Planet Terry: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 24:
At Terry's insistence, Diggs tried to remember what he knew of his parents. Diggs related how he'd served on the ''[[Space Warp]]'' under Terry's dad, the ship's captain, as well as the day of Terry's birth, on which he'd become separated by the life ship's activation. Diggs was pleased to find that the life ship's educational module had made the boy as bright as the 7th Sun of Nimrax. Unfortunately, Diggs' own recall was nowhere near as sharp, and as Terry asked for more answers, he encouraged the boy to travel to the [[Milk Toast Malt Shop]] on [[Asteroid 43KX]], where he could find [[Squink]], the ''Space Warp''{{'}}s retired radioman. After Diggs fixed up the engine, Terry thanked him for everything he'd done, and he and Robota set off for the deceptively-named drinks establishment. {{storylink|Some Answers}}
Terry was hopeful for some resolution when he and Robota landed on Asteroid 43KX. He touched the ship down within walking distance of the Milk Toast Malt Shop, but the next obstacle in their path was a moat infested with critters Terry identified as hungry [[Crocogater]]s. Gulping down his fear, Terry and Robota began the careful journey across the moat's log bridge. Their path was blocked by [[Omnus]], a fearsome alien that threatened that nothing got in his way. Terry stood up to Omnus, telling him that he had bad manners. Omnus swung for him, but when Terry ducked, the alien's momentum caused him to lose his balance, and he fell into the moat. When Omnus called for help, Robota dived in to the moat to rescue him, though she told him he didn't deserve it. Omnus took their names and sheepishly walked away, telling them he owed them one.
Terry and Robota entered the malt shop and were surprised to find it was more of a filthy dive bar, patronised by myriad burly aliens. Ordering a chocolate malt – and one with a shot of oil for Robota – Terry asked a [[Milk Toast Malt Shop#Fish person bartender|bartender]] if he'd seen a man named Squink. They were directed to the other end of the bar, where they found Squink demanding another banana split; a demand that turned violent when he was refused service. The [[Milk Toast Malt Shop#Boss bartender|boss bartender]] called for his bouncers, [[Morthrott and Grmbil]], to throw Squink to the gators. Terry and Robota intervened; though Terry gave one of them a kick in the shin, he and Robota were grabbed by the bouncers, who were ordered to throw them into the moat also.
The pair were rescued by Omnus, who had come to return his favour. The three of them fled the malt shop with the unconscious body of Squink carried over Robota's shoulder. With the bar staff chasing after them with weapons, Terry had the idea to kick the log bridge loose from its moorings, trapping their pursuers on the other side of the Crocogater-infested waters. Omnus admitted that he was now Asteroid 43KX's public enemy, and asked if he good join Terry's crew for refuge... and because he started darn good fights. Terry accepted, and as they left the asteroid, he mused that he may not yet have found his parents, but with Robota and Omnus, he sure had found a family. {{storylink|Malt Shop Menace}}
==Notes==
[[File:X-Babies Planet Terry comparison.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.825|Fake Terry, real Terry, and himbo Terry.]]
| |||