Bought and Stole

Bought and Stole is the ninth fanfic of the short story series Joe the Great: Superverse.

Summary
Richard turns Brooke and Joe into children, but when he commits crimes, being older again will not be main priority.

Plot
Robots are attacking, Joe has on extreme boxing gloves, Brooke arrives. Joe tries to punch the robot but it dodges, it tries to hit him but he dodges. Brooke is about a fire weapon, but is interrupted when a boy appears before her and Joe.

Brooke and Joe ask who is the boy, the boy introduces himself as Richard. Richard tells Joe he was jealous of him in Middle School, he has a flashback. In the past, Joe is in class, Richard is behind him. Joe is reading a comic book, he raises his hand, Richard also has his hand raised. Ms. Ellis calls on Joe, but he does not know the answer, students watch him. Richard gets upset. Richard and Joe are in gym class, Joe is reading his book, he gets picked by a girl. Richard is mad at kicks the wall. In the present day, Richard asks Joe is he remembers now but he wasn’t paying attention, Brooke says what.

Richard tells Joe he'll remember another incident, he has a flashback. In the past, Joe is catching a criminal, he summons a gemstone blaster from the book, he attacks the criminal. Richard tries to zap Joe, but he steps out of the way, the energy bounces off a wall and back to Richard burning him. In the present day, Brooke and Joe laugh at Richard for burning himself, he tells them they will pay, he has a flashback. In the past, Richard is living in a mansion, he is swimming in money, he has some lobster and caviar with apple juice. In the present day, Brooke and Joe ask him how did he become rich, Richard tells them it’s none of their business, he pulls out a gun and turns them into kids.

The duo are kids, they get scared, Richard goes to commit crimes. Joe tries to use the book but it fails, as it cannot identify Joe. Joe tells the book he’s afraid of snakes, the book notices Joe. Brooke asks Joe what are they gonna do, he tells her he has a plan. Richard is in a car he is driving, he wrecks into a car, he gets out and runs, the person gets mad.

Brooke and Joe are running, they stop and see, Richard stealing. Brooke and Joe catch Richard, Joe types in the book freeze ray, he freezes Richard, Joe gets the gun and turns him and Brooke back to normal. Brooke and Joe are at Brooke's House, they are watching Dr. Mysterious.

Characters

 * Joe (11 and 16 years old)


 * Brooke


 * Ms. Ellis (flashback)


 * Students

Villains

 * Richard (first appearance; flashback and present)

By 11 year old Joe

 * Gemstone Blaster (flashback)


 * Freeze Ray (present day)

By 16 year old Joe

 * Extreme Boxing Gloves (obtained off-screen)

Trivia

 * It’s revealed that the book has an identification feature if anything happens to its user.


 * This is the first time in which any of the characters don’t speak in any flashback, the second time being Root of All Issues.


 * The title of the fanfic is a reference to Bought and Sold.