When Worlds Collide - The Bart-Stewie Paradox

by Bill And Linda Tiepelman

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When Worlds Collide - The Bart-Stewie Paradox

Artist

Bill And Linda Tiepelman

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Digital Art - Digital Photographic Art

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A stylized character resembling Bart Simpson is depicted with a half-zombie, half-normal appearance against a fiery, swirling background. One side of the character's body and face looks decayed, with exposed stitching and a skeletal eye, while the other side appears normal but with a vacant stare.

In the peculiar town of Springfield, where the extraordinary meets the everyday, an unusual event was unfolding at the local science fair. Stewie Griffin, the diabolical baby genius from Quahog, had somehow crossed dimensions, teaming up with Springfield's very own Bart Simpson for a project that would go down in the annals of animated history.

Their invention? The "Character Combinator," a machine designed to merge the traits and personalities of two individuals into one. As a proof of concept, they decided to demonstrate it on themselves. Stewie, with his boundless ambition, and Bart, ever the mischievous troublemaker, thought it a brilliant idea. Little did they know, the consequences would be hilariously catastrophic.

As the crowd gathered around, Bart cracked a joke, "Hey, what's the worst that could happen? It's not like we're gonna end up in one of those weird fan fiction stories." Stewie, not fully grasping the concept of irony, simply nodded, adjusting his ray gun-turned-merging device.

With a dramatic countdown, they activated the machine. There was a blinding flash, a bizarre sound somewhere between a pop and a whoosh, and then silence. As the smoke cleared, the audience gasped. Standing before them was not the two boys, but a single new entity: "Start Simpson-Griffin," a perfect, if not slightly disturbing, blend of the two.

Start had Stewie's football-shaped head, but with Bart's spiky yellow hair sticking out at odd angles. He wore a hybrid outfit, consisting of Bart's t-shirt and shorts merged with Stewie's overalls. One eye was noticeably larger than the other, and he had a mischievous yet slightly maniacal grin.

The new hybrid character looked around, confused. "Ay caramba!" he exclaimed in a posh British accent. "Where am I? And why do I feel an overwhelming urge to both cause mischief and dominate the world?"

The crowd erupted into laughter, but Start was not deterred. He immediately concocted a plan to escape and explore this new world, combining Bart's slingshot precision with Stewie's tactical genius. The result was chaos like Springfield had never seen, as pies flew with deadly accuracy and elaborate pranks were set with military precision.

Homer Simpson, witnessing the spectacle, turned to Peter Griffin, who had somehow found his way to the scene. "Is that your kid or mine?" Homer asked, scratching his head.

Peter, sipping a can of Duff beer he'd found somewhere along the way, shrugged. "Eh, let's just say he's our problem now."

The day ended with Start riding off into the sunset on a skateboard that shot lasers, leaving the adults to clean up the mess and ponder the mysteries of the universe. As for Bart and Stewie, they eventually returned to their original forms, both agreeing that maybe, just in this case, two heads were not better than one.

But in the quiet of the night, both lay awake, thinking of their brief time as Start. They couldn't deny it; they'd made a pretty awesome team. And somewhere, in the back of their minds, they knew this wouldn't be the last the world saw of Start Simpson-Griffin.

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March 13th, 2024

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