Tip for fiction writers: sometimes it’s good to intrigue your audience by leaving them uncertain whether the protagonists made it to the shillelagh store.
Also, if you’re so inclined, you can go here and vote on which matchups Gigan would be able to win. Crazy thing is, some people actually think he could lose some of these fights.
Buddha was a known portable-tree fan. Put one on your head and you instantly have the right atmosphere for meditation.