This story now has a rewrite. It won't be as Baffy focused, but this story will still be here. I may come back to this and update this later if there is demand for this version. You can also check the rewrite out on ao3, its under the same username as this one.
Danny Dodgers couldn't remember what happened to get him frozen; all that he knew was that it happened and he was now stuck in the twenty-fourth and a half century. At first it took a while to adjust, everyone he had ever known or cared for from his own time had long since passed. That had to be the biggest adjustment for Dodgers to swallow. Technology had come a far way and took quite a bit adjustment to for him to figure out. Regardless of the technology jump, Dodgers was able to catch on quick, although the evaporators did give him grief ever now and again. Once he was acclimated to the new time period and culture, Dr. I.Q. thought it would be a good idea for him to join the Galactic Protectorate. Somehow Dodgers was able to sweet talk his way to a captain's position. He even had an eager space cadet, Percy Peggen, who aided him on missions and helped kept him in line as often as he stuttered.
Now, Captain Dodgers was on an escort mission. Danny and Percy were on edge as they escorted a princess from some planet Dodgers didn't bother to learn the name of, from Earth back to her planet. She was an attractive alien babe. Her long flowing hair would flip with every step she took. Her dress swept the floor and clung to her, not leaving much to the imagination. But right now, Dodgers attention needed to be somewhere else, his scanners.
Their radars scanned deep dark space for any possible Martian Empire ships. It didn't help that they were passing an asteroid belt. Every blip on the radar gave Dodgers and Percy a heart attack. It had almost gotten to the point where whenever they would hear a blip they would cast it aside, but Dodgers did not want to get scolded by Dr. I.Q. for messing up such an important mission. Flashing lights and blaring sirens made everyone on the ship jump out of their skins. Dodgers looked over at his Cadet, hoping to hear a report for a false alarm.
"C-captain, e-e-enemy ships on the rad-rad-rad - scanner sir!" Percy shouted as he rushed over to the ships controls.
Dodger's heart sank and pounded as he saw an armada of Martian Empire ships floating in a blockade in front of them. There were so many ships it made Captain Dodgers' head spin. Surely they had to be here to kidnap the princess, why else would they be here in this area of space. His brown eyes quickly looked around at the trap in front of him. He had to act quick or else they would be in quite the pickle.
"Strap in your Highness! Ready evasive maneuvers and call for backup!" Dodgers shouted, taking command of the ship.
Before Percy could even think about how to maneuver from the armada, a transmission flashed a life onto the screen. Dodgers scowled when he saw a familiar face on the screen, it was the Maritain Commander, X2. Oh how Dodgers wanted to punch that smug face in front of him. Things were going smoothly, and this guy had to show his ugly Martian mug.
"Greeting Dodgers."That smug Martian said coyly.
Dodgers stared up at the screen, his brown eyes locking onto the Martian in front of him. The two glared at each other. Danny had to think of something snappy to say, but the intensity of the situation pushed every sense of creativity from his brain.
"We're on an escort mission." Dodgers sneered at the screen in front of him. "Disperse immediately or be violation of the Intergalactic Treaty of 2156."
Even though he could only really see the Martian's eyes, Dodgers could tell that X2 was smirking, and he hated it. He knew that he and X2 were going to go round in verbal circles until someone made the first move. He shot his cadet a look, telling him to be ready at a moment's notice for a quick escape. When this went south, Dodgers wanted to be the one to make the first move, but for now, they needed to play the waiting game. Looking back at his cadet, Dodgers inwardly sighed with relief when he saw that the distress signal had been sent. At least back up was on it's way. Maybe they could just sit this situation out.
"Ah, I see, well please forgive us Dodgers..."X2 apologized with a small bow.
Captain Dodgers raised an eyebrow. Something was about this situation sat well with the young captain. What was X2's game? He had to be planning something, he'd never surrender so easily. As if on cue, there was an explosion behind them. Their ship jolted as the door leading to the brig was blasted off it's frame. Dodgers was hit with a piece of the door frame and he saw stars, and not the stars out in space in front of him. He heard the princess let out a shriek as someone stepped through the door frame. Dodgers fumbled with his seat belt and reached for his blaster. He pulled it out and aimed it at the intruder, who was shrouded in smoke. Captain Dodgers moved quickly to place himself in front of the princess, blocking the intruder's access to her.
He heard X2's conceited voice behind him, soaking up this victory. "...but we thought we would let you see an old friend of yours."
The smoke had cleared up enough for him to see who had dared to invade his ship. Captain Dodger's heart stopped. His knees started to buckle. It took every last bit of effort not to collapse onto the ground. The blaster in his had shook as it was pointed at none other than Branden 'Bugs' Harren.