Hole In One

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Back in the real world, Michael is golfing with Malin, Stan, Larry Bird, and Bill Murray. Bill Murray sighs, talking to the golf ball, "175 yards, okay, little fella. You, my friend? Or are you my enemy? You are my friend, right? You are my ally. You are my associate, my personal assistant. You are my weapon. You are leaving." He hits the golf ball.

Malin holds her club, "Oh. Great shot." It was rare for Michael to invite her to golf with him and his friends. But he had to give her credit; she hits a nasty swing that outranks Bill's. Bill's ball lands far from the hole. He is still hanging his golf club above his head. Michael looks at Malin with a chuckle, "You can stop posing now. Good try."

Larry Bird walks in next, "Not bad. Not bad." Bill walks up to Michael and Malin, "Something for you to shoot at." Malin snickers, "Hit it good, Larry." 

"Do my best."

Michael looks at Bill, "It was a good shot." Bill leans on one foot, "Yeah, I know Mike, I gotta ask you something. The NBA has to face reality. What's happening to these players is serious. They're gonna need some new players with talent, guys who are skilled but never really thought about a professional career before." He thinks for a moment, "You think I got a shot?"

Michael shook his head.

"Come on, really?"

"No."

"Don't kid me."

Michael turns to him, "Listen, it's a man's game, and you can't play." Malin frowns, "Hey, I play too, ya know." Bill seemed desperate, "What if I tried really hard?" Larry looked at the ball, "Can you keep it down? I'm trying to hit the ball."

"It's because I'm white, isn't it?"

Malin raises a brow, "No. Larry's white. So what?" Bill turns his eyes to her, "Larry's not white, Larry's clear." The girl snorts as Larry hits the ball. "You got it, Larry!"

"Get inside his ball," Malin spoke. Larry's ball lands near the hole, it almost went in the hole. Larry points his club at the ball, "You clowns can't beat that. It's the best shot I ever hit." Malin scoffs, "You haven't been playing long."

"It's a hall of fame shot."

Bill pats Larry's back, "Nice shot, Larry." Michael glances at Malin, "Alright, Malin. You're next." Malin steps forward and prepares her ball, "How close?" She jokes. Michael and Bill answered at once, "Get inside his ball."

Malin snickers and quickly checks her stance. She pulls her club back and hits the ball. Larry whistled and Bill looked ready to throw his club. Her ball flew high and landed in a hole-in-one. "That was a great one, Malin!" Michael spoke.

The young woman chuckles, "The game is still on, Michael."

Stan hands Michael his glove and pin, "You can do this. Don't be nervous. Don't be nervous. You can do this. Just look at the ball. Visualize the shot where you want it to go." Michael takes the golf ball and pin, "Right, right, right."

"Be the ball. Be the ball."

Michael gets annoyed, "Get off the tee." Stan leaves and Michael looks at the three of them, "Close to the pin?" Bill nods, "Close to the pin for dinner?" Larry agrees, "Sounds good."

"I'll go close to the pin."

"I'll take some of that."

Michael looks at the ball, swings the club, and hits it in the air. Malin gasps as it disappears, "Get down!" Everyone looks on as the ball goes down. "Look at that. Look at that spin." The ball lands on the ground. Unknowingly, under the ground, Bugs is using a magnet to lure the ball into the hole. Michael and his friends see the ball moving around. The ball lands inside the hole. Michael yelled in excitement, and everyone cheered.

"Yes! My first hole-in-one! Yes!" Michael gives Bill and Larry high fives and hugs Malin. They all chuckle as they go to see the hole to get the ball. Michael takes the flag pole, "Larry, nothing but the bottom of the cup." Bill looks at Malin, "That's both of your balls too." 

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's our balls, sorry." Michael chuckles. Stan Podolak gets excited, "Wait, wait, wait. Let me get a picture of this. All right. Here we go. Now you're gonna smile. You reach in, you reach in for the ball, and then you smile, okay?"

"Yes." Malin and Michael both lean in and reach for the balls. Stan continues, "And you think, 'This is good'." Malin glares at Stan, "Just take the picture!" Stan holds the camera, "All right. Okay."

They both put their hands in the golf hole and smile for the camera. Before Stan could take a picture, a rope appears from the hole and grabs their wrists; it pulls them down the hole, making Michael lose his hat and one of his shoes. Stan, Bill, and Larry get confused. Stan looks from the hole and to the camera. Bill Murray tilts his head at Stan, "What kind of camera is that?"

"It's just a--"

Bill Murray grabs the camera, "Would you not point that at me, please? And close the lens caps!" He tosses the camera away.

"I didn't do anything! I just took--"

Larry points to the hole, "Where'd they go?"

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