New Threat From
Planet 10
Part 12: GenOrg
By Regalo3000
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I
The newly restored World Watch One was making its way through the gates of the Banzai Institute. Gawkers and authograph seekers were attempting to get the bus to stop so they could catch a glimpse of their favorite rock and roll band, the Hong Kong Cavaliers. Not matter how hard they tried the bus never stopped, and they were left to hope for appearances at concerts and the occassional mail-order delivered signed photograph.
Knuckles and Tommyboy were trying their best to relax after a trying day. The Fly-troid threat had been recently and seemingly extinguished and the adventure had taken a toll on them emotionally. They had firmly disagreed with the local authorities about the massacre at the stadium and had become quite vocal about it. The media took full advantage and broadcast their opinions at every opportunity, before they caught on that they were being used and not being taken very seriously. Besides, what could one do about such a situation after the fact? No one was going to take the authorities to the carpet for doing away with an obvious public threat. But, their efforts did pay off in the end. TommyBoy got a phone call ...
Yes, this is TommyBoy, she said. What? Wait a minute! There's too much noise in here! Hold on! WILL YOU GUYS PLEASE SHUT UP FOR ONE MINUTE? I'VE GOT A PHONE CALL!
The noise died down and Knuckles smiled. TommyBoy could really give it to the band when she got it in her mind to do so.
Hi, my name is Kristen, I'm a big fan, but that's not why I called you ... I know who's responsible for the Lectroid Mutations!
Say again?
I know the person in charge of GenOrg as you called it on teevee. He's doing crazy things. He's got crazier plans. You have to stop him.
Where are you, Kristen?
I'm right outside the gate! I'm using my cellphone to call you!
How are you dressed?
Uhh, bright orange jacket, you can't miss me, I'm the only one wearing one.
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II
Knuckles leaned over the young girl in the interrogation room. We're busy people, she said. I hope you're not wasting our time. If you're here to get a personal peek at Buckaroo or any of the others --
I'm not, honest, I'm a fan, but that's not why I'm here ...
The door burst open and Buckaroo entered, followed by Rawhide, Reno, Perfect Tommy, Pecos, Thunder, and Slow Motion.
Okay, what do we have? asked Buckaroo, and the young girl began telling her tale.
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III
Are you telling me, that some teenager working out of his father's stupid garage is responsible for this whole mess? said Buckaroo.
The young girl had explained how while hunting deer the father and son had come upon a dead Lectroid. Being a mortician the father brought the alien's dead body back to the morgue, which was their home as well. Being an alien body there was no real need to bring it to the attention of the local authorities, and the mortician performed his own unauthorized autopsy on the corpse. Satisfied with his findings he stowed the alien's body parts away in numerous glass jars, and then lost interest. The son, a kid named Brian, however, brought the brain to Kristen's house one day, and although Kristen was against the idea of feeding the brains to the family dog, she agreed to feeding it to the neighbor's dogs, plural. Brian had strange ideas and she liked him, and didn't really want to lose him as a friend, so she relented. They watched as the dogs metamorphed (as Brian later called it) right before their eyes into full-grown naked Red Lectroids. The pod situation was an unexpected factor of the genetic crossing. It wasn't before long that Brian introduced Lectroid Brains to a group of birds, and well, Team Banzai could figure out the rest ...
But there's more, said Kristen, that's why I came to you, Brian plans to feed some spiders.Yeah, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's already done it by now.
Let's get a move on people, said Banzai, we've got Spi-troids to take care of.
Slow Motion knew they were getting close. This had to be taken care of immediately or the world would find itself faced with spider mutations that would overwhelm the planet, and that would mean the end of the human race as everyone knew it. There would only be one final race that would inherit the world, the Spi-toids. And all because of one stupid little teenager.
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Slow Motion and the New Threat From Planet 10
Part 13: Brian's home
By Regalo3000
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I
World Watch One pulled up in front the teenager's house and his parents came out to see what Team Banzai wanted.
You have a son named Brian? asked Buckaroo.
Yes, replied the father, I do. What is this? What's going on?
What has our son done now? asked the wife.
You found a Lectroid body? asked Buckaroo.
Yes, oh, I see, you've come to claim it?
Just it's brain, thank you.
I don't understand.
Your son has been feeding Lectroid Brain-matter to various animals and they've, well, changed is a good word.
Those nightmares we've been seeing on television? Brian is responsible for those?
I'm afraid so.
He is so grounded!!!
Brian, shouted the mother. Come out here!
Brian was looking out his bedroom window. He gulped upon seeing World Watch One sitting in front of his home. He turned and looked at his collection of spiders sitting in a fish tank. He then looked at the jar with the last piece of Lectroid brain-matter resting inside of it.
Brian! the mother and father were now shouting. We want to talk to you!
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II
We've got company, said Rawhide.
Aw, man, don't they ever quit? said Banzai.
It was the law, they had followed Team Banzai to the present location. Men in black suits popped out of vans.
Okay, we'll take it from here, Banzai.
Her's just a kid, said Banzai. And the Team turned around and faced the law, backing up, protecting the house.
We don't want any trouble now, said the law, we'll shoot you if we have to.
Screams came from the house. Team Banzai pulled out their weapons and entered the house.
The men in black surrounded the structure with flames throwers.
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III
Inside the house a giant spider was attacking Brian's father and mother. The Team couldn't shoot the creature without harming the parents. They tried pulling the thing off of them, but another Spi-troid appeared from the boy's bedroom. They shot it dead, but another appeared and another! Then it became quite obvious that the house was on fire! Those outside had taken the liberty of setting it aflame with Team Banzai still inside it!
Let's get out of here, yelled Banzai. Now!
They lept through the doorframe, the entrance to the house, even as it was engulfed in flames, to safety. There were more men with flame-throwers waiting to see what exactly popped out of the front door, and no doubt the windows as well. Then, the Team stood and watched as a teenage boy screamed and struggled with something evil in his own bedroom. They could see a mighty struggle going in through the boy's bedroom window. He was pulled out of sight and attacked by a Spi-troid of his own creation.
Nobody says anything about the Lectroid Brains, said Buckaroo to his Team. This is a matter of the survival of the human race.
Young lady! yelled Slow Motion, and they all turned to see Kristen standing at the burning entrance to the house. She turned once, smiled at them, then walked into the fire.
Nooooo, said TommyBoy and Knuckles in unison.
Thunder and Slow Motion had to hold them back from trying a rescue attempt.
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Slow Motion and the New Threat From Planet 10
Epilogue: the law and the rules
By Regalo3000
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What created the mutations?
A mixture of carbonated soda and --
-- Stop playing with us, Banzai!!!
I can't tell you.
Why not?
You might use this knowledge against the human race.
If we use the knowledge we'll find a way of keeping it under control.
Like the way you guys invented bio-degradable styro-foam.
That's very funny.
No, it's not funny, just very untrue.
We're through playing games.
So am I.
The President wants to speak to him now. To congradulate him on solving the mystery of the evil Lectroid mutations.
The President wants to speak to me, Buckaroo smiled.
We'll find out what you know sooner or later, Buckaroo Banzai.
That'll be the saddest day the human race has ever seen.
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