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The poor Argerathi didn’t know what they were dealing with.
Not just when they came to Earth, oh no, though that was also a lapse in judgement on their part. The ancient etchings on the walls of the dusty base told a story, one Hal was able to translate, albeit partially. They were here, they were gone. They brought with them something that was going to change the Earth, but it never got passed the confines of the little town.
Something about dark magic, an open rift between dimensions that shook the land to it’s core, turned it strange, filled it with unnatural flora and fauna. The deeper Hal went, the more it told. The humans didn’t like it. They wanted it to stop, the Algerathi did too. But they couldn’t, and to make it worse they had to flee, to leave everything behind and fight in a war they knew they were going to lose.
And now they were gone completely, their history all but eradicated from record in favor of the titular snacking planet, Foodcourtia. Records were wiped, replaced with a false history of ‘Foodenings’ and the Invader turned founder who started it all. Last Hal checked he was retired on a beach planet somewhere. Ah, that would be nice.
It had been a week since she began to call the ancient place home, a strangely familiar memento of her galaxy amidst the unusual customs of Earth. She’d made it her own, pink doodads spread about, a brand new security system and pretty Christmas lights. Truly a fortress worthy of the galaxy’s most wanted criminal.
If only her blaring music wasn’t sending ripples through the valley, scaring away the birds and deer. Hal, with a blowtorch working on something neat while she sung her favorite Earthly ballad.
“Pull up in the monster automobile gangster! With a bad bitch that came from Sri Lanka! Yeah I’m in that Tonka, color of Willy Wonka! You could be the King but watch the Queen conquer!”
though unexpected, his return home had certainly been eventful, while sharing games and facing a wizard alongside his nephew had been a welcome distraction, it was high time to get back to the matter at hand. ford had a JOB to do, one he’d dedicated the last thirty years of his life to doing, and he wasn’t about to give up now. being yanked from the nightmare realm wasn’t going to make his task any easier, however, and it had been a daunting one to begin with. the only way he could possibly face bill was in his own domain… perhaps there was still some way to rid the multiverse of him for good. for the time being, however, it was his duty to keep his home universe SAFE. to do that, however, he would need some supplies, and there was only one place in town that had what he needed. it was time to revisit an old haunt: crash site omega. many of the original parts of the portal had come from the decrepit ship, the ancient and foreign technology far more advanced than anything earth had to offer. if there was any chance of stopping bill, it lay within the ship. he left the shack under the cover of darkness, the rest of his family neatly tucked be- neath their sheets, blissfully unaware of the dark path stanford walked. while he would consider taking his nephew under his wing as a protege, for the time being he preferred to keep them safe by keeping them in the dark. moving at night also minimized the chance of anyone from town seeing him emerge from the shack. it wouldn’t do anyone any good to reveal himself to the populace at large – not yet. so he ducked through the door, carrying with him his journals and what supplies he’d need for the short hike ahead. it had been thirty years, roughly, since he’d walked this path, and traversing it alone felt almost hollow. it would just be this one stop tonight, and perhaps next time he could bring with him an apprentice. as he approached the site, ford was greeted not by the silence he’d grown accustomed to in the woods, but rather a loud and thumping that reverberated against the trees. it was an assault to his senses, and he stiffened as he approached the ship’s entrance. six fingered hand drifted towards his holster, prepared to draw his weapon at a moment’s notice. descending through the hatch, his movements are slow, deliberate, careful… he’s silent in his approach, but he finds himself drawing nearer to a short figure before a console. ford grips his gun, drawing it and aiming it at the strange, shadowy being. “ freeze. turn around slowly and tell me what you’re doing here. “













