Change Happens: Part 1

Change Happens: Part 1 is the first fanfic of the short story series Joe the Great: Superverse. It also the first fanfic of the sequel series.

Summary
Ethan, Fred, Joy, and Sam now go to college leaving Joe on his own, but he gets a new partner to fight crime with.

Plot
Five years ago, in the past, Joe is 11 years old, he is in the woods in Bismarck, he has extreme boxing gloves, he is fighting Kyle. Joe tries to punch Kyle, but he gets thrown by him, the gloves come off, he taunts him. Joe asks the book to give him electric gloves, he electrocutes Kyle, he runs in defeat, he tells him he better run.

Five years later, in the present day, it's nighttime, Fred, Joe, and Sam are 16 years old, Ethan and Joy are 17 years old, they are chasing after Adam. Joy uses a spell to try to hit Adam, he dodges, Ethan absorbs steel, he blasts steel, he dodges that too. Fred and Sam fight Adam, Joe types in the book high speed running shoes, he catches up to him and defeats him.

The next day Ethan, Fred, Joy, and Sam are packing their bags to go to Edgewood University, Joe is disappointed that they’re leaving. Ethan, Fred, Joy, and Sam tell Joe that there’s always spring break, he says bye to them as they leave, he looks on.

Joe stops at a restaurant but leaves, saying it wouldn’t be the same. Joe goes to a smoothie place but rejects it, saying it wouldn’t be the same anymore, he is kinda sad about being alone.

Snyder is spying on Joe, he recognizes him, he lets a giant crab monster loose. Joe hears a loud crash, a giant crab monster shows up. Joe types in the book steel block, he places the piece of metal in front of the crab, it breaks. An Electro-like net lands on the crab monster, a woman shows herself, she introduces herself as Brooke and says she's the new partner, Joe becomes stunned.

Characters

 * Joe (11 and 16 years old; first re-appearance)
 * Fred (first re-appearance)
 * Sam (first re-appearance)
 * Ethan (first re-appearance)
 * Joy (first re-appearance)
 * Brooke (first appearance)

Present Villains

 * Adam (first re-appearance)
 * Snyder (first appearance)
 * Giant Crab Monster

Flashback Villains

 * Kyle (first appearance)

By 11 year old Joe

 * Extreme Boxing Gloves (obtained off-screen)


 * Electric Gloves

By 16 year old Joe

 * High Speed Running Shoes
 * Steel Block

Major Events

 * Joe and Kyle make their flashback Superverse debuts.
 * Electric Gloves make their introduction as 11 year old Joe’s primary battle equipment.
 * Ethan, Fred, Joy, and Sam leave Joe.


 * Brooke meets Joe and says she’s his partner.

Trivia

 * This is the first appearance of Brooke and Snyder.
 * The title of this fanfic is based on the saying "Change happens for a reason."
 * Joe visits Bismarck in the flashback.