… suddenly a small green light appears on the device, and a voice, deep and alieny, comes through the speaker,
“Welcome, GalactiGuy.” the voice says. GalactiGuy jumps back.
“Hold down the blue button to communicate to me. I’m in the other room, communicating to you with the device on the table,” the voice continues.
GalactiGuy steps toward the device, and holds down the blue button. “Um… hi.”
“Hello, my name is Rimbulik. I am a male of my kind. What brings you here and what is your name.” the voice says. Our hero now knows Rimbulik is Captor.
He presses the button again, “Before I answer you, can I call you Rumplestiltskin?”
“If it’s easier, though I don’t see why,” Rimbulik chuckles.
“Thanks. Ok, my name is GalactiGuy, and I’m here to explore.”
“I see. By the way, thank you for saving me Raxume, he’s fierce and one of the first who changed,” says Rumplestiltskin.
“Ah, don’t mention it,” says GalactiGuy, realizing that Challenger is Raxume. GalactiGuy asks, “What do you mean by changed?”
“Well, some of my friends, and many I don’t know personally have… well… become harsh, more and more violent as each day passes. I don’t know why it’s happened. Tell me, what did you do to those ruffians?”
“I… well… sort of made them stay still. They’ll be that way for an hour at least.” GalactiGuy says.
“Well, I’ve got to warn you,” Rumplestiltskin starts, “You must be more wary. Some elsewhere would have killed you by the time you set foot on their ground. Where do you come from? You’ve got no hair save that on your head, and you’ve got no horns or claws like some have.”
“I’m from the Earth. I’m an earthling. From the planet with blue and green,” GalactiGuy explains.
“Ah. You are fortunate,” Rumplestiltskin sounded happy. “Do you have a helper; someone who comes with you to explore?”
“No, but I have a friend back on Earth who makes my equipment for me,” GalactiGuy replies.
“Well, if you wish, I have met someone who is much like you and would make a perfect partner,” the alien replies. “Would you like that?”
“Sure, I guess,” says GalactiGuy. “Is he nice?”
“Oh, yes. He is very enjoyable to be around,” replies Rumplestiltskin. “I’ll contact him and tell you more later. Feel free to listen to the radio.”
The green light turns off, and, figuring “Rumplestiltskin” is off the line, he tunes the radio to “Saturn Sings.” After a while, the green light glows again and Rumplestiltskin’s voice is heard over the speaker,
“GalactiGuy, I talked him, and he’d love to be your partner. Where should I tell him to meet you? Where do you live?” GalactiGuy hesitates. What if Rumplestiltskin is evil? Rumplestiltskin notices GalactiGuy’s hesitation, and says,
“You have my word I will not tell any but him without your consent.” GalactiGuy still hesitates, but now remembers that Rumplestiltskin has saved him, so says, “Busyton.”
“Thank you,” replies Rumplestiltskin. “Just a moment.” A minute later, the alien’s voice comes in,
“Ok, GalactiGuy,…” But Rumplestiltskin never finishes that statement, because the roof high above vibrates slightly; thumping is heard high above. Aliens! Rouge they sound like to GalactiGuy’s ear; faint growling can be heard.
“GalactiGuy! I’m sending you a package of the devices on the table, but smaller, to your ship,” Rumplestiltskin says quickly. “Your partner is a bit odd, so I think you’ll find him where you’d least expect him. That’s all. Follow me!”
The green light disappears, and Rumplestiltskin gallops from the small room he was in. He darts from the huge chamber and out the door-like opening. GalactiGuy inflates his TZG boots and follows him. GalactiGuy follows Rumplestiltskin to an opening in the tunnel wall. They enter it, Rumplestiltskin presses a huge button, and they shoot up through a vertical tunnel our hero hadn’t noticed. It’s like an elevator, only super fast, thinks GalactiGuy. The alien roars get louder, then louder, then louder yet, then softer, then softer, then silent.
The elevator-like thing slows and stops. Rumplestiltskin gallops out of a similar opening, only this time it opens into a large room with giant doors on either end. Straight in front of them is a great window-like opening, and the alien speeds to it with GalactiGuy behind. From the window-ish opening GalactiGuy realizes that they are many stories up.
GalactiGuy notices the aliens that he passed to get to his ship are gone, and so are the ones near the miles-long crack, but the ones he “froze” high in the air are still there, and so is Raxume. Captor motions out the window. GalactiGuy is unsure of what to do, but looks and sees a small jet engine flying through the sky, carrying a box. Those machines that let me talk to him, thinks GalactiGuy. The huge hand of Rumplestiltskin then points to our hero’s ship. GalactiGuy thinks he understands, and he himself motions himself bouncing to the L.P.. Rumplestiltskin nods. GalactiGuy extra-inflates his boots and leaps out the window. The air whistles around him as he descends. Our hero hits the ground hard. Then he shoots into the air. Before he knows, GalactiGuy is over the hole, without the bridge he had used last time. By the time GalactiGuy gets to his ship, the box and jet engine have connected to the bottom of his ship. GalactiGuy looks back to see Rumplestiltskin waving to him. GalactiGuy waves back, then deflates his boots, jumps into the L.P., and shoots into the sky, and out of Ganymede. To be continued…