The buzzer rang at the Fighting Team’s stately manor. Reckless Endangerment paused Netflix and said, “I swear this happens every time we start a show!”
Captain Strong started to get up; he was stopped by Samson.
“I’ve got this!” Samson announced. “Delilah, go get the door.”
Delilah got off the couch, rolled her eyes and walked over to the intercom.
“Sidekicks!” Samson shouted. “I cannot recommend them highly enough!”
“I’d have to change my name before I start having a kid hang around me,” Reckless Endangerment declared.
Delilah returned with a large FedEx envelope and tossed it to Captain Strong. He pulled on its tearaway tab.
“Ooh. That looks serious,” Samson said. “Delilah, turn on the lights.”
She did that thing. Samson started to read.
“What is it?” Reckless asked.
Captain Strong was flabbergasted. “I got a cease and desist letter!”
“What?”
“Apparently, there was a DC Comics character named Captain Strong and they are accusing me of violating their intellectual property!”
“Oh yeah,” Reckless said. “You gotta google that shit before you choose your super-hero name.”
“But I am a captain! And my last name is Strong! This is bullshit!”
“I’m friends with Sybil Action,” Delilah consoled. “She’s a lawyer. She specializes in space crime, but she might be able to help.”
“Oh yeah,” Reckless said. “It says here that Captain Strong is a pastiche of Popeye created for Superman comics.”
“Their character is a ripoff!?”
“This is why I’m glad I’m in the public domain.” Samson said, smiling.