing here.)

Bart: The other kids are all doing their best!
Max: And if the other kids all jumped off a bridge, would you--
Bart: I can't believe you had to ask.



Ahem. Preston, I don't think that's exactly what they say about big feet.



He does. At high-speed. Needless to say, that ball is gone.

A few more pages of failure, including Bart taking the phrase "keep your eye on the ball" a little too far, and ending up with a painful-looking shiner. Eventually though, he hits the ball, bringing their team to victory.

Apparently Carol gets a little caught up in the excitement.





"First base", indeed. :]

Tags: title: Impulse, char: Impulse/Bart Allen, char: max mercury, creator: Humberto Ramos, creator: Mark Waid, creator: Wayne Faucher

Comments

Re: RANT!!!

[silverzeo]

You would rather risk her return to lead to her death, or have be ignored and nonexistent in Bart's life, like she never existed in the first place?