You remove the juicebox from your backpack, push the straw into it, and begin to drink. The two beans look at you with confusion. "Really? Is this the best time to have a drink?" one of them asks. You pause sipping without letting go of the straw to look at the bean and shrug your shoulders before resuming.
A minute later the juice is finished. The beans look at you waiting for another move, hoping you just needed a sugar boost before making your true decision. You then feel something building up deep within yourself. Your body begins to tremble, frightening the beans. You look down at your body and you see your legs have tripled in muscular mass, and this growth is spreading upwards into your abdomen, chest, and finally arms! You let out a horrifying roar, catching the attention of the content-dealer/bean-farmer. He looks up at the balcony and yells: "What the FUCK?"
You jump with incredible force from the balcony into the roof, breaking it and carrying away all the rocks, soil, and plant matter that was covering the subterranean room. The cloud-covered sunlight is now freely shining into the chamber, and a gentle rain begins to fall. You land back into the bean-farm hole as the effects of the juice quickly wear off, returning you to normal Brank size. You hear the farmer call from nearby behind you: "That was a big mistake, kid", he says while menacingly waving his beanstalk-hitting-stick. You try to crawl away, but your energy is too low from the sugar crash. The farmer finally reaches you and raises his stick in preparation to strike. You cower from the impending blow, but it never comes. The farmer screams, and you look up to see a vine has grabbed him from his leg and is tossing him about! More vines emerge from the nearby beanstalks and converge on the bean-farmer. Together they throw him to the floor and crack him open, sending a mess of yolk and albumen all over. The beans have claimed their victory!
The now-liberated beans walk up to you and give you a big group bean hug. One of them carries a voluntarily-made crown of bean-vine to you and places it on your head saying "We name you bean-friend!" You accept this great honour, wish the beans & beanstalks well, then make your way back home.
You've made your way back home and open the front door. "Brank? Is that you? Where have you been all day? Your teacher said you missed your history test on the navy!" your mother Brenda says, running to the front door to meet you. "This is quite unlike you Brank, missing a test. You know how important the navy is to this family" says your father Hank following closely behind your mother. You explain the events of your day: The shady content dealer, getting breakfast, the beans running away, you following them into the park, their troubles, the underground bean farm, and how you helped them in their liberation. As you finish, you notice your father has begun to cry. He finally speaks: "My dear son Brank, I always knew you would grow up to be a good egg, but what you've accomplished today goes far beyond what I ever could have expected. There is something I want to give you." Your father Hank wipes a tear from his eye, removes his "The Navy" cap from his head, and places it on yours. "You've shown me that you truly understand what it means to do good in this world. I believe this hat now belongs to you." You smile and begin to tear-up as well. "We're very proud of you, Brank!" you mother Brenda adds, and the three of you engage in a family hug.
To celebrate your great day, your parents prepare a special meal of deep-fried egg-nuggets! You eat together and chat about the latest Funhole magazine issue that just came in earlier today. Once dinner is done, you take your bath, hug your parents good night, and get ready for bed. You enter your room and pensively look at your Techno-Mage poster. You think to yourself that you're just like her: A hero! You climb into bed and cozy-up under the blankets. Just before you fall into a well-earned sleep, you think to yourself that there's something you need to quietly say aloud, even if no one is around to hear:
"Thank you for engaging with my content!"
THE END!
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