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Post by lawrenceliberty on Aug 9, 2022 16:57:45 GMT
Super Friends: The Council of Doom!
Sep 22, 2017 at 2:51pm QuoteEditlikePost OptionsPost by lawrenceliberty on Sep 22, 2017 at 2:51pm
Prologue
Uglor, the Tyrant of Uris was not a patient being. The winged gorilla was not known for his diplomatic skills. He was feared for his sheer physical might and his inhuman rages. He was respected for his keen mind and his bionic sensory improvements; however, no one nor even his most loyal soldier or his closest friend, if he in fact had any, could call him a team player. For these reasons it was difficult for him to swallow his pride and pretend that he had any regard for the odd aliens assembled around a large golden table aboard his private flagship. Still, beneath his legendary temper, he was smart enough to know when to control his emotions and how to conceal the contempt he felt for any sentient being who had the misfortune to not be …Uglor! He was especially adept at posing as an agreeable ally when it was in his benefit to do so and this was one such occasion!
He smiled or at least bared his fangs and spoke in what he considered to be a placating manner in his always guttural tone of voice.
“You are all welcome here! I am certain together we may achieve what we have each sought for as individuals. We will obtain the power we each deserve and we will be enabled to use that might to accomplish the destruction of our enemies and …!” he began.
“Rule the cosmos? Was that the phrase you were about to utter?” said a cackling crone whose deathly pale skin was in stark contrast to her black gown which was made of a web-like fabric. Large red jewels with a spider pattern decorated her thick black hair and hung from each ear. The Black Widow or Spider Woman was amused and she made no effort to hide it.
“He would never be so trite, my dear! I am certain our host would have expressed himself with all the originality that has always distinguished his many past attempts to do just that!” said a grotesque little orange colored being who crouched on his chair and glared at the others from beneath a large green helmet. His pointed ears were large and his military style uniform was ornate as if to make up for his less than imposing physique.
“Creature King’s malice is palpable! All of them are simply horrible!” thought a pretty woman who wore a form fitting leotard and high-heeled boots. The left side of her revealing outfit was midnight black while the right side was a delicate shade of light blue. She was lovely except for one very odd characteristic that marked her as being as unusual as her new allies. She had long hair that cascaded down to frame her heart-shaped face but the part at the center of her hair divided her tresses into two different colors. One side of her hair was black while the other was a pale blonde. Her demeanor itself was equally divided between two extremes since she shifted from a demure damsel to a sultry vixen from moment to moment as far as her expressions were concerned. The Eclipse Woman’s thought patterns were also subject to change as she mentally finished her evaluation of the group. “Creature King’s malice is palpable! All of them are simply horrible…. but I like that! Oh, how I like that!”
She smiled and said, “Your reputation for humor is justly celebrated but we do have the same purpose after all and it truly is to gain dominion of the universe is it not?” “Or is it?” she thought with a shudder.
The armored titan known only as Metallus said nothing. He was as silent as one of his lethal robots and he concealed his features beneath the helmet and armor that made him look like one of Earth’s fabled knights of ancient days.
Uglor said, “Exactly, my dear. We all want to kill our foes and claim true power over those they protected. We need not feign an affection for one another that would be superfluous to our plan. All we need to do us unite our resources and follow my… our… plan!”
Creature King made a skittering sound that passed for laughter and he said, “Very true. The Council of Doom will triumph and the irony of it all is that we will gain a universe from the power we find on a paltry backwater planet known as Earth!”
The others smiled or laughed to express their agreement. They really didn’t expect to remain allies for any longer than it would take to get exactly what they each wanted. Sadly, what they wanted would prove to be dangerous to more than one innocent being across the universe… and most especially on planet Earth!
Somewhere out in space live the Herculoids… or at least to be precise their beloved matriarch Tara was still alive. The blonde beauty prayed her husband Zandor, son Dorno, and their close friends Zok the space dragon, Igoo the rock ape, Gleep and Gloop the protoplasmic beings, and Tundro the rhino/triceratops hybrid were still among the living! She glanced back over her shoulder as the twin suns of the planet known to some as Quasar and to others as Amzot and sighed with relief. Her pursuers were not in sight. Perhaps, the agile woman had finally lost them. The creatures had chased her for hours. She was exhausted and sick with worry about her extended family!
Amzot was a lovely planet that combined the splendor of unspoiled nature with the perils that various predators inevitably brought in their wake. She and her family lived happily within a gigantic tree house and they enjoyed all their world had to offer. The problem was their planet’s rich natural resources like the powerful energy crystals and sparkling vita-springs drew many would be conquerors to their home. The Herculoids as one old foe had named the group had always been able to protect the planet from such intruders until this day when the weird spider machines came and carried away all of the others.
The black and red spiders were nearly as large as a grown woman or man and their glistening bodies were made from some metallic substance that easily withstood normal blows even those that came from superior athletes like Tara, Zandor, and their son Dorno! The creatures had swarmed across the fields of Amzot without any warning!
The terrible events flashed before her mind as she fought to clear her thoughts and catch her breath. Young Dorno had been outside romping around with the two yellow blob-like protoplasmic aliens Gleep and Gloop. He had been the first to spot the invaders and his boyish cry had been enough to alert his mother and father to his plight.
“Father! Mother! Danger!” he yelled as he aimed a few hurled stones at the creatures with no visible result.
The slender blond boy had managed to avoid the spiders at first as the clever Gloop had slithered beneath him and shaped himself into a tightly wound coil that bounced upward like a pogo stick! The blob carried his friend away from the astonishingly fast spiders.
“Faster!” he had yelled as a tight line of silky fiber had erupted from one of the spiders and almost ripped the boy off of the fleeing amoeba!
The other protoplasmic alien Gleep had spread himself across their path to shield them and slow their attackers! As the spiders lashed out at him he merely shifted his mass and reformed as a solid wall each time they temporarily sliced through him! Finally, though, he was enveloped in a web that held him fast.
A strident shriek echoed from the sky as a winged space dragon with gleaming green scales and flashing red eyes swooped down with a brawny humanoid rider guiding his actions! Zandor was a muscular man with long reddish hair and a fierce expression on his rugged features. Zok the loyal dragon obeyed his friend and released a blazing beam of energy that shattered one spider and revealed its clockwork interior.
“Good work, Zok! These creatures are machines! They can be stopped!” Zandor had declared.
Zok swung his tail forward and emitted a bolt of “nega-energy” that crackled as it swept across the back of another robot.
Meanwhile, Tara had swung out of the tree house and flipped through the air to land on the broad back of the armored “rhino/triceratops hybrid” known as Tundro!
“Forward, Tundro!” she had said as the powerful alien charged forward and literally swept several of the robotic spiders out of his path! He roared and released a barrage of fiery energy rocks from his horn!
Perhaps, the most spectacular defense had come from the mighty and towering rock ape Igoo who smashed the scrambling spiders with his powerful fists and bellowed his anger to the skies above!
Tara recalled how even as victory had appeared to be in their grasp, a bizarre space craft had appeared above and a flickering yellow nimbus of energy had briefly touched each of her inhuman friends!
They stiffened and their normally keen eyes glazed over! Zandor toppled off of Zok’s back as the dragon stopped abruptly in mid- flight! He managed to land safely as did Tara when Tundro became similarly paralyzed!
Zandor ordered the Herculoids to fall back but only his wife and son responded!
“They’ve become entranced!” he said as he glanced left and right only to see one of the spiders scoop up Dorno and drag him away as a teleportation ray swept across the ground and gathered all of his allies!
Zandor turned toward his wife only to vanish helplessly before her blue eyes!
The space craft had also taken the spiders away with the exception of three of the robotic monsters! They charged toward Tara who fled in disbelief! She had managed to escape and they had hunted her for the rest of the day. Even in the middle of the chase, Tara fought to find answers to what had happened to her family and why she had been left alone!
Tara was a tall woman with long blonde hair. She wore a brief light blue outfit that left her arms, legs, and upper back bare. She wore matching slippers and she carried an energy rock slingshot that she used with the expert eye of a true markswoman. She gasped as one of the monsters suddenly scrambled over a small slope to loom upward for a moment before charging toward her.
She dropped to one knee and fired one of her energy rocks! The gleaming stone struck the robotic spider and sparks erupted from its carapace! She rolled aside nimbly as one of its long legs swiped across the ground and narrowly missed her. Before she could dodge it, the spider leaped on top of her and she brought both legs up to kick it aside. She was not strong enough and a sticky fiber began to cover her struggling form as the spider’s syntho-web wrapped around her!
She began to pray once more when a stentorian voice rang out from above!
“Nobody asked you to gift wrap the lady! Instead, I think my thermo beam will put you under wraps!” said a muscular man in a white costume with a black cowl that covered his upper face and led back to a flowing cape.
“Space Ghost! Thank the stars!” whispered Tara!
The cosmic policeman smiled grimly and raised his shining wrist bands! Precise beams of devastating power shot out of the super scientific weapons and blew the spider into fragments!
“Tara, are you hurt? The twins and I just destroyed another of those things before we found you!” he said as he ripped the webbing off of the battered woman.
Tara pushed her hair away from her face and nodded slowly.
“I will be well when we rescue Zandor and Dorno and the others!” she said.
Two teenagers in blue and gold costumes with dark masks flew down along with a small but bright little monkey.
“We saw a third spider! Looks like Zandor took care of it!” said the boy.
His twin sister scowled and elbowed him in the ribs.
“Jace! You are such a chauvinist! Tara probably destroyed it! She is the only one of the Herculoids here!” she declared as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.
Blip the monkey chattered loudly as Tara ruefully explained.
“I did beat that thing but if you had not arrived the final two would have caught me! There were many more of those creatures! They attacked us and a ship beamed my family and friends away!” she said hesitantly.
Space Ghost nodded and said, “These things are robo-rachnids! They belong to my old foe the Spider Woman a.k.a Black Widow. I was here because we were tracking another of my old enemies the Creature King. He escaped from the Galactic Prison called the Devil’s Island of Space!”
Tara said, “Would this Creature King want my friends to be his new subjects?”
Space Ghost said, “Possibly. If he is working with the Spider Woman, this could be a very serious crisis! Don’t worry, Tara. Jan and Jace and Blip and I will help you find the answers we need!”
The perky blonde called Jan said, “Space Ghost! Our sensors aboard the Phantom Cruiser can still track the Creature King’s ship! My wrist band remote shows the trail is still fresh! It sure looks like his ship is headed toward Earth!”
Space Ghost held out one gloved hand to Tara. “Come on! We can’t afford to waste a moment with those fiends working together!”
Tara nodded and hurried toward the sleek space ship called the Phantom Cruiser! If anyone could help her rescue the Herculoids, it was the celebrated hero Space Ghost! No one knew his true name or his origin but legends about the masked manhunter had spread across the universe! He was known for his courage, resourcefulness and refusal to admit defeat!
Tara prayed they would be able to meet this new crisis and emerge victorious! For the sake of her loved ones, they simply had to do so!
Space Ghost piloted the Phantom Cruiser toward Earth with his typical skill. If he had any misgivings about their mission, he remained stoic in demeanor. He was not the kind of man to express his fears openly. Because of his fearlessness, he might have been a perfect candidate for membership in the famous Green Lantern Corps except for the fact that he was independent and did not like to take orders from anyone!
He knew his two young wards Jan and Jace would do all they could to reassure Tara. He focused his own attention on the task at hand as the spacecraft drew nearer to Earth and two alarming things happened at once!
Jan glanced up from her control panel and frowned as she said, “Space Ghost, the Creature King’s ship vanished from our sensors. He either discovered we were tracking him…!”
“Or he led us into a trap!” cried Jace as several odd beings soared into view!
Each of the aliens resembled a humanoid insect with green/gold coloration and small antennae on their heads. Each one rode upon what looked like a giant reddish orange bee as large as a small car!
They raised their arms and revealed narrow lances with gleaming tips!
“The Laser Lancers! We defeated them on more than one occasion!” gasped Tara. “Are all our old enemies joining together?”
The swarming aliens flew closer and fired their weapons at the ship! Red bursts of energy struck the cruiser from all sides!
“Jan, activate the force shield!” ordered Space Ghost.
As the girl obeyed his instructions a protective barrier formed around the ship!
“That won’t hold for long!” said Jace as Blip nodded in agreement.
Space Ghost said, “True and that’s why I’m going outside!”
Tara said, “I feel so helpless!”
Jace said, “There’s no need to feel that way with S.G. around!”
Space Ghost said, “Now where did I put my giant space insect repellant?”
He flew out of the ship via an airlock and soared directly at the closest Laser Lancer.
The creature was startled by his sudden attack and fell off the giant wasp as the hero slammed into him and knocked him cold.
Space Ghost aimed his wrist bands and struck a second Lancer with a concussive bolt that was equally effective!
“And to think I didn’t even need a giant swatter!” he quipped.
The other Laser Lancers turned away from the space craft and concentrated their energy beams on the hero. He flew off the wasp and dodged the attack but even he could only do so for so long.
“Activate inviso power!” he said as his arm bands made him invisible!
He used the momentary advantage this gave him to stun two more of the Lancers.
Jace had been setting certain controls on the cruiser and he smiled broadly as the ship’s own weapons system targeted the creatures!
“Thermium beams will heat things up for them!” he said.
The Lancers drew back as the focused rays struck them! Several of their wasps had fallen before the powerful attack but there were still around a dozen of the invaders actively seeking the hero!
Suddenly, a red and blue blur rocketed upward from Earth and stunned all of them with shocking ease!
“Superman! I think that really is the legendary Man of Steel!” whispered Tara as the blur resolved into a handsome man in a red and blue costume.
He collected the fallen Lancers in a hastily constructed prison of assembled and fused meteors!
As he gestured downward to his adopted planet, Superman led the others to safety.
“He’s so handsome!” squealed Jan!
Jace rolled his eyes and said, “Sisters!”
Blip giggled wildly and clapped in delight.
“Blip’s a Superman fan too!” said Jan with a haughty sniff.
Space Ghost returned to the ship and said, “Superman is a welcome sight! He and I once teamed up when one of his enemies threatened the Ghost Planet! It is good to see him again!”
Tara nodded and thought, “Zandor is the only super man I need but I shall take any help I can get to be reunited with my family!’
Meanwhile, aboard Uglor’s ship the Creature King became defensive as Spider Woman questioned him.
“I understand you have plans for the captured Herculoids but why did you bother to abduct the man and his son? Your ability to control animals can not influence Zandor or his child?” she asked.
Creature King glared at the taller woman and said, “ I may find it necessary to use their loyalty to the humans to enhance my ability to govern them! Why are you complaining? I left the woman for your robo rachnids to play with and since you hate any woman who is lovelier than you, that gesture should have placated you!”
Spider Woman started to reply when Uglor interrupted by saying, “In any case, they will make useful pawns and their abduction served nicely to lure Space Ghost here to where he may fall alongside allies both old and new! We might as well eliminate any who would dare to oppose us in one single attack!”
Eclipse Woman sighed and said, “My own agents are ready to take up the quest!”
Metallus surprised them all by speaking at that moment. “As are my own pawns!”
Uglor nodded and said, “Excellent! As you know in ancient times an object of great power fell to Earth! We shall locate its surviving parts and use them to acquire all the power we could hope to obtain!”
As the others hurried to begin their own tasks, he turned away from them and thought, “Fragments of this meteor, if that was indeed what this object was, empowered mortals with enhanced mental might. These beings became super criminals with names like Grodd, Hector Hammond, and I.Q. to name but a few. However, other pieces have yet to be uncovered. My machines have located three remaining fragments and while I shall allow the others to believe the object we seek to be some space weapon, it shall in fact be a meteor large enough to make my mental powers supreme!”
Soon, Space Ghost, his young allies Jan, Jace, and Blip, and Tara sat around a table in a compound called the Hall of Justice. Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and their two Exorian pupils Zan and Jayna- the Wonder Twins completed the assembly of heroes.
Space Ghost knew most of them by reputation. Superman was of course the legendary Last Son of Krypton and he had an incredible array of powers at his deposal as well as the heart of a true champion! His closest friends Batman and Robin were superb athletes and brilliant detectives with many unique devices in their arsenal. Diana, Wonder Woman, was the Princess of the Amazonian Paradise Isle and she had been blessed with talents and abilities from the Greek gods of myth. Aquaman was the son of a surface man and an Atlantean Princess and his abilities were not limited to communicating with aquatic life forms, surviving under the sea, and possessing enhanced physical and mental attributes.
Zan and Jayna were alien siblings from the planet Exor. They could change their shapes in different ways upon contact with each other. Like most siblings they bickered and bantered but loved each other fiercely. They were eager to learn all their “super friends” could teach them and the five heroes were particularly gifted at such a task since each of them had in fact trained for their own adult roles since they were kids.
Superman had brought the space heroes to their training center where his own allies had swiftly joined him to lend their support.
Superman said, “I spotted Space Ghost’s ship in trouble and figured I could lend a hand. Sadly, the Laser Lancers couldn’t tell us a thing even under questioning by Wonder Woman with her truth compelling magic lasso!”
Wonder Woman said, “I am sorry. They admit they were hired by a being called the Creature King to attack you but they know nothing more. Questioning one of them was the same as questioning all of them. They share a kind of hive mind. What one knows, they all know with little room for individuality!”
Tara looked over at the Amazon Princess and said, “Thank you for trying to help us find my family!”
Aquaman said, “We’re not done trying. Your friends have very unique metabolisms and we’ve tried to use data from the Phantom Cruiser with our own computer to try to detect them. So far we’ve had no success!”
“You are very kind!” said Tara.
Zan said, “What exactly brings those creeps to earth?”
Jan smiled flirtatiously at the young alien boy and said, “That’s a good question!”
Jace shrugged and said, “If I’d said that, she would have called me a dummy!”
Jayna patted his hand and said, “We can see you’re no dummy! After all, you protect all of space!”
The two alien monkeys Blip and Gleep who belonged to the Wonder Twins sat across from each other and chattered incessantly. They seemed to have become the best of friends upon first meeting.
At that moment a massive computer that dominated the room began to beep and Superman swiftly scanned its data screens.
“I think we’ve found our foes! There are reports of three separate incidents of weird or costumed figures excavating in remote areas in South America, Africa, and Australia! The locals reported these sightings and our crime computer picked up on the reports!” he said.
“We call it a trouble alert!” said Zan with the air of an expert showing off his knowledge.
Aquaman said, “We could call in some of our friends from the Global Guardians!”
Space Ghost said, “We may not need them! I actually have a few Earth based friends as well. I alerted them on arrival in case we might need their assistance!”
Batman said, “I suggest we divide up and checkout these incidents!"
The heroes hurried into action with practiced ease!
Later, Batman and Robin emerged from their sleek Bat-Plane as Tara and Aquaman followed them. They had landed near the Grumeti River in the Western district of the Serengeti National Park. The rich black clay soil ran down to the riverbank where some very odd characters were busily excavating a dirty object.
“is that a meteor or some kind of damaged metal?” asked Robin as he adjusted his mask and the distance vision lens within it.
Batman said, “I don’t know, Old Chum. I’d say we’ll have time to find out after we round up this miserable menagerie!”
The Dynamic Duo recognized some of the creatures from Justice League files.
Three burly gorillas were doing most of the work. They looked like normal gorillas with their dark fur except for the fact that each of them had enormous wings attached to their broad backs!
“Hawkman called these aliens Wingors!” said Batman.
“What are those terrible things!” cried Tara as she pointed upward to where three huge birds with humanoid featured red and white masks over their heads swooped down to attack!
“Man Hawks! They are also enemies who fought our pal Hawkman in the past!” said Aquaman.
“You would be better served to concern yourself with me!” cried a newcomer as a frightening looking humanoid shark leaped out of the muddy river and tackled Aquaman!
“The Shark! Green Lantern may have battled you more often than I have but I’ll gladly claim the right to break out those oversized dentures of yours!” said Aquaman as he wrestled the mutated tiger shark back into the water!
Aquaman knew this creature was more than a merely evolved shark. He possessed an advanced mind, limited telepathy, and the ability to instill raw fear in his victims!
Even as they silently grappled with one another with muscles straining for victory, they were also waging a purely mental battle as the Shark tried to dominate the hero.
“I can counter his emotional manipulations with my own telepathy but I’ll still need to put an end to his evil quickly or he just might overpower me!”
He concentrated and slowly pushed the fierce Shark backward. It was a slow process but he was gaining momentum with each moment.
Batman and Robin had charged toward the nearest two Wingors and agilely avoided their own lunges by flipping over their backs and looping their own ropes around the aliens as they rolled aside.
The Wingors could not fly with their wings bound but their powerful muscles enabled them to exert stress on the ropes!
The third Wingor swooped down to help his brethren only to be intercepted by two swiftly flying figures!
The man wore a golden costume with a stylized cowl that concealed his features. Two white wings arched out from his back and he announced himself with a ringing battle cry of “Birdman!”
Birdman was followed by his loyal and keenly intelligent eagle Avenger! Avenger flew directly at the third WIngor’s face and crashed into him with startling force!
Birdman said, “Allow me to lend a hand, Caped Crusaders!”
He raised both hands and emitted a blazing bolt of energy that knocked the two tied WIngors into one another and then to the ground before they could break free!
Batman smiled slightly and said, “My thanks, Birdman! I've read about your good work!”
Batman hurled a gas pellet at the two struggling Wingors and nodded with approval as they passed out.
Meanwhile, Tara had rolled nimbly across the black clay ground and dodged two of the shrieking Man Hawks as they circled the pretty blonde.
She flipped forward and aimed her slingshot with expert accuracy!
An energy rock slammed into the first Man Hawk’s masked head and brought it crashing to the ground.
She yelped as a third Man Hawk caught her from behind and carried her into the air as she kicked and fought with all her might.
Tara was worried about her family and she was facing strange new foes but she was the Queen of Amzot and she was no shrinking damsel in distress! She brought both legs up over her head and kicked the Man Hawk with enough force to get him to release her.
She dropped toward the ground and wrapped herself into a ball. Birdman swooped down and caught her as Avenger blocked the Man Hawks from the duo.
“Easy landing, Miss!” he said with a smile.
As he placed Tara on the ground, she swiftly fired another energy rock at the Man Hawk and brought him crashing to the ground.
Avenger made a loud cry and the sky darkened as a flock of large martial eagles flew into view and obeyed his summons!
They brought down the final Man Hawk with sheer force of numbers!
Birdman punched the final Wingor and it dropped flat at his feet.
“I’d say that puts an end to this evil flock!” he declared.
Aquaman leaped out of the river and tossed a stunned Shark on the shore.
“He was not as powerful as normal. Something was dulling his mental powers!” he explained.
Batman said, “None of them would normally work together. I’d say these alien or mutated animals were under the control of the alien villain that Space Ghost called the Creature King!”
Robin said, “Well in any case, we can secure the hunk of space metal they were after!”
Before the Teen Wonder could approach the site of partial excavation, one of the stunned Man Hawks fired a glowing energy beam that teleported it away!
Birdman struck the creature with a solar beam and it collapsed once more but the metallic object had vanished!
“Hawkman said they could teleport things with one of their eye beams! Odd, they didn’t try to use the beams to escape!” said Batman.
Robin slammed his fist into his other palm and said, “Not so strange if they really are under this Creature King’s spell! He made them do just what he wanted and not try to secure their own safety!”
Tara said, “What could he want with that thing?”
Batman said, “I don’t know yet but I promise you we will find out!”
Birdman said, “I’d like to join you if I may. Space Ghost alerted me to your mission and I owe him more than one favor!”
Batman shook hands with Birdman and said, “You’re more than welcome!”
“I know we’re not in Australia but they say a Birdman in the hand is worth two in the Bush!” joked Robin.
The Queen Victoria or Vic Open Air Market in Melbourne, Australia was usually crowded but as seven colorful robots shaped themselves into a giant digging machine and began to unearth a buried object, even the most avid shopper decided to flee.
Superman landed along with Space Ghost, Jan, Jace, Blip, Zan, Jayna, and Gleep.
He smiled to himself for a moment as he noticed the romantic interest the Wonder Twins clearly had for the Space Twins!
Then, he nodded toward the scene of digging.
“Those robots are the Metal Men. They are old friends of mine!” he said.
Suddenly, the gray toned robot elongated his body and wrapped himself around Superman’s upper body.
“Apparently, you aren’t as close as you thought!” said Space Ghost.
Superman could not see through the robot called Lead but he had no doubt he could easily break free but he hated to damage the normally heroic robot if he could avoid it.
“What’s wrong with you? You know me. Let me help you!” he said.
His only reply was a blow that knocked the wind out of him.
“Lead never could hit me with that kind of strength!” he thought.
He shrugged off Lead and sent him hurtling across the market!
Then, he looked up to see an entirely different robot! This tall pale humanoid wore a green and red costume and cap and had pointed ears, arched brows and a look of menace in his cold eyes!
“Amazo!” sighed Superman as he recognized the power duplicating robot created by the mad Professor Ivo!
“He is deadly! He has the power of most JLA members in one inhuman package!” he thought.
He grunted as Amazo pounded him again and again with his own strength!
Meanwhile, Space Ghost had used his heat ray to splatter Mercury across the area!
The Wonder Twins touched hands and said, “Wonder twin powers activate!”
In a flash their mutual ability to change form was no longer dormant and they assumed two startlingly different shapes!
“Form of a tsunami!” yelled Zan as he turned into a powerful wave that swept the Tin and Platinum robots away from the fight!
Jayna cried, “Form of a Tigracat!” The elfin girl changed into the Thanagarian feline and pounced on the Gold robot! Her claws raked across his chest and easily damaged the soft metal!
Jan and Jace were darting around the Iron robot but while they could dodge him they could do little to harm him!
“He’s too tough!” said Jan.
Jace nodded and said, “We better try something else!” Eager to impress Jayna, he led his sister forward and grabbed Iron’s right arm. Jayne shrugged and grabbed the robot’s left arm. The twins activated their rocket belts and flew skyward long enough to drag and drop Iron away from the battle site.
“He’s reshaping himself into a ball! He won’t be damaged by the fall!” said Jace.
Jan nodded and said, “These robots are really durable!”
They flew back to the market where Zan and Jayna had slapped palms again and switched to new forms!
Jayna was now a Martian Metal-Eater! She chomped down on Lead’s leg as the slower robot returned to battle!
“Phew tastes awful!” she said. “I hope Jace won’t think my breath is always like this!” she thought.
Zan had become a Frost Giant and he slammed his fists down on Gold and Mercury as they also reformed after receiving earlier damage!
“I thought they were good guys…uh….machines!” he said.
Superman said, “They are heroes normally. The Metal Men are oddly silent too. Something is controlling them!” he mused.
He dodged Amazo’s use of a duplicate of Wonder Woman’s golden lasso and punched the robot in the chin.
The attack failed to slow down Amazo who now glowed a brilliant green with energy generated from his own copy of Green Lantern’s power ring.
“Kryptonite! He’s using the ring to create or simulate it!” gasped Superman as the lethal substance washed over him.
Jayna hurled Lead at Amazo and the robot briefly blocked the deadly radiation from the stricken Superman.
Platinum and Tin had returned and coiled themselves around Jace and Jan.
“Inviso power won’t help since they have us held tight!” gasped Jace.
Gleep and Blip charged at the smaller robot but they could do little to break their friends free from the metallic grip of the machines!
Space Ghost said, “Superman, stand back! I’d like to try something!”
He flew in front of the Man of Steel and aimed his wrist bands at Amazo.
Yellow energy slammed into the android and drove him backward as Green Lantern’s energy proved vulnerable to the color yellow due to a necessary impurity in the gemstone of Amazo’s duplicated ring.
Amazo scowled and elongated both arms to choke Space Ghost with the power of the Martian Manhunter.
“The Martian Manhunter and little Zook saved my life once! Can’t let a copy of J’Onn’s power end my life!” he said.
He fell free as Superman tackled Amazo once more. The Man of Steel had not fully recovered from the exposure to Kryptonite but he was too great a hero to stay down for long.
Superman said, “The Amazo android never tires but all he truly craves is to return to what he calls his sleep of oblivion!”
Space Ghost said, “Android? I didn’t know he was unliving! Well, I know just how to shut this homicidal toaster off!”
He struck Amazo with another wrist band ray beam and smiled confidently as the killing machine suddenly fell flat.
“My stasis beam temporarily shut him down! It won’t hold him for long though!” he explained.
Superman moved at super speed and returned in a blur with several small devices in his arms.
The Metal Men had collapsed all around the area.
“I removed their responsometers. Without them they become inanimate too! Hopefully, we can restore them and imprison Amazo safely.”
Space Ghost said, “We’ll take them back to my ship and place them all in the Cruiser’s stasis chambers. I heard you say the Metal Men are normally benign! I’d wager all of them were under some kind of remote control. I have another foe called Metallus who has the ability to dominate robots! Perhaps, he has united with Creature King and the Spider Woman?”
Jan was demurely batting her eye lashes at Zan. “You were simply awesome!”
Zan grinned and said, “Really? I mean, thanks!”
Jayna rolled her own eyes and said, “Jace was pretty super too. I mean he doesn’t have super powers like us and he still risked his life!”
Jace blushed and said, “Space Ghost and I aren’t afraid of any machine!”
He yelped as Gleep’s elongated tail wrapped around his leg.
Jan laughed and said, “No, but little Gleep just made a monkey out of you!”
Superman said, “I can’t call this a victory. At some point someone removed whatever it was they were digging up!”
Space Ghost frowned as well.
“I’m beginning to think a new version of the Council of Doom is behind this! That nefarious assembly of space criminals plagued me in the past!” he said.
Superman said, “Remind me to tell you about a gang called the Legion of Doom! We’ve had some trouble from that pack of super villains as well.”
A dark haired young man led a white Airedale down the steppes of the La Pampas province of Argentina. He smiled down at the clearly intelligent dog and said, “It’s nice here. I’m glad we were able to park our scooter and walk this far. I’m also glad Agent Cassidy tipped us off to the excavation being down here in this remote area by some strange looking characters! It’s like combining work with a vacation!”
He frowned as he spotted a scene of combat! Wonder Woman, the legendary heroine, was fighting a hulking brute and two other smaller costumed figures!
She was clearly trying to reason with the shaggy haired hulk but he was frowning and attempting to wrestle the Amazon to the ground while a leering man in black and purple held a black diamond in one gloved hand and watched intently. A man in gold and green was actively drawing something from the earth with some unseen force!
“Gosh, Goliath! That guy’s moving that meteor with his mind or by magnetism!” he said as he slammed his own golden wrist bands together and shouted, “The Power of Samson is needed!”
With a flash of light, he was transformed into a muscular man in a white tunic and boots. His dark hair was now longer and he carried himself with a true nobility. He slammed the magical wrist bands together once more and said, “Goliath power is needed!”
The loyal dog transformed into a powerful and regal looking lion in a flash of magical energy!
They raced toward Wonder Woman who had dropped to her back and flipped her bigger foe over her head to the ground. He landed with a crash and slowly rose up once more but by this time, Wonder Woman had spun around and snared him with her golden lasso.
“I’m Sampson and this is Goliath!” said the altered newcomer as he charged toward the other two figures.
“Praise Hera! I welcome your assistance! I’ve heard of you two!” she said with a warm smile.
The grinning man in purple and black looked up and as he raised his hand the diamond flashed once! A beam of black energy shot out and narrowly missed Sampson.
“I don’t know if that could have hurt me or not but I sure don’t want to take any chances!” he said.
He stomped the ground and nodded in approval as a tremor split the plain and sent his foe reeling backward.
“He’s called Eclipso! The others are Blockbuster and Moon Man,” said Wonder Woman.
She spoke soothingly to the bound Blockbuster but he was so angry that he managed to ignore her words until she moved closer and stood her ground with a calm but confident demeanor.
“Mark, we have met before. We are friends. I will not harm you!” she insisted.
He raised one huge fist but something in her manner stopped him and allowed him to resist the mind control that had brought him to this place.
“That’s it! It is okay!” said Wonder Woman.
He almost smiled and remained still.
Meanwhile, Goliath had charged at the Moon Man only to be hurled backward by the Moon Man’s control over gravity itself!
The lion roared and a sonic blast knocked Moon Man flat!
“Good boy, Goliath! You don’t have to get close to him to stop him!” said Sampson as he dived across the chasm his stomp had created and grappled with Eclipso.
“He’s stronger than any normal human!” thought Sampson as he slowly overpowered the bizarre villain.
Three swift blows left Eclipso stunned on the ground even as the South American sun beamed brighter up above.
“I think direct light weakened him!” said Sampson as he turned to help him friend.
Wonder Woman said, “Moon Man is powerful although like Eclipso and Blockbuster normally he is a well-meaning man. All three suffer from a form of personality distortion!”
The man in green and gold had regained his footing and he started to raise his hands once more to attack when Blockbuster dived forward and knocked him cold!
“He’s become protective of you!” said Sampson!
Wonder Woman nodded and said, “I prefer to have him as a friend than a foe!”
Sampson said, “I can certainly see why! You say they are like Dr. Jekyll in that they have split personalities?”
Wonder Woman said, “That’s a rough analogy but accurate. I can tell you that normally they aren’t the kind of people who would team up!”
She frowned and pointed to the partially uncovered hunk of metal that Moon Man had been excavating.
“I see they have a silent partner!” she said as she spotted the striking figure of Eclipse Woman beginning to transport the object of power.
Before she could succeed or either hero could reach her, Eclipse Woman was confronted by a newcomer!
A lovely woman with long platinum blonde hair swung down from above on a vine and kicked Eclipse Woman away from her prize! She was wearing a brief brown garment that left her arms and legs bare.
“Hola, Jana!” said Wonder Woman as she recognized the famous Jungle Girl!
“Welcome, Diana! I am happy to have arrived in time to be of help!” said the heroine.
Eclipse Woman remained still. She had reverted back to her own conflicted persona and lost control of the similarly afflicted pawns she had ordered to find the object.
She gazed up at them all with frightened eyes and a timid expression!
“What have I done?” she cried.
Sampson said, “It is okay. No one will hurt you. We’ll get you some help. Can you tell us why you wanted that meteor?”
She shook her head and said, “I don’t know! I honestly don’t know!”
Meanwhile, aboard Uglor’s cruiser the Council of Doom demanded answers from their leader.
“Eclipse Woman failed! Leave her to her fate. She can’t harm us. She has no memory of her deeds when she reverts to her good persona!” said Uglor.
Creature King said, “And yet what of the meteor? She failed to acquire it!”
Metallus said, “What good are those objects? They are so badly charred that I do not even recognize any use for them!”
Spider Woman said, “What game are you playing, Uglor?”
Uglor said, “We do not need the object Eclipse Woman failed to obtain because I have examined the ones brought in by the Creature King and Metallus and have learned that all the power I thought they would contain is long gone from them!”
Spider Woman said, “I thought we were seeking a weapon not an energy source!”
Uglor said, “I was not certain what we sought. I only knew of its potential for power. Apparently, all such energy drained from the objects over the years since it first came to Earth!”
Creature King said, “Then the solution is obvious! We must travel through time to the moment the meteor landed and steal its awesome power before time can diminish it!”
“If we interfere with it in the past won’t that alter more recent events in some unpredictable way?” asked Metallus.
Uglor said, “Not if we leave it alone except to drain it of its raw power during its passage to Earth. The powerless fragments will be left to land, rot, and be discovered by our pawns exactly as history has shown!”
“You don’t seem troubled. You have access to time travel technology?” asked the Spider Woman.
Uglor chuckled and said, “I am Uglor! I have access to almost anything I require!”
Creature King said, “Very well, Uglor. We will follow you once more but be aware that none of us have patience for failure!”
Uglor nodded and thought, “And I am getting very near to the end of my need for any of you, you smug simpleton!”
Later, the Super Friends, Zan, Jayna, Gleek, Tara, Sampson, Goliath, Birdman, Avenger, Space Ghost, Jan, and Jace, and Blip travelled through space and time aboard the sleek Phantom Cruiser.
Zan whispered to Jayna, “I’m not sure I understand what’s happening!”
Jayna said, “Space Ghost was able to detect an energy pattern within the Metal Men when he examined them aboard his ship. It was the same energy his old foe Metallus used before to operate some other robots. He traced the energy into orbit above Earth but there was no spaceship. The energy trail ended abruptly. Birdman was able to use the same scanners aboard the ship to detect chronal energy where the other energy field ended. He knew what it was because his enemy Professor Millenium used it before to travel through time!”
Zan nodded in understanding. “So, that’s why Wonder Woman helped Space Ghost modify his ship so it could work like an Amazon time machine! We’re following the time travel trail to find the criminals!”
Jayna elbowed her brother and said, “See? You’re not just another pretty face! “
Zan grimaced and said, “Cute, Sis. Real Cute!”
Tara said, “I can only hope we’ll find my family and friends when we catch up with the Creature King and his allies!”
Wonder Woman said, “Be brave, Tara! We shall rescue them! I give you my word!”
The Phantom Cruiser emerged from the time stream above Earth in the prehistoric past! Sure enough a large ship was descending toward the planet.
“That’s the Creature King’s Space Ark!” cried Jan!
Space Ghost said, “Correct, Jan! Now, let’s shut down his little cosmic zoo!”
Space Ghost piloted the ship down and landed near the larger vessel!
Creature King! This is Space Ghost! I order you to surrender!” he said as he adjusted the communications system on his control panel.
The Creature King scowled and replied from his own Ark.
“I shall never surrender to you or your insipid allies!” he screeched.
The Spider Woman scowled and said, “This may be the final battle. We must destroy them and claim the power Uglor promised would soon descend to this primitive era before the passage of time can rob it of its potency!”
Metallus said, “And yet why has Uglor failed to join us? His claim that he had to remain behind to ensure our safe return by stopping any pursuit was obviously a lie! Our foes are here as well!”
Creature King said, “I think our winged ape has turned chicken as his Earth foes might say!”
Superman led the others forward as they approached the huge Ark.
“My super vision can’t penetrate its shields nor can my super hearing!” he said.
Batman said, “We’ll see what’s aboard after we deal with those creatures!”
Robin said, “Holy Groovie Ghoulies! What are those things?”
He pointed to several large figures that emerged from within the Ark!
A flying dragon screeched as it soared toward them. It aimed its tail and a burst of energy struck Superman with little effect!
A massive rock ape roared as it brought both fists down to the ground.
The resultant tremor caused the ground to shatter and send the heroes reeling.
Two bouncing blobs loomed up to block their path even as the final creature a charging rhino/triceratops hybrid rushed toward them!
Tara shouted, “Those are my friends! Zok, Igoo, Gloop, Gleep, Tundro! Stop! Don’t you know me?” she said as she waved her arms at the rampaging creatures!
Space Ghost said, “They are clearly under the control of the Creature King!”
Aquaman said, “My own telepathy is limited with non-aquatic life forms but I can sense a kind of mental static in their minds. “
Birdman gasped as his large eagle Avenger abruptly turned on him as well!
“Great Suns! Now, he’s taken over my loyal pet!” he said.
Sampson was facing a similar crisis as Goliath the lion glared at him before blasting away with beams of energy from his eyes!
“Stop! We’re friends! What are you doing?” gasped the muscular youth in shock!
Space Ghost said, “Clearly, the King has had time to boost his control power. If we get to him we’ll be able to free our friends!”
Wonder Woman said, “That is exactly what we shall do!”
She ran forward and hurled her golden lasso toward the Ark’s outer rail. As the rope looped around it, she swung forward toward the huge vessel.
Moments before the Amazon Princess could reach her destination; a metallic spider lurched forward and intercepted her by spitting a web-like net over her.
She grabbed the strands and ripped them apart only to be confronted by two more of the robo-rachnids!
“My pets shall entangle that pretty fool!” said the Spider Woman.Metallus said, “It is time I unleashed my own final pawn!”
He adjusted his metal gloves and at some silent signal a giant form emerged from the Ark to confront the heroes.
The giant robot was humanoid in appearance with a green costume and a blue-hued head. A narrow antenna was centered on its flat surface.
“I know that robot! He’s called Frankenstein Junior!” said Birdman.
Robin said, “Well, if he’s Junior. I’d hate to see Frankenstein Senior!”
Birdman generated a solar shield to keep the maddened Avenger at bay but he was also keeping his keen eyes on the battle around him.
“If Buzz Conroy’s giant robot is under the control of Metallus then we have a real problem! I’ve seen that machine smash its way through a mountain!” he mused.
Superman and Space Ghost had soared toward the robot but a nimbus of green energy surrounded it as it closed in on them.
“That’s not Kryptonite but clearly it is some type of artificial derivative! I can’t break though that force field but it is not harming me either!” said Superman.
Space Ghost said, “With so many of my enemies working together, almost any peril is possible!”
He frowned as the energy field deflected his own power beams!
“I can’t shut him down like I did with Amazo!” he said as he narrowly avoided being grabbed by Frankenstein Jr.’s massive hand.
Superman said, “I’ve brought down bigger foes but this may take some time!”
Batman and Robin had been cut off from the others by the expanding protoplasmic beings Gleep and Gloop!
The yellowish blobs swelled up and blocked the Dynamic Duo by forming a wide barricade.
Batman said, “Punching them is useless! Their bodies just absorb the impact!”
Robin nodded and said, “It’s like boxing the Pillsbury Doughboy!”
Batman said, “And yet I’d say this dessert might best be served cold!”
He hurled a pellet at Gleep and Robin smiled as he copied his partner’s actions!
Freon covered the two shape-shifters and they stiffened into immobility!
“They might break free in time but for now they’ve been rendered brittle!” said Batman.
Wonder Woman had sliced through more of the webbing with her gleaming tiara and as she dived forward with astonishing speed, she confronted the Spider Woman herself!
“You seem to be as devious as Arachne herself but you can’t stop me!” declared the Amazon Princess!
Spider Woman scowled and hissed in anger.
“You will regret that bravado soon enough!” she cried.
She lifted her arms and a greenish mist poured out to surround Wonder Woman!
Diana spun around at super speed and dissipated the toxin! A shocked Spider Woman stepped backward and gasped, “You were not harmed by my venom! How can this be? What kind of woman are you?”
Wonder Woman casually looped her lasso around the startled alien and said, “One who cannot stand to see a sister descend to such evil!”
Birdman had flown skyward and to his relief his loyal eagle Avenger suddenly returned to normal as his winged master drew him out of range of the Creature King’s control.
“Stay back, Avenger! I don’t want that alien fiend to add your skills to his arsenal!” said the hero.
He waited for a moment and then as sunlight illuminated his powerful form, he called out his battle cry of “Birdman!” and dived downward at top speed!
He shattered the energy barrier that protected Frankenstein Jr. and ripped the antennae from his skull!
“That drained me of nearly all my solar powered strength but I’m hoping it also liberated him from Metallus!” he said as he dropped down to the ground.
“Superman, he is all yours!” yelled Birdman as the green energy field faded away.
Superman smiled and grabbed the robot and lifted him into the air. He hurled him into orbit around the planet and said, “This should hold him long enough for us to stop Metallus for good!”
Sampson slammed his wrist bands together and Goliath instantly changed back to a kindly dog!
“I figured once you transformed back to a dog, the Creature King’s spell might be broken!” he said as he patted the dog.
He raced forward and shattered two of the robo rachnids that now roamed aimlessly without the guidance of their mistress who was Wonder Woman’s captive.
Aquaman was wrestling with the mighty dinosaur-like Tundro with limited success. He grappled with the beast and managed to bring him crashing to the ground like a rodeo cowboy with a stubborn horse.
However, as he rose up again he struck the hero with a barrage of energy rocks fired by his horns!
Aquaman grunted but resumed the fight. He was too determined to fall!
Sampson bounded across the field and pounded away on Tundro before he could fire his energy rocks again.
Together, Sampson and Aquaman managed to contain him as he stomped the ground with fury.
Zok was firing energy rays at the heroes as well but he had failed to strike any of them.
Igoo the Rock Ape was equally ineffective as his powerful blows narrowly missed the heroes.
“They are fighting the Creature King’s control! I just know it!” thought Tara.
Suddenly, a newcomer flew into view! He was tall and ruggedly handsome. He wore an animal skin that covered the top of his face and trailed back into a horned helmet and cape. He raised a war club and shouted, “Mightor!”
He hurled the club and it knocked Igoo backward. He dropped down and punched the Ape with enough force to send him crashing toward the ground.
“Mightor is an old ally of mine! It is good to see him here although I was almost certain that his prehistoric world was in deep space and he lived in our era not in this time. Perhaps, I was wrong!” mused Space Ghost.
Mightor intercepted Zok and landed on the dragon’s broad back. He grabbed him around the neck and deftly stunned him with a precise blow.
“I thought you could use some aid!” he said in a stentorian tone of voice.
Metallus himself had emerged from the Ark! He raised one armored fist and said, “This shall not stand! My Metal Myrmidons shall claim the victory!”
At that moment five robotic soldiers clanged and clamored across the field to face the heroes.
Space Ghost dropped down in front of the now weakened Birdman and blocked a red eye beam blast before it could harm the Winged Warrior.
He smashed through the robot and dusted his hands together.
“That was rather satisfying if I say so myself!” he declared.
Batman and Robin hurled two more pellets of acid that crackled as they broke open on the robots but failed to slow their relentless march.
Wonder Woman had stunned Spider Woman and now she reclaimed her lasso and charged forward to smash a robot with one punch!
She used her tiara to slice the head off of another robot.
Tara spun around and delivered a devastating kick that caused a robot to topple backward off its cumbersome treads!
She rolled away from another and rose up fighting furiously in the hope that each blow would carry her closer to freeing her loved ones.
“It pains me to see Zok and the others enslaved! I must stop this now!” she declared.
She ran to where Igoo was slowly getting back to his feet and she hurled herself in his path.
“Stop, Igoo! I am Tara. I am your friend! You know me!” she cried.
The towering alien raised his arm and slowly tilted his head to one side and then bowed down to her.
“Good old Igoo! I just knew you would not hurt me!” she said tearfully.
Meanwhile, within the Ark, Jan and Jace flew forward with their inviso power activated. They glanced left and right at the cages that held many exotic animals from across the galaxy.
“He’s the same old Creature King! We free his slaves and he just gathers more of them!” said Jace.
Jan said, “Tell me about it! I still have nightmares from the last time we faced his pets!”
Creature King skittered forward and said, “You witless teens should keep your mouths shut! Your power does you little good when I can detect your position by the noise you make!”
He grinned as two red furred creatures that resembled bears lurched forward to block the Space Siblings path!
They returned to a visible state as Zan in the form of a whirlpool caught the animals and swept them away from the twins!
“That should take care of these two!” he said.
Gleek jumped forward and yanked the Creature King’s helmet off his head.
The evil alien leered at the space monkey and said, “Dolt! After my last defeat I internalized my power over space animals! Removing my helmet does nothing to stop me. You’ll see that for yourself!”
Gleek lurched forward and leaped at Jan and Jace with his elastic tail stretched out to bind them!
“Gleek is under his spell!” cried Jan.
At that moment Blip bounded forward and dodged past the others to confront the cocky Creature King!
“You again? I owe you for my last defeat! I shall immobilize you and then burn your brain to ashes!” he cackled.
However, instead of stiffening into immobility, Blip knocked the diminutive villain cold with a stunning punch!
As Zan washed over to Blip, they touched and Zan resumed his normal form while Blip became Jayna!
She laughed as the real Blip popped into view by turning off his own inviso power.
“Creature King could not control humans so by posing as Blip with my own shape shifting power I was able to get close enough to take him down!” said the girl.
“Good thing Blip was able to stay invisible all the time!” said Jace.
Gleek slapped palms with the other monkey in celebration.
They hurried out with the stunned Creature King in tow and saw their victorious friends!
Superman stood over a battered Metallus and a now liberated Frankenstein Jr. seemed to smile crookedly as he loomed over the others.
Meanwhile, as the battle ended, Uglor laughed to himself aboard his own cloaked ship on the other side of the planet.
“While those fools occupy one another, I shall claim the power within the object that drew me here. The metal fragments came in truth from a space ship that crashed here at the dawn of time. I shall intercept it now and hold it within my tractor beam!” he said.
His made several adjustments on the control panel and bared his fangs with pleasure as a damaged saucer shaped craft dropped into view and was abruptly caught by his ship’s tractor beam!
“Now, all power belongs to Uglor!” he shouted.
He swiftly boarded the captive craft and activated a harness that he wore across his broad chest.
“Now, to drain the latent power of this craft and claim it as my own!” he said.
As the heroes secured their captives and Tara joyfully embraced the now liberated Zandor and Dorno who had been locked aboard the Creature King’s ship, an altered Uglor appeared before them!
Space Ghost said, “Uglor! I’d say that rotten ape is the brains of this operation!”
The Winged Gorilla smiled wickedly and expanded his body until he towered above them all as a giant.
“I have more than intellect. I have the raw power to shape all of history!” he roared.
He waved his hand and Mightor and Sampson suddenly changed into their respective alter egos: two slender youths! A cloud of darkness enveloped Birdman and left him powerless! Space Ghost and his teen allies and their monkey were chained with gleaming energy bands that threatened to sap their very life force! Other restraints held the Herculoids, the Super Friends, and the robotic Frankenstein Jr. in helpless captivity!
“The makers of this alien craft were brilliant! They had the power to shape reality to their very whims! I now possess that power to your sorrow!” bellowed Uglor.
Superman said, “We’ll stop you yet!”
He strained against the gleaming chains and noticed Wonder Woman and the others doing the same!
The heroes were valiant and determined but nothing they did seemed able to break the power of the villain’s mental creations!
Finally, a burst of color filled the sky as three teens riding flying motorcycle-like vehicles zoomed down from space! The female teen had long red hair and wore a silvery costume with a helmet.
“We’ve found him!” she cried.
“Not so fast, Ugly!” yelled the black youth in a green costume.
A teen boy in a reddish orange said, “Did you think you could get away from the Teen Force by hiding in the past? It took some doing but my speed enabled us to break the time barrier and track you down!”
Jan said, “The Teen Force! Moleculad, Kid Comet, and Elektra are Uglor’s main enemies!”
Zan frowned as he saw the way the girl looked at Kid Comet.
Uglor said, “I am glad to see you! This is a moment I have waited for for much too long! This day I shall eliminate the Teen Force for good!”
Elektra said, “We neglected to tell you that we’re not alone!”
She gestured to where two small humanoid figures sat behind her friends!
Uglor frowned and said, “Those aren’t the Space Mites that usually accompany you!”
Kid Comet said, “Nope! They are the Elders of Zetox and they built the ship you used to become so powerful!”
The small green men wore matching green suits and large helmets!
“Indeed! When we sent one of our race here as a disciplinary measure, we did not expect him to fall victim to such an attack! We have now removed his power from you and undone all you have wrought!” said one of the tiny aliens!
Uglor screamed in rage as the heroes were returned to normal and he found himself reduced in size and caged on the surface below.
Moleculad said, “We met these dudes on our way here. They had already detected Uglor’s improper use of their brother’s powers!”
The first green man sighed and said, “I have mentally located Gazoo. He was amusing himself by toying with the locals and lost control of his craft. That is how this Uglor was able to ambush him and steal his power. I have returned Gazoo’s powers and warned him about being so careless!
A third alien sheepishly emerged from Uglor’s hovering ship and said, “Egad! Not another lecture! I will do better if you give me a chance! Be fair.”
The others said, “Very well, Gazoo but be careful in the future. This is as bad as when you invented that doomsday device out of boredom!”
Gazoo shrugged and said, “I wanted to be the first to have one!”
Space Ghost said, “We’ve won the day thanks to those two and the timely arrival of the Teen Force!”
Batman said, “I think we can safely return to our own era now! In fact, thanks to the nuances of time travel, we can return to the exact moment we left if necessary! Tuesday, November 15,..! ”
Robin said, “Wait a minute. For some reason, it feels like a Saturday to me!”
The End
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