Wander Over Yonder Odyssey: Chapter Nine
As Wander and Derby flew through space, they came upon a planet that looks like 50% is a city and 50% lush greens and mountains and forest. “Well, Derby, what can you tell me about this planet?” asked Wander. Derby consulted his guide. “Ah, yes.” Replied, “Derby. We are on our way to Foster City on planet Foster. It says here the half of the planet is Ecumenopolis or a city planet, while have been to preserve nature for those who want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Foster city is a vast city. Filled with skyscrapers and is the capital of the planet. According to this, many centuries ago it was called McCrackenville, but when space stones landed from space, a man named George Foster discovered a way to harness the power of the space stone, it soon became a great city and was Renamed Foster City. It seems it was built using energy from the space stones.” Debry was quiet for a moment, but then he noticed a tv. “Hey Wander.” Said Derby. “There’s a tv behind you. Could you turn it on and set it to channel f-23?” “Sure Derby, I never noticed that.” Said Wander and he did what he was told. At the Tv was turned on and was set to the channel Derby told him, the news was on. “And the invasion from Lord Hater and Dominator continues for their wedding, Foster City citizens were still worried on the eve of the city’s Founder’s Day festival would be canceled or continue on. More coming up after these messages.” “Well Derby,” said Wander. “Looks like this city needs our help. Hopefully we could get there in time.” “Me too.” Said Derby. Soon the Hatship made their way to the spaceport. It was a stormy rainy night, Lord Haters, and Dominators forces rounded up most of the citizens as the guest for their wedding. Billboard and posters and their wedding were all over the city like a bad rash. While tanks, flying saucers and soldiers patrol the city as if it is an invasion. Force field borders were made to keep the alien citizens away from what would look like a battlefield. And at a huge skyscraper, it appears to be a moth like spaceship and that is sucking up the electricity and it’s filling each of its loads in the mouth of Lord Hater’s spaceship. The news broadcasting was seen on every screen in the city. All kinds of aliens were watching in great concern. As Wander and Derby are making through the crowd, a female newscaster makes her report. “And the siege of our city continues throughout Foster city as Lord Haters and Dominators troops still siege our fair city as well as capturing our citizens for their upcoming wedding! With the day of this city’s Founder’s Day still coming, with have yet any word from the mayor whether it will be cancele- I just got report word that Mayor Frances Foster is about to make a statement!” Screen cuts to a little green one-eyed alien. “Yes, we’re live on Jack Avenue as Mayor Frances Frankie Foster is about to make state!” At a podium, camera pointed to a red headed human woman in a red and purple pantsuit with a red and purple wide hat. She approaches the podium and makes a statement, “Follow citizens! I have been informed of this Hater and Dominator; rest assured that our military might will quell this invasion. I’ve got our best man assisting our soldiers to put an end to this siege once and for all! As for the festival of our city’s 300th Founder’s Day, as soon as this invasion stops, our festival will continue as planned. Also rest assure that this will never stop us for what my ancestor has started when they build our fair city!” As she finished, many reporters demand more statements from her. And many of her security guards pushed them aside and demanded to comment and was escorted to her red and purple space limousine. Meanwhile, as they saw the news, Wander and Derby came up with the same idea. “Say Derby,” said Wander, “Maybe we oughta find the mayor and volunteer to stop this invasion!” “Yeah, I can see what you mean.” Said Derby, “And maybe we could get closer to stopping Hater and Dominator too! Let’s go find the mayor’s car!” They were figuring out how could find her, but they’ve yet a single idea on how. Then they saw the next best thing, an empty space cab! Wander with Derby captured the taxi and flew through the space traffic to find the mayor’s limousine. They flew from street to street, traffic to traffic trying their hardest to find the limousine but to no avail. But after trying and trying, they managed to spot the mayor’s limousine, drive right above, free the taxi, and capture the limo! The mayor wasn’t sure what’s going on and why was her limo going crazy! Wander as the limo drove to parking on top of a building and freed the limo. Wander open the door. “Sorry for hijacking your vehicle,” said Wander, “But I think we need to talk.” Wander and Derby explained the situation with the mayor, and then Derby finished the conversation by saying, “So if it’s okay Ms. Mayor Frances Foster, we too like to volunteer to help! Even helping your best man out there!” Soon the mayor slowly smiled with great relief. “Thanks you two!” She said, “But just call me Frankie!” She first shook Wander’s hand and then Derby’s. “Actually, my best man isn’t really a man,” she said, “He’s name is Mac, and he’s actually 9.” Mayor Frankie pulled out a photo and showed them a picture of a boy with long brown hair and fair skin. He wears a red t-shirt with a white sweater underneath, a dark green backpack on his back, tan khakis, and black-and-white tennis shoes. “He secretly volunteers with his friends to help. He’s smart for his age. But recently I haven’t heard intel from him hour ago and I’m getting worr-” suddenly there was ringing, it was her phone. “Hello?” she asked. “Frankie!” said the phone, “It’s me, Mac! Sorry to worry you!” Frankie sighed with relief. “Mac! Thank goodness! Where are you? What the situation?” “Me and my friends are being held on Aku and Mandark Street! It turns out not only are Hater and Dominator kidnapping everyone for this sham wedding, but they have a moth like spaceship is taking away all the space stone energy! If this keeps up, half the city would be out of power for weeks! I hate to say this since you depend on me since you’ve got elected but me and the guys could use an extra hand!” Frankie looked at Wander and Derby, this could be the answer to her problem. “Don’t worry Mac!” She answered, “I got two extra volunteers on the way! Stay where you guys are, and they’ll be on the way. Just please, be careful!” She then hangs up her call. “Well, you two,” she said. “It looks like you two might be the answer to our problem!” “Great! Which street she said they’re at?” asked Wander. “he said he’s between Aku and Mandark. It’s a long walk from here.” She spoke. Derby noticed a powerline. “Oh, me and Wander shouldn’t take that long,” said Derby, “See that powerline, how many blocks from here and what’s the direction?” “Oh,” said Frankie, “it’s five blocks straight up and nine blocks to the left.” “Thanks Mayor!” said Wander as he about to capture spark pylon next the power line, “And Don’t worry, everything’s under control!” As he turns into a ball of electricity, wander and Derby went on with their mission! And then Mayor Frankie said, good luck you two.” On the city outskirts, the troops of Lord Hater and Dominator wrangled all the citizens and with their fly saucers and tanks wasted no time creating chaos throughout the street. As a ball of energy, Wander and Derby spotted a boy the depicts the photo Frankie had. He was trying to hide. “Look Wander!” said Derby, “That must be this Mac kid the mayor was talking about!” As they uncaptured the power line, Wander and Derby showed themselves to Mac. “Hey Mac!” said Wander. “We’re the volunteers your friend the mayor sent for to help you.” The boy Mac sigh with relief, “Thank goodness,” he said, “Follow me and I’ll brief you what’s going on!” very stealthily they went into an empty building. As they got in, they were accompanied by for other aliens; one was a blue alien that is dome cylinder shaped and 2 feet tall, one alien was a tall red one with left eyestalk is crooked, while his right is fine and wears a single wristband on his right arm, white long tube socks with red and blue at the top of them, and black and white basketball sneakers. One was a huge purple alien with muscular seven-foot tall (to his horns), he resembles a mixture of a minotaur with purple fur, horns, fangs, ape-like face, unibrow, and devil-like tail. He wears a black belt with skull-shaped belt buckle and gray pants and shoes. And the last one was a crazy colorful bird like alien with a palm tree for a head, a crooked red beak, a blue and white airplane body, and orange legs. “Guess what, guys?” called Mac, “We got some help!” “Great!” said the blue one, “We could really use some more help!” “Great!” said Mac. “This is Wander and Derby. Wander, the blue one’s my best friend Blooregard Q. Kazoo, Bloo for short. The Red one’s Wilt. The purple one’s Eduardo. And that crazy looking one is Coco.” “Coco?” said Coco. “Uh… No thanks.” “Coco?” asked Coco. “Yes.” Said Derby. “Coco?” “Yes.” “Coco?” “Yes.” “Coco?” “Yes.” “Coco?” “Yes! Please! With marshmallows!” “I’m sorry but no! This is Coco.” said Will, “She wasn’t asking if you wanted Cocoa, that’s how they say her planet, all she says is ‘coco.’” Wander and Derby understands, “Well then, if you know what she’s says, what did she say?” asked Wander. “You two want any juice?” joked Wilt. “Anyway, follow us. And will tell you guys everything.” Our heroes did what they were told, and they went to the other side of the building. Wilt handed some binoculars to Wander. “See that big scary bug thing way on top of city hall?” said Eduardo, “That big thing drinking all the energy! And got to stop them. But we need something to get through like a tank or something!” Wander, Derby, and Mac were pensive for a moment. But then, Wander saw something that might turn the tide in their favor. They spotted one of the henchbots riding a tank. With one look, if it worked like on the satellite Seminarium 9, it might work again! Wasting no time, Wander captured and took control of the henchbot and the tank! “Hop on guys!” exclaimed Wander was the tank! “It’s time to get through!” Astonished, Mac, Bloo, Wilt, Eduardo, and Coco hopped on Wander and Begin to charge! Throughout the city the little tank attacked! Boom! Boom! Watchdogs were flying! Bam! Bam! Henchbots were in pieces! Bang! Bang! The tank exploded too! The blast cleared, and somehow, they made to the front of city hall! Wander uncaptured the henchbot, Eduardo ripped the bot in two. Everyone cheered! “Wow, guys!” replied Mac, we really went through, have we?! Now that we’re here, it’s time we take the battle with this!” Wander looked up and said, “Wait a minute, guys. I have a better idea. Just you guys getting ready, I’m bringing the fight to the ground.” Seeing another Pylon. Wander and Derby raced up to the top of the skyscraper! As they zapped to the rooftop, they saw it was Horace operating the moth like spaceship. It looked like a sphinx moth, it had metallic like wings with energy orbs, it has a long proboscis or a tongue as it was called, robotic eyes, and a huge thorax and abdomen. Horace spotted them. “I say, hello there, you chaps!” He called out, “I hope you love this latest machine; the MERM, that’s the Mechanical Energy Retrieving Mothbot!” “I got to say,” called Wander, “It is impressive.” “Thank you!” said Horace, “Sucks in 5.5 gigawatts a minute! And I bet you are going to ask, ‘why you need that much energy for the nearlyweds?’ Well, with this wedding, we need loads and loads of power! Especially for or the ceremony and the reception party!” Derby pops out of Wander’s head. “Well, we don’t care! You stop this energy siphon right now or else we’ll have to stop you the hard way!” Horace was undeterred. “You should’ve said the easy, boys!” said Horace, “For it pains me to say this but if it’s the hard way you want, so be it!” Switching the switches on this mothbot, the robot went to attack mode and with its huge wings it blews Wander and Derby off the skyscraper! Thankfully Eduardo caught them! “Gotcha!” exclaimed Eduardo. “Way to catch!” said Wander. The tank Mac and his friends confiscated drive up. “Well Wander.” Said Mac, “Did it go as you plan?” “Of course,” said Derby, “But you guys better be ready, here he comes!” True what he said, the mothbot flew towards them and the battle began! “Okay, I’m commandeering this tank!” commanded Wander, “See if you guys could help out!” “Got it!” said Mac, “We’ll backup the best way we can! Just try to stay in one piece!” Mac and his friends leave the tank and let Wander drive! The mothbot attacks Wander by hurling electrical orbs from each of its wings while flying. “Shoot at the circles at the mothbot’s wings!” shouted Mac! And as Wander did, the mothbot fell to the ground! Eduardo charged to it and pulled each of the mothbot’s wings rendering it defenseless! As Wander was about to fire at Horace and the machine, the tank couldn’t fire! “Oh no! out of ammo!” shouted Derby! “Guys! We need some ammo!” Wilt and Coco heard Derby, Coco found some ammunition, gave some to Wilt, Wilt thrown the ammunition to Wander, but the mothbot regrown some new wings and begins to fly again! “You all seen nothing yet, boys!” shouted Horace. He pressed some buttons and somehow the mothbot phased through the wall of City Hall, obscuring itself from our hero’s view! “Wow! I didn’t know it could do that!” exclaimed Bloo. “¿Dónde lo hizo? Where did it do?” asked Eduardo. As Mac and his friends looked around, Wander and Derby notices the movement inside the building with a spark of electricity along the outside of the building’s wall with some large purple aura appearing next to them. Wander shouted, “Everyone! Get the way! Look out! Here it comes!” And as they did, the mothbot phased out of the wall and attacked through them! Thankfully they managed to escape just in time. “That was close!” exclaim Wilt, “That was not okay the way it attacked out from behind!” “Guys! Attack those energy globes on its wing again! And this time, make the ammo last longer!” shouted Mac. “Thanks, Mac!” shouted Wander, “We got this!” Determined, Wander set his target on what Mac told him to shot. And then, 1, 2, 3, 4, the mothbot once again fell down to the ground rendering it once again defenseless! The gang gathered the robot, pulled all it’s wings, and Wander shoot out one missile and Boom! The Mothbot was finally destroyed! Many minutes after the battle, Wander, Mac, Bloo, and the gang rested for a bit. Out of the wreckage Horace wipe himself clean and reattached his left arm. “Hmph! You’ve really known how to riled up a servent of Lord Dominator!” Wander and the gang and Horace looked squarely in the eyes as if they’re ready for another fight. “Hmph! How uncivilized.” Retorted Horace, “I suppose I’ll let this go again. We’ve already collected enough energy for the wedding. But next time we meet again, it won’t be tea time, but an ultimatum!” With that, Horace, and the whole invading army left the city with hostages and all. Meanwhile, Eduardo spotted something shiny in the wreckage, it was a space stone cluster! Wander and Derby took the space stone and congratulated everyone for a successful mission!As daybreak raised to Foster city, the wreck city was cleaned up, everything that was broken was fixed, and all was well. Meanwhile, at a café, Wander, Derby, and Mayor Frankie were enjoying some nice coffee. “Thanks guys,” said Frankie, “With that troublesome invasion gone we can resume with the Founder’s Day festival!” “Sure thing, Frankie.” Said Derby, “Even though they took some of the citizens. But well bring them, right Wander?” “Right as usual.” Replied Wander after enjoying a nice cup. “Say, when not I have my limo escort you guys to our Outta Space store? It’s the biggest store on this planet! It’s where was made.” Suggested Frankie. “Really? Sure! I was meaning to go there.” Said Wander, “and I kinda have to do something first.” Frankie called for her limo, Derby and Wander went inside it, and the limo took the Outta Space store. It was as the mayor said, it was bigger, larger than any store they went around the galaxy. And with such excitement, Wander and Derby rushed inside and sees the wonder and all these many different items they saw. “Wow!” Exclaimed Derby, “It is bigger than the usual store we’ve been through!” “Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” said Wander! Wander saw the same “Win a Prize” kiosk and bought 75 space dollars’ worth of entries only this time Derby didn’t ask this time. Wander went to the currency exchange, and trades his space dollars for 100 Fosters which looked like American Banknotes. Soon they bought a small statue of Mayor Frankie, A model of city hall, a DIY Pizza making set, a snow globe of the city, some Foster City decal stickers, even a set of Foster city tux, hat and shoes, and a set of builder clothes. As they went back outside, one of the bodyguards tells Wander and Derby that the mayor needs their help.Soon the Limo took our heroes to city hall where Frankie, Mac, Bloo, Wilt, Eduardo, and Coo looking distraught. “Hey guys!” said Wander, “what’s going on?” “Hey guys,” said Frankie, “I hope you guys enjoyed our store, we kinda need your help again.” “Sure, what’s wrong?” asked Wander. “Well, you see,” Wilt explained, “Apparently Lord Hater and Dominator are patrolling the city’s underground power and are holding out the rest of the energy we need for the festival and that’s not okay!” “Yeah,” said Mac, “They knew you would stop them so they sent several minions to make sure we still do not do the festival, so we kinda need your help to stop them.” “Sure, I’d be happy to.” Said Wander, “where is it?” “Co co!” exclaimed Coco, her foot pointed to a manhole. Eduardo opened the manhole and Wander stared to climb down. “Wait.” Said Wander, “Before I go, I want to know mayor, how do you know this kid? What’s the Story?” Frankie replied, “Well, you see, his mother happens to be our family’s most trusted accountant. You see, his grandfather was my grandmother’s accounted. Mac’s mother told everything about Mac on how smart and nice he is, so in secret I decide to sponsor him. That and Mac has formed a band with these guys. And these guys happened to be the band that’s going to play for the festival.” “Okay,” said Wander, “I’ll set thing’s straight down there, the rest of you rehearse!” They gave the affirmative and down went Wander and Derby! As they descend down to the underground power plant, Wander and Derby saw that what’s left of Lord Hater’s and Dominator’s minion were guarding to make sure no one would restart the power for the city. Soon Wander and Derby charged head like his friend Sylvia would. Using Derby to capture and take advantage of their abilities to thwarted them all! As they got to the center of the power plant, Bloo and Wilt were there to meet them. “Well done passing these creeps.” He said, “Mac, Frankie and the guys want me to make sure you got here. Judging by those Dominator bot bruiser, you look like you could teach these creeps some manners!” True to what he said, two bigger versions of Dominator’s henchbots stood in from of was it look like an enormous space stone cluster surrounded by wiring, underneath it was a generator with a conveyor belt of smaller space stone clusters, and on top of it was an enormous plug disconnected from a huge outlet and a huge switch aside it. “Don’t worry about, you two,” assured Wilt, “We’ll help you two out with these bombs!” Wilt carries a sack that’s filled if black, round bombs. “Thanks guys,” said Wander, “We sure could use some help.” It was a quick yet simple operation. Sort of like hot potato, Wilt lit one of the bombs, passes to Bloo, Passes to Wander, passes on the one of the big hanchbots and Boom! The first one was blasted into smithereens! And they did it again to the last henchbot until it was blasted into pieces! With them out of the way, they can continue to restart the power plant. “Way to go, guys!” Said Bloo, “we all we need to plug that big plug in, start her up, and the power plant is back to work!” finished Wilt. Wander captured the big plug, stretched it to the big outlet and plugged it. “Okay, Wilt and I will start her up,” said Bloo, “All you have to do is turn on the big switch.” Wilt and Bloo pressed the buttons, and as soon as the screen says, “Power Generator online. Pull the master switch.” Wander and Derby pulled that might switch, and suddenly the convoyer belt was running taking all those space stones and with the wiring charging on the giant space, the energy flows like water and the power plant was once again on and working! The screen reads, “City energy operation at 66%,” Then it reads, “78%”, “89%” and finally, “City energy at 100%” “Alright!” exclaimed Wilt, “Now we have enough energy for the Founder’s Day festival!” “Let get up.” Called Bloo. Back at the surface, Wilt and Bloo told everything what happened to Mayor Frankie. She was proud. “Way to go, guys!” she said, “With the energy back at 100%, we can finally resume the festival tonight!” “Well, glad to be of help, Mayor.” Said Wander. “We hate to leave,” said Derby, “But we gotta get going.” “Hang on a minute, Derby.” Said the Mayor, “You guy just save the festival. Why not as guests of honor, partake with me and Mac and his friends as we perform?” “Wait a minute,” said Wader, “You can sing?” “Sure, long ago before was the mayor, I used to be a great songstress thanks to my parents.” She showed Wander and Derby a cd cover of her. “but my grandmother was getting on in age so I perform my election.” “So that’s how you became mayor.” Said Derby, “and Mac and his friends, the Mac Daddies, help me and made me even famous. So, come on, how about you help us out? I might give a nice reward tomorrow.” “why surely! Why not?” said Wander. “Alright!” cheered the mayor, “We can now finally kick this festival in style and power!” Later that night, half of the planet was decorated. Every lamppost was dress, everyone was in style, every space car was wash, brighten and wax, and everyone was eagerly watching the screen on every TV knowing in a moment the festival would start at any moment. One top of a floating stage, behind the red curtains, Mac and his friends were tuning up, and dressed up in burgundy zoot suits with black shoe and burgundy hats. Even Wander and Derby were ready to partake in the festival getting. And the Mayor was in her most beautiful moment with her red dress and heels, red long brim hat and white long glove. As the audience were ready, Mayor Frankie said to her band, “Okay guys, this is it. Break a leg!” A robot that looked like a Small Unidyne dynamic microphone appears, spotlight was on it and it began to announce. “Ladies and Gentlemen, boy and girls! Welcome everyone to the 300th anniversary of Foster city’s Founder days!” Everyone cheered and flashing lights, and confetti falls. “A celebration of our city! As you know,” said the Robot MC, “This marks the 300 years of our city thanks to our founder Obadiah McCracken. However, by the city’s 100th year, but when a shower space stones landed from space, our beloved hero George Foster discovered a way to harness its power, and with it made the city grow and grow and grow into the city we know and love it and was Renamed Foster City!” Everyone once again cheered. “And now, the moment you have been waiting for: Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, the once great Songstress now our great mayor, her honor, Mayor Frances Frankie Foster with her band Mac and the Mac Daddies!” As the band begins to play in full swing, Wander and Derby began to light up the sky with fireworks! And Soon the Mayor began to sing a song, and it want something like this:“Here we go, off the railsDon't you know it’s time to raise our sails?It's freedom like you never knew,Don't need bags or a pass,Say the word, I'll be there in a flash,You could say my hat is off to you,Oh, we can zoom all the way to the moon,From this great wide wacky world,Jump with me, grab coins with me, oh yeah!It's time to jump up in the air,Jump up, don't be scared,Jump up and your cares will soar away,And if the dark clouds start to swirl,Don't fear, don't shed a tear 'cause,I'll be your Wander girlSo, let's all jump up super high!High up in the sky!There's no power-up like dancingYou know that you're my super starNo one else can take me this farI'm flipping the switchGet ready for thisOh, let's do the Odyssey! Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, Odyssey!Spin the wheel, take a chanceEvery journey starts a new romance,A new world's calling out to you,Take a turn, off the path,Find a new addition to the cast,You know that any captain needs a crew,Take it in stride as you move, side to side,They're just different points of view,Jump with me, grab cash with me, oh yeah!Come on and jump up in the air,Jump without a care,Jump up 'cause you know that I'll be there,And if you find you're short on joy,Don't fret, just don't forget that,You're still our Wander boy,So, go on, straighten up your cap,Let your toes begin to tap,This rhythm is a power 'stone,Don't forget you're the super sta,rNo one else could make it this far,Put a comb through that 'stacheNow you've got panache,Oh, let's do the Odyssey!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, ya see!Odyssey, Odyssey!" As Frankie was about to finished her song, Wander and Derby floated toward the stage, and as they finished the crowd went wild! “Ladies and Gentlemen,” the Mayor announces, “Thank you every much! And it’s all thanks to our city’s new heroes, Wander Over Yonder and his pal Derby!” Wander and Derby bowed to the audience! And festival went on all through the night. In the morning, everyone gathered round at Wander’s hatship as if they’re giving an official sendoff. “Wander, Derby, I can’t thank you guys enough.” Said Mayor Frankie, “We all came here to say goodbye and good luck to the both of you.” The mayor ordered a couple of citizens and they brought a big burlap sack. “As Promised, here’s your reward! Seeing that this starship of yours is powered by space stones, we want to contribute by giving you 25 space stones from our power plant!” Wander and Derby were delighted. As they opened the chute, 25 space stones powered up the ship and the ship were ready to take off. “Thanks everybody!” said Wander, as Promise I’ll bring everyone that was kidnapped back to this city!” everyone once again cheer! “I know you will,” Frankie said, “Unfortunately for Me, Mac and his friends, we have to perform Lord Hater’s and Dominator’s wedding party otherwise they would destroy the city. So, good luck, guys!” As they ship takes off, Mayor Frankie with a bottle of champagne christened it and everyone cheered and cheered. And maybe once again, they could catch up with the nearlyweds and maybe put an end to it once and for all....
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