Turtle Power

[Black Aeronaut]

Bob Schroeck wrote:

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What about someone who just waves his house by itself, and takes that into space, for example?

HAH!

Here we see BNF and Fen-Dane, Carl Fredrickson, celebrating his arrival at Paradise Falls during his hair-raising adventure.  When threatened with being remanded to a retirement facility, Carl, in a fit of depseration, 'Waved his entire home as well as no small number of helium balloons.  His original plans had been to travel to Paradise Falls, a long held fantasy of him and his departed wife.  Much to Carl's surprise, instead of simply going airborne, the Handwavium-enhanced structure and baloons took off into orbit.  It was fortunate for him that Wilderness Scout Russel Edwards accidentaly stowed away on his front porch.
Having studied Amateur Astrogation for a merit badge, Russel was able to help Carl guide the erstwhile orbiter back down to ground, first in Paradise Falls.  At the conclusion of a grand adventure involving a newly discovered species of flightless bird and the 'retired' explorer Charles F. Muntz (wherein, sadly, Muntz lost his life in a fit of insanity) Carl returned to the US in Muntz's airship, The Spirit of Adventure, with Russel to make sure the boy got home safely.  Afterwards, in a shocking turn of events, Russel successfully filed for emancipation, citing his father for neglectful behavior and has since stayed with Carl and taking the surname Fredrickson for himself.
Afterwards, Carl's house remains at Paradise Falls.  The Baloons, having served their purpose in lifting the house, deflated and melted into the surounding cliff, allowing the residual Handwavium to reinforced the new foundation of the home.  As a quirk, the house always remains perfectly preserved, as though Carl's deceased wife was still there helping to keep the place up.
Carl has 'Waved The Spirit of Adventure and uses her to explore the solar system with Russel and Dug, the Alpha over Muntz's 'Wave-enhanced dogs, as his lieutennants.
Sorry guys.  After Bob said that, I just couldn't resist.  (^_^