Apricot Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Today the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Oilers did that most amazing thing! I can't even put words together to share how amazing it is, here's the story! - A A + EDMONTON — A six-year-old Edmonton girl who lives with acute lymphoblastic leukemia is having her wildest dream come true thanks to the Children’s Wish Foundation. Scroll down to follow along with our SpiderMable live blog An elaborate plan began Monday morning to have Mable transformed into “SpiderMable” and whisk her around the city to fight crime like a true superhero. Mable’s love of superheroes began shortly after she was diagnosed in Sept. 2013. While undergoing treatment, the young girl would read comic books and quickly grew extremely fond of the Spiderman comics from the 1960s. According to her mother, Lisa, Mable likes Spiderman the best because he’s the closest hero to being human. A past photo of Mable going through harder times, provided by her family. Submitted When the Children’s Wish Foundation approached Mable about granting her wish, it was simple – a superhero-themed wish was a must. And after extensive planning, the wish is being granted. Watch below: Spider-Man arrived in Edmonton Monday morning to help SpiderMable save Oilers captain Andrew Ference from a villain. Michel Boyer caught up with the superhero before he left to find the villain. The adventure began at 7 a.m., when Mable was suited up as SpiderMable. She watched a staged newscast informing her of mysterious things going on in Edmonton. Watch below: The news comes in that a prominent Edmontonian has been kidnapped The video provides details about Edmonton Oilers captain Andrew Ference being held captive by an evil villain and it is SpiderMable’s mission to set him free. At 9 a.m., SpiderMable arrived at City Hall in a large white limousine. Mable was greeted by her parter in crime-fighting, Spider-Man, who told her he flew in all the way from New York to help her. Watch below: SpiderMable arrived at Edmonton City Hall and met with Spider-Man before getting started on her mission to find Andrew Ference. The superhero duo met with city staff and sat down for a meeting with Mayor Don Iveson. Watch below: SpiderMable receives proclamation from Edmonton mayor to track down villain who kidnapped Oilers captain Andrew Ference. The mayor told pair the Oilers captain had been kidnapped and the villain was last seen wearing a purple cape and a bubble over his head. “Go get him,” said Iveson, before giving Mable a new set of gloves and web slingers. The six-year-old seemed in awe of her Spidey partner – and all the TV cameras- as she made her way back outside. People with signs waited in City Hall to cheer SpiderMable on. Her parents said Mable’s face was simply priceless. “Everything that we’ve put in to getting this set-up and keeping it secret from her is just so worth it,” said Lisa Tooke. “Just the smile on her face, it’s like ‘aw yeah.’ And then when she saw Spider-Man there.” After the meeting with the mayor, SpiderMable went over to police headquarters to be briefed on the situation by members of the EPS. The clues from police lead her to West Edmonton Mall to investigate sightings of the villain Mysterio at the World Waterpark. Mable arrived at West Edmonton Mall and was greeted by a crowd of supporters. As she made her way through the mall, dozens of people recognized her and cheered her on. Watch below: SpiderMable greets fans at West Edmonton Mall SpiderMable and Spider-Man made their way to the waterpark where they learned they’d have to save Black Cat. The catch? They needed to zip line across the water do it! The spirited six-year-old and her Spidey sidekick got harnessed up and – as her custom “spider Mable” theme song blared – flew across the waterpark to rescue Black Cat. Watch below: SpiderMable flies through the air to make a rescue After saying hello to a few dozen more fans, Mable and her team took a quick break for lunch on Bourbon Street. After all, even superheroes have to eat. Watch below: SpiderMable talks to the media about her search for Mysterio After some superhero training at Galaxyland, SpiderMable headed over to the Edmonton Valley Zoo to rescue Ference from the grips of the bad guy. After tackling the ropes course at West Edmonton Mall, Mable spotted her nemesis Mysterio on a train in Galaxyland. The villain delivered a clue about the Ference kidnapping, which led her to Edmonton Valley Zoo. The adorable superhero got a bit of extra superstar assistance. The Edmonton Oilers tweeted Connor McDavid was leaving practice to help the search efforts to find his captain. At Edmonton Oilers practice Monday, the team was worried about their captain. Goaltender Ben Scrivens addressed the media in hopes of bringing Ference to safety. Watch below: Ben Scrivens hopes SpiderMable will rescue their captain As SpiderMable arrived at the zoo, a boisterous crowd chanting her name greeted the little superhero. The evil Mysterio emerged with Ference tied up in a rope, and SpiderMable quickly jumped to his rescue. After shooting Mysterio with silly string, and a lot of it, she was able to free Ference. Mable said her favourite part of the day was zip lining at West Edmonton Mall, and getting to spend time with Ference and Black Cat. “She’s smart and she’s a really cool superhero and sometimes villain,” said Mable. Ference said it was amazing to see the entire city support Mable and see people come together to support her. “Look at her, she’s just so cool,” he said. “Having kids of my own, to see a smile on a kid’s face, you can’t put a price on it; especially somebody who’s gone through a pretty tough time like her.” McDavid was also extremely impressed by the people of Edmonton and said it was special to be part of Mable’s day. “Any time you can do something like this for someone like Mable it’s very special,” he said. “I didn’t really know what to expect coming here and seeing the crowd and everyone following it… it just gives you a sense of how special someone like Mable is.” As a thank you for saving their team captain, the Edmonton Oilers have invited Mable to drop the puck at Tuesday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. http://globalnews.ca/news/2243358/spidermable-to-the-rescue-elaborate-plan-underway-to-grant-wish-of-young-edmonton-girl/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/spider-mable-gets-her-wish#.jkzxdyMzp3 I officially love Edmonton!! 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thejazz97 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Oilers are my least favourite team and I don't like Edmonton (the city) at all, but what a show they put on. Kudos. Such class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Some classy work by the Oilers org. Good stuff. More of these super kind and fun acts are happening all over the place. Somedays the world sucks a little less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Rip-off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I dislike Ference, but he seems to have become a different man than he was in Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davathor Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Oilers suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 really classy move by Spiderman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocolocci Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Classy move! Love things like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I dislike Ference, but he seems to have become a different man than he was in Boston. Actually he frequently did stuff like this in Boston but the butthurts here still insist he's one of the worst people on the planet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Hockey Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Actually he frequently did stuff like this in Boston but the butthurts here still insist he's one of the worst people on the planet... He did great things for a girl with a disease of some sort shortly after leaving Boston, he did these kind of things all along. But flipping off a crowd of Canadiens fans just because he scored, then lying to multiple faces about it, is nothing to yawn at. He can be rough around the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCelts Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 He did great things for a girl with a disease of some sort shortly after leaving Boston, he did these kind of things all along. But flipping off a crowd of Canadiens fans just because he scored, then lying to multiple faces about it, is nothing to yawn at. He can be rough around the edges. I have fingered many of people in my day... I am far from a bad person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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