The Make-A-Wish Foundation made 13-year-old Erik Martin's dream of becoming a superhero come true.
Posted on 05/05/2010 10:43:45 AM PDT by NYer
Thursday was shaping up to be just another school day for 13-year-old Erik Martin, but then something extraordinary happened: Spider-Man called.
Spider-Man happens to be one of the few people who knows that Erik, too, has a secret identity — he's Electron Boy, a superhero who fights the powers of evil with light.
And Spider-Man needed Erik's help.
Erik, who is living with liver cancer, has always wanted to be a superhero. On Thursday, the regional chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted him that wish with an elaborate event that involved hundreds of volunteers in Bellevue and Seattle.
The local chapter, which serves four states, grants more than 300 wishes every year to children with life-threatening medical conditions, but only a few of them involve so many participants.
Pulling off a wish like this one required a big story, and a lot of heart. And so, with a note of panic in his voice, Spider-Man explained the dilemma: "Dr. Dark" and "Blackout Boy" had imprisoned the Seattle Sounders in a locker room at Qwest Field. Only Electron Boy could free them.
Erik got into his red-and-blue superhero costume, and called on the powers of Moonshine Maid, who owns a DeLorean sports car. For good measure, more than 20 motorcycle officers from the Bellevue Police Department and King County and Snohomish sheriff's offices escorted Electron Boy to Seattle.
"They shut down 405 — they shut down I-90," marveled Moonshine Maid, aka Misty Peterson. "I thought it would just be me, in the car."
At Qwest Field, Electron Boy was directed by frantic fans to the Sounders locker room, where the entire team was shouting for help behind jammed doors. With help from Lightning Lad, the alter ego of local actor Rob Burgess, Erik opened the door with his lightning rod.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
"Thank you, Electron Boy," said defender Taylor Graham.
The Seattle Sounders are grateful as they meet Electron Boy, aka Erik Martin, who has freed them from their Qwest Field locker room Thursday. The Make-A-Wish Foundation arranged the adventure.
Nice story for a change.
"Electron Boy, I am Dr. Dark and this is Blackout Boy," sneered an evil voice, as the villain — Edgar Hansen, and his sidekick Jake Anderson, both of Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" — taunted the young superhero. "We are here to take over Seattle and make it dark!"
On the Jumbotron, a video showed a Puget Sound Electric employee Jim Hutchinson trapped in the top of his bucket truck in front of PSE's Bellevue headquarters. Only Electron Boy could save him.
A crowd of better than 200 gather outside Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue to cheer on Electron Boy as he saves a stranded worker in a bucket truck on Thursday.
Electron Boy lances Blackout Boy (Jake Anderson) before turning on Dr. Dark (Edgar Hansen) in the battle between good and evil at the Space Needle. Erik Martin's dream of becoming a superhero came true Thursday. At left is Lightning Lad, played by actor Rob Burgess
Moonshine Maid???
It's comforting to know that a community can still rally behind a young boy and make his dream come true.
Great story. Dream come true for a boy that age.
Very elaborate. Glad they pulled it off.
It’s foggy in this room. My childhood friend got to go to Disneyland and another friend in middle school got to meet Hulk Hogan...... neither made it.
What a wonderful article ,thank you for posting...
It is nice to know so many good people around .:>)
TEAM ELECTRON BOY!!!!!
It figures that a soccer team would be the ones who couldn’t fight their way out of a locked room. Gee, they are worse than Lois Lane and Dudley Do-Right’s Nell put together.
What a story.
God bless you, Erik Martin.
KICK ASS !
Did he get to kill anyone ? :)
Sarc... yes... sarc :) I am glad this day turned out to be like this. That’s awesome.
I am CRACKING up at this .. this is awesome in so many ways !
“and called on the powers of Moonshine Maid, who owns a DeLorean sports car. “
An amazing superpower for sure. She can keep a 30 year old Peugeot / Renault / Volvo monstrosity running !
“Moonshine Maid, aka Misty Peterson.”
Great porn name.
I don’t know about you, but halfway through the story my computer screen got all blurry.
God bless everyone who helped out, and America’s newest superhero.
They good-naturedly volunteered to play a part in Electron Boy's adventure. Way to bring down the thread.
Indeed.
Okay, they are good sports. Being a serious comic book reader in my boyhood, I was more taken up with the comic book story line aspect than the real kid’s plight. Sorry.
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