Hijinks 10-9-2012 Intergalactic Adventure

A hand-drawn comic book

Panel 1: A small boy standing in front of a woman. "Miss Marry, can Crys come out to play? Please?"

Panel 2: The child smiles hopefully. "I need Crys to help me save the Galaxy. I can't read yet, so I don't understand the directions to get there".

Panel 3: He looks up with wide puppy-dog eyes. "Pa-leeeezee."

Moments later...

Panel 4: The boy is in his own home, another child (Crys) off to the right. "Mom! Can Crys stay over tonight?? Pa-leeeee-ze".

Panel 5: "Thanks Mom!"

Panel 6: The boy is wearing a spacesuit, with what look like tree trunks around him. Thought bubble: How'd these trees get in here?

Panel 7: The odd tree behind D begins to lift slowly from the ground.

Panel 8: The boy looks terrified as a claw rises up next to him. "That's not a tree at all! It's a, it's a"

Panel 8: He turns to run away. "LEG!"

Panel 9: The top of Crys' head, wide scared eyes. "Oh no D, now we're the size of bugs! I'm scared!

Panel 10: A huge claw crashes down with a deafening impact. This monster is trying to destroy them. What a horrible way to start an adventure.

Panel 11: A huge bug is above the two children. D: "Run, Crys!" Crys: "I am!"

Panel 12: D leaps out of the way just in the nick of time as another gigantic clawed foot smashes down.

Panel 13: D & Crys scramble up a sheer cliff to get away, swearing they'll never again squish one single bug. That is if they live through this...

Panel 14: At the top of the cliff. Crys: "I thought we'd never get away, D..."

Panel 15: Crys screams, "Ahhhhh!"

Panel 16: An ant with a spear, "Do not move, Hue-mans."

Panel 17: D & Crys are being led down to a cavernous dungeon by their captors for debriefing.

Panel 18: [D grins.] Little do they realize that D isn't wearing any briefs, having not put any on this morning.

Panel 19: The kids are sitting at a table. Mom: "Eat your dinner, kids". Kids: But we want to play more".

Panel 20: D looks alarmed and points. "Look behind you!"

Panel 21: Still pointing and looking alarmed. "Right there!"

Panel 22: Little feet making a run for it, with a "wooosh".

Panel 23: With his first escape attempt a total failure, D is taken to the torture chamber for further questioning...

Panel 24: D is tied to a pole, the bugs all around him. Ant: "Still won't talk, eh, Hue-man?"

Panel 25: Poised precariously over a putrid pot of percolating peas, D refuses to cooperate...

Panel 26: "He's had his chance, let's punish him!"

Panel 27: D's mind races furiously! He looks to Crys for help...

Panel 28: Crys appears with a ray gun. "All of ya, freeze!"

Panel 29: Chew chew! Crys grabs her cosmic cannon and opens fire, giving D his chance to escape!

Panel 30: Things go flying, Boi-oi-oing.

Panel 31: Something flies between D's parents at the dinner table, WISHH KAPING.

Panel 32: Two bugs watch D and Crys flee. "You fool, those disgusting hue-mans are escaping." "Not for long. They didn't eat one bite of dinner. They'll come back."

Panel 33: After just leaving the atmosphere while escaping capture, an alien death cruiser appears and fires Texas torpedoes. With one direct hit they're sent reeling back to the planet at frightening speed.

Panel 34: The Texas torpedo, ridden by a cowboy yelling "WHEW HOO", with stickers reading "How's my driving 557-BOOM and "If you can read this, you're dead"

Panel 35: The rocket heads towards the looming planet.

Panel 36: D's older sibling throws him out of his/her room. "I said stop jumping on my bed and stay outta my room, or I'll tell Mom on you and your girlfriend."

Panel 37: Crys clings to D as they both brace. Crys: "AHHHH, we're gonna die!"

Panel 38: D wrestles with the controls but the flying gear is jammed. With ever increasing speed they roar toward their DOOM!

Panel 39: "Our only hope is to try a billion mile an hour landing!"

Panel 40: BOOM

Panel 41: D sits on the floor by a hall table

Panel 42: HUMPH. Crys: "You OK, D?" D: "Yup."

Panel 43: The rocket lies smoking, buried in the ground.

Panel 44: D: "I survived. You OK, Crys?" Crys: "I wanna play house now."

Panel 45: D: "But, we haven't finished our mission yet".

Panel 46: Crys: "Then I'll be a princess, an alien slaughtering warrior princess".

Panel 47: D: "OK! Let's go!"

Panel 48: Dazed but unhurt, they dust themselves off and leave the damaged ship behind, and go off in search of safe refuge for the night.

Panel 49: To be continued!