Monty the Cartoonist

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        Monty was bored. He looked around in his armchair for something to do.
         "I guess I'll roam outer space, and look for ideas."
         And so, Monty got up from his armchair and exited his mouse hole. He was sure inspiration would strike. Then, he saw it.
        The owner of the house, Mr. Thompson, was busy, drawing something on a piece of paper.
        "My word! This is going to be one my most finest building yet."
         Then, he started to groan and moan, and he squirmed and fidgeted. Then he bolted out the room and up the stairs.
           Monty didn't have much time. He ran up the leg of Mr. Thompson's chair. Then he looked across the gap between the chair and the table, and leapt across, landing nicely on the table surface. Tearing off a piece from the sketch pad, Monty used it as a parachute and ran to his mouse hole just in time.
            Monty started doodling for a little bit, until he got a cartoon robot. "Amazing little cartoon. I wish it just came to life."
             Just then, the paper raised up from Monty's floor. Twirling eerily, the paper began to disappear, and the robot came to life. 
             Monty reached his paw, but pulled back when the robot shot its laser eyes. The fight was on.  But the robot was too quick. Knocking its creator unconscious, the robot exited the mouse hole and began to grow. Terrorizing the  Thompsons, it began destroying the house.
           Monty awoke to see blood outside his mouse hole. Running outside, he saw the Thompsons badly bruised on the couch. It was here Monty had had enough. Looking around the red-splatted house, he discovered a pink eraser. Grabbing it, he ran after the blood stricken footprints to find the cartoon robot causing mayhem and mischief. He noticed some excess paper and doodled a little costume and some weapons which came to life. Fully armed, he ran up to the robot.
"Hey, Ultron! Down here!"
Furious, the robot struck his fist down. But, Monty was ready this time. He placed up his sword and stabbed the robotic hand. As oil spilled across the street, Monty jumped on the metallic arm and ran across the robot. Reaching the chest, Monty grabbed the eraser and smashed it into the robot's body.
Groaning electronically, the beast began to disappear and turn back into a piece of paper, which reversed the damage caused by the conniving cartoon.
As he walked home, Monty was greeted in fear by the Thompsons, who chased him back into his mouse hole, much to Monty's annoyance.

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