Chapter One
THIS IS NOT HOW I EXPECTED TO BE SPENDING MY SUMMER.
EVERYONE ELSE I KNOW WILL BE ENJOYING THEMSELVES.
MAYBE GOING TO CAMP; MAKING S'MORES AND CRAFTS; AND SINGING THOSE
FUN, STUPID SONGS LIKE "ALICE THE CAMEL" AND "LITTLE BUNNY FOO FOO."
OR MAYBE GOING TO
DISNEYLAND, GETTING
THEIR PICTURE TAKEN
WITH PEOPLE IN GIANT
MOUSE SUITS, AND
ENJOYING THE RIDES
AND STUFF
NOT ME
I CAN SEE IT NOW. "CLASS, PLEASE WRITE A
ONE-PAGE PAPER ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPIC:
WHAT DID YOU DO OVER SUMMER VACATION?"
SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK MY TEACHERS WILL BELIEVE IT:
"FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAY, I WAS KIDNAPPED
BY FIVE CYBORG FLIES AND SHRUNK DOWN TO
INSECT SIZE SO I COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME
WITH THEM TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM AN EVIL
SPIDER."
YEAH,
I KNOW,
SOUNDS
CRAZY.
WORMHOLE!
STATUS
REPORT!
WE'RE TEN MINUTES
BEHIND DARCHON! HE CAN'T
HAVE GOTTEN VERY FAR!
BUT HERE I WAS . IN ANCIENT EGYPT .
WELL,
THAT'S A FIRST.
THANK THE CREATOR
FOR SMALL
MIRACLES.
TAK!
MOTHER MASS!
SPREAD OUT!
FIND DARCHON!
. AND SHRUNK
DOWN TO THE
SIZE OF A FLY!
WHO COULD
HE BE AFTER
HERE?
UNKNOWN,
SLIPSTREAM.
N.E.X.U.S.'S
DATABANKS ARE STILL
CORRUPT AND NOW ITS
SENSORS ARE
OFFLINE!
SO, GET IT
WORKING!
WHERE'S
THE GIRL?
THAT'S PART OF
WHY WE GOT HER .
HER KNOWLEDGE OF
HUMAN HISTORY.
I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY HEAD!
SO, EVEN THOUGH I HAD
NOWHERE TO GO, I RAN .
FROGS .
IT HAD TO BE
FROGS.
NOT JUST FROGS.
HUNDREDS . THOUSANDS
OF FROGS!
NEVER MIND THAT!
WE'VE
GOT TO FIND
THE GIRL!
WORMHOLE,
GET N.E.U.S.'S SENSORS
ONLINE! WE'LL KEEP THESE
FROGS OFF YOUR BACK!
I'LL TRY!
ALL THESE
FROGS .
YOU
WORRY TOO MUCH!
THIS IS GONNA BE
FUN!
YEAH! BRING IT,
YOU GREEN-SKINNED,
BULBOUS-EYED
LIZARD!
IT'S NOT A LIZARD
MOTHER MASS .
WHAT?
WHO CARES?
WELL,
LIZARDS ARE REPTILES
AND FROGS ARE AMPHIBIANS.
THEY SEEM TO SHARE SOME
CHARACTERISTICS,
BUT .
LIZARD? REPTILE?
WHO CARES WHAT IT IS
WHEN ALL IT WANTS TO DO
IS EAT YOU?
LOOK OUT!
OH BOY
OH DEAR, THAT WAS
MUCH CLOSER THAN I EVER
WANT TO BE TO SPENDING
THE REMAINDER OF MY LIFE IN
AN AMPHIBIAN'S DIGESTIVE
TRACK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU JUST SAID! ALL I
KNOW IS I DON'T WANT
TO GET EATEN!
HEADS UP,
TAK!
CAREFULE,
M.M.!
THIS
ISN'T GOOD,
TAK.
WITH
N.E.X.U.S. STILL
MALFUNCTIONING,
WE NEED THAT
GIRL.
WORMHOLE,
DO YOU HAVE A
READING ON
THE GIRL?
SORRY! TOO MUCH
INTERFERENCE FROM OUR
RECENT TIME TUNNEL FOR
MY INSTRUMENTS!
AND
N.E.X.U.S. ISN'T
ANY HELP!
PILE OF
SCRAP METAL,
YOU ARE!
OK,
CHANGE OF
STRATEGY!
FROGS
EAT FLIES!
WHAT EATS
FROGS?!
UH,
A CROCODILE?
SOUNDS GOOD
TO ME!
DO IT, TAK!
YEAH!
PERFECT.
TAK, YOU AND I
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
LOOK FOR THE GIRL THE
OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
WORMHOLE,
FIX N.E.X.U.S AND
FIND DARCHON!
UH
SLIPSTREAM .
QUICKLY, EVERYONE!
SLIPSTREAM?
WE HAVE A
PROBLEM!
N.E.X.U.S.
IS MISSING!
WHAT?
WHT
DO YOU
MEAN?
HOW
COULD IT BE
MISSING?
UH,
I THINK ONE OF THE
FROGS ATE IT BEFORE
IT RAN AWAY FROM
THE CROCODILE.
GIVE ME STRENGTH .
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