Where It All Began

Where It All Began is the first fanfic of the short story series Joe the Great. It also the first fanfic of the Joe the Great Franchise.

Summary
While starting spring break, Joe finds a book that turns his life upside down.

Plot
Thanos is in a van, he says he wants to find the book. He says nothing or no one will stop him. In Boomfield, Fred, Joe, and Sam are 10 years old, they are at Pennyworth Elementary School in class, they are waiting for the clock to hit 2:30. Joe mentions how boring school is, Fred and Sam tell him that spring break is almost here. Joe throws a paper airplane, Mr. Jones asks who threw that, the bell rings, everyone excitedly runs out of the school. Kevin and Mike are bullying Zachery, they threaten to hang him from the American Flag, Fred, Joe, and Sam show up and try to stop them. Kevin and Mike hang Fred, Joe, and Sam from a branch, the boys get mad. The boys get down, Joe mentions how excited he is to spend the spring break going to multiple places and their first stop is Yosemite National Park.

Later that night the boys are outside in the woods, Sam gets scared, Fred tells him to relax, Joe says he's gonna take a walk. Joe is taking a walk, he comes across some kind of book, the book opens itself up. Joe wonders what's going on and asks for a machine gun, the book gives him one, he shoots and blows up a tree, Fred and Sam hear a boom. Joe gets a little worried.

Joe comes back, Fred and Sam tell him there was an explosion, he tells them he knows. Fred and Sam see the book in his hand, they ask where did he get it. Joe tells them he found it and what it can do, the boys don't believe him at first. Joe asks for a bow and arrow, the boys look in awe, Sam thinks Joe should be careful as it could be powerful and potentially dangerous, he tells them he asked for a machine gun which is why there was that explosion. Thanos is spying on the boys, he sees there’s a book, he sends a drone to their location.

The boys hear a loud bang, a drone appears before the boys. The drone tells the boys it wants the book, they wonder what does it want with it, Joe doesn't let it have it. The drone tries to hurt the boys, Joe tells the book to give him a bazooka, Joe tells Fred and Sam to distract it, while he fires. The drone is firing at the boys, they dodge. Thanos is watching, he is confident that he’s gonna have the book.

Fred and Sam distract the drone. Joe fires, the target hits its point. The drone is destroyed, Thanos gets upset, Joe tells Fred and Sam the book is gonna be pretty helpful to which they agree with. The next day Fred and Sam wonder where Joe is, Joe comes back with high speed running shoes, he helps pack the camping equipment into a hotel that they check into to stay during spring break, they ask him where did he go, he tells them he had to take care of some business. Kevin and Mike are hanging from a branch, they wonder how they got there as it happened so fast, they ask for help.

Characters

 * Joe (first appearance)
 * Fred (first appearance)
 * Sam (first appearance)
 * Kevin (first appearance)
 * Mike (first appearance)
 * Mr. Jones (first appearance)
 * Zachery

Villains

 * Drone (first appearance)
 * Thanos (first appearance)

From the Book

 * Machine Gun
 * Bow and Arrow
 * Bazooka
 * High Speed Running Shoes (obtained off-screen)

Major Events

 * Joe finds a book that has supernatural powers.
 * Thanos starts to hunt down Joe, Fred, and Sam to take the book.
 * The boys start their spring break in Yosemite National Park for their cross country trip.

Trivia

 * This is the first appearances of Joe, Fred, Sam, Thanos, Kevin, Mike, and Mr. Jones.
 * The boys visit Yosemite National Park.