Spark: A Space Tail Page #3

It still exists?

Yes. Well, what's left of it does.

And it's ruled by Zhong.

The cretin.

Come with us.

I want to hear more.

I was captain of the Royal Guard.

The soldiers you met were my

men, or what's left of them.

And this?

This is where we've lived

for the past...

- Thirteen years.

- Has it been that?

Feels like an eternity.

It's like a thousand in roach years.

Don't worry about the lightning.

It strikes randomly.

You'll get used to it.

I don't even feel it any...

See? It's nothing.

Now would somebody please

tell me who I am?

Uh, you're the Captain?

And what are these?

Those are your hands.

Smashing.

Even if the ship worked,

it would take lifetimes to fly back.

No. You are officially

lost in space, my boy.

Roasted space rat?

No, thanks.

I'm telling you,

this is as good as it gets.

Ugh. Yuck.

Yup. This is about as far from

everything as anyone's ever been.

And I can tell you right now that...

Huh?

What?

Your hand.

- It's... It's...

- It's a birthmark.

But it can't be!

Don't you realize what this is?

A birthmark.

The seal of the royal family.

Only those in its bloodline

are born with the mark.

Your Royal Highness.

Fortune be praised.

I never dared hope.

The last I saw of you

was the queen instructing Bananny

to spirit you away to some remote shard

until the day arrived

when fate would beckon.

You... You know Bananny?

If the king is my father,

that means my mother is...

He's your son?

- No!

- I thought he was dead!

Gah!

Ow! Why do you have such good aim?

I'm beginning to think this

isn't working out between us.

Do you really not get how much

I hate you and always have?

I thought that's just what couples did!

So I guess an heir

is out of the question?

Put her in solitary confinement until I

have a kraken slick to throw her into!

Nothing happened here!

During the first few years here,

things were tough

and the storms were vicious.

There was a tremendous flood that

wiped out our entire village.

Your father worked tirelessly

to get everyone to safety.

And just as he lifted the last

person onto one of the rafts,

lightning struck the water.

He was the bravest, most

selfless monkey I've ever known.

He gave everything for his people,

including his life.

I wager you'd like some privacy.

This wasn't how

it was supposed to happen, Dad.

I was supposed to find you guys,

and we'd be this great family.

But you're gone.

I messed up.

I messed up bad.

I'm sorry.

Showtime!

Hello, fellow rulers of planets!

This is Emperor High

Intercontinental Champion Zhong.

Just following up on that message

I sent you a little while back.

You know, the one about me

taking control of your planets!

I thought you might like to know

that I've got my kraken in custody

and things are moving along nicely.

You know the drill.

Hand your worlds over to me, or I

destroy them with a kraken slick.

And to show you that I mean business,

I'm going to open a slick

right near... you!

Okay, so we have a few things

to get ready first,

then we'll be right over

to destroy your planet.

See you in a little bit.

Oh, yes.

Anyone up for some lunch?

Something to eat? Anyone?

- Uh...

- Sure. I guess so.

- Yeah, sure.

- Market shard?

- Okay.

- Yeah? Okay.

Who's driving?

Who's got the keys?

I never thought

it would end this way, Vix.

Neither did I, Chunk.

You mean you really think

it's going to end this way?

That means it's really

going to end this way!

No!

Vix, Chunk,

what do I do?

You save them.

Floyd, you can talk?

Mm-mmm!

- Spark.

- Father?

Your friends are in danger.

- Where?

- Trapped in a cave in the northern gorge.

Save them.

But I'm no hero. I've messed

up everything I've ever done.

Without failure, there is no growth.

But I might fail again.

You must be the spark of hope

for people to believe in.

That is your purpose and

place in the universe.

Fate brought you here for a reason.

Rise, Spark.

Rise.

Whoa.

Oh.

Over here!

Leave my friends alone!

Spark, no! Get out of here! Go now!

Don't worry. I have a chance

so long as I have this!

Oh. Well.

This is gonna be

a little more difficult.

I can't look!

Ah!

Yaah!

Father, if I ever needed

your strength, it's now.

Whoo-hoo! Whee!

Back. Back!

All of you!

Now turn your backs!

Way to go, Floyd.

I... I can't believe it!

That was amazing!

Okay, let's get out of here

before they change their minds.

- Yeow!

- Sorry.

Now, I know some of you

have a cold right now.

And, Ted, you have no legs.

But the prince of Bana

is out there and he needs us.

It's okay. I'm all right.

Your Highness!

Thank...

Is that?

Indeed. Indeed!

- Lieutenant Vix.

- Captain.

Chunkinator!

Still watching your waistline, I see.

Oh! Okay.

"Lieutenant Vix"?

"Chunkinator"?

"Your Highness"?

We were the youngest

members of the Royal Guard.

Thirteen years ago,

we were sworn to secrecy,

assigned by the queen to protect you.

Our mission was to hide you, keep

you safe, train and prepare you.

The queen always felt she'd find

a way to put things right again

and take Bana back,

and when that time came,

you would be ready.

I am. We all are.

Now we just have to get back.

Oh, come on! We made the trip once.

How did we do it?

By kraken slick.

So to get back, we would

need another kraken slick.

What's funny?

So, we're just gonna go

jump in a slick and go home?

- Why not?

- Well, to begin with,

we're fresh out of kraken,

and I don't think

the little guy counts as one.

What if we made our own slick?

Oh, of course!

Why didn't I think of that?

No. Seriously.

What is a kraken slick?

What is it made of?

- Polaron energy.

- Polaron energy.

We can harness that, can't we?

By "we," you mean me, right?

Of course.

Well, for us to return to Bana,

we would need to replicate

the exact vibrational frequency

of the subatomic particles excreted

from that particular kraken.

No idea what it means.

Keep going.

Which would be nearly impossible

because we'd need a power source

capable of generating a burst of

concentrated tachyon particles,

allowing us to open a temporary

rift in relative space-time.

So, big power source?

Crazy big!

Uh, Chunk, I think you might wanna...

Crazy big enough?

Uh, yeah.

Ah, but...

What? I would need

something like the PEC.

- Polaron Energy Converter.

- Yeah.

Which is back on the garbage shard,

which is, uh, who knows where now?

Captain!

Prepare a search party.

Something's stuck to the end of my leg.

Those would be your feet.

Outstanding.

Over here!

Hey! And take

anything else you can find...

wiring, converters, engine parts.

- This what we looking for, sir?

- Cold cuts, dessert items.

- Help me lift this thing!

- You never know.

We need to start on a plan.

The battleship takes on Zhong's warship.

The speeders take on the armada.

I gain access to the warship

and rescue the quee...

I mean, my mother.

I alert you when I'm off the ship, at which

point the battleship takes out Zhong.

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