Hansel & Gretel: Mask-of-Watchmen

Modernized adapted fantasy of fated/magical siblings (Hansel and Gretel) marks a new Earth record of things capitalism, wits, cards, and sheer-drink for doubt.

A 'mirror' Hansel and Gretel (Brothers Grimm) dark fairy-tale adaptation/modernization (another injection in-between my 'city-superstitious' Batman trilogy/fanfiction), for your Xmas-'25 weekend/season Sunday afternoon. Thanks for reading (stay warm), 

DISCLAIMER: This work of story-adaptation contains images/references with no ties to Grimms' Fairy Tales or its theater and is (therefore) cast as purely a 'personal' expression for social arts (for 'open' views/translations).

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HANSEL: I know this trek to the candy-chateau of the Baroness marks NFL-tales!

GRETEL: I concur our step-sibling status for storytelling makes us interesting.

HANSEL: The Baroness read our stories (online) about NFL-superstitions, sister.

GRETEL: She knows we're step-siblings, of (differing) parents, brother?

HANSEL: We'll mark some clues to escape her infamy-claws should she prove evil!

GRETEL: How shall we do such a thing, Hansel my brother?

HANSEL: Simple, sis...we'll mark some football trading-cards en-route to her.

GRETEL: So we drive cross-country and place cards for folks to reconnect.

HANSEL: Once we enter the Baroness' chateau, if we panic, we call one friend!

GRETEL: Aha, and one friend in this football-cards 'network' shall vouch for us.

HANSEL: In case the 'famous' Baroness' prestige-cruelty draws her to slander us.

GRETEL: Facebook-like (for Heaven/Hell)...ok.

Hansel and her adopted-sister Gretel hopped into their white mod-classic (rented) auto (Volvo-car!) for focus and sped to the chateau of the (infamous!) Baroness who adored their American sports/football storyboards and invited them to share with her Hansel's lovely-collection of NFL-cards for share and social/media blogs. However, the darling step-siblings knew the Baroness had been infamously-cruel about obstinate-view of social media prestige and wanted to ensure their journey in the Western world (American Homeland) would be colored by their cross-country drive networks-links with fans/collectors so they'd be able to connect with one-such new-friend/fan should she interrogate them of their Earthling (American) nets-know of things...machinery (ok).

BARONESS: Welcome to my chateau, step-siblings (ha).

HANSEL/GRETEL: We've distributed (lovely) treasure-cards of football en-route!

BARONESS: So, you've 'spiced' your cyber-aura with continent-drive netwroking?

HANSEL/GRETEL: We've kept some of our (very-special) treasures for your gifts.

BARONESS: I suppose I can anticipate satisfaction with the card(s) you kept, eh?

HANSEL/GRETEL: Why'd you envision anything less...for one card is Notre Dame?

BARONESS: Aha, a Notre Dame (Fightin' Irish) athlete-card...for me (ha).

HANSEL/GRETEL: Surely, then, Baroness, you shan't regret we gifted a trophy.

BARONESS: You say you gave-away a (football) trading-card to a USA-friend?

HANSEL/GRETEL: A old-gen (Eagles) card, Baroness (worth 'high' romance).

BARONESS: Damn...that is a USA-'know' treasure-trophy, siblings (hmmm).

HANSEL-GRETEL: Facebook-like!

Unfortunately, for Hansel/Gretel, the calculating Baroness who invited them wasn't satisfied with the Notre-Dame athlete-card they sought to gift her inside her luxurious-chateau in the Western world (American Homeland) and wanted to know (precisely!) who they gifted-away the mighty-magical Philly-Eagles (NFL) trading-card en-route to her wealthy place (damn). Hansel and Gretel immediately texted the cross-country journey connected Earthling/American newfound-friend they gifted-away their (magical?) Eagles-NFL sports-card, but when the person/friend refused to return the card-gift (at any price!), the Baroness was furious with angst...or envy (Selfie-like).

DETECTIVE CAT: You say the Baroness was gonna execute one of you?
HANSEL/GRETEL: She insisted we betrayed her American hospitality for Hell.

DETECTIVE CAT: So, you got her drunk to have her cheer the football-card of gift.

HANSEL/GRETEL: We had to cajole her into thought her own gift was sufficient!

DETECTIVE CAT: You'd no clue this 'Baroness' was tied to underworld/terrorism?

HANSEL/GRETEL: We (simply!) thought she was some investor-journals woman.

DETECTIVE CAT: Ha, you escaped an evil, post-success of persuasion-of-art (ok!).

HANSEL/GRETEL: We're certain this escape-tale from an oven was...jellyfish.

DETECTIVE C: Facebook-like (for Heaven/Hell).

"Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about" (Ralph Waldo Emerson). 

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"Money is everything" (Ecclesiastes)