In our last episode, our heroes were finally unscrooched thanks to the efforts of Florence and the moon scientists. Unbeknownst to them, the Moon Queen has a sinister agenda regarding the people of Earth!
Gidney, Cloyd, Rocky, Bullwinkle, Florence, and the two moon scientists are standing in the presence of the Moon Queen. "Gidney, Cloyd, in recognition of your bravery in obtaining the Wunderkind device and as a gesture of good will toward Earth, I will allow you to return your friends to their own world," the Queen proclaims.
"Your generosity is truly without limit, Your Grace," says Gidney.
"Hey, wait a minute!" protests Bullwinkle. "What about Florence? Why isn't she going back?"
"The Wunderkind device will remain on the moon and assist us in the development of our peaceful technologies," explains the Queen.
"But...but...she belongs to the U.S. Government!" the moose fumed. "As a patriotic American, I cannot permit this!"
"We have no choice, Bullwinkle," Rocky tells him. "Besides, with Florence on the moon, how can she do anything that would affect Earth?"
"But..."
"Trust me!"
"Uh...okay," says Bullwinkle with reluctance. "You're the smart one."
And so, Gidney and Cloyd transport our heroes back to the planet Earth.
The spaceship carrying Gidney, Cloyd, Rocky, and Bullwinkle zooms back to Earth and lands in the California desert, not far from the town of San Diablo. The four then disembark from the craft, and Gidney and Cloyd say their goodbyes. "It was fun working with you guys again," says Cloyd.
"Sorry we had to scrooch you," says Gidney.
"Take good care of Florence, okay?" Bullwinkle requests.
"We'll try," says Cloyd. "But frankly, I think the Queen has something up her sleeve."
"You mean...you think she has evil plans for Wunderkind?" says Rocky anxiously.
"You'll have to excuse Cloyd," says Gidney. "He's always been a little paranoid. In fact, I think I'll call him Cloyd the Paranoid from now on."
"See you later, guys," says Bullwinkle.
The moon men return to their craft and take off as Rocky and Bullwinkle watch.
"Gee, Rock, do you think Cloyd's on to something?" wonders the moose.
"I'd bet my life on it," says Rocky. "Come on, let's get to the lab."
"How are we gonna tell the scientists that we lost Wunderkind?" asks Bullwinkle as the pair walks through the desert.
"Don't worry, I've got a plan," says Rocky. "Well, it's actually more of an excuse."
Not long afterward, Rocky and Bullwinkle are back at Florence Liverwurst National Laboratory, consulting with Dr. Tightlips and his colleagues.
"She did WHAT?" bellows the doctor.
"She decided to run for governor of California," Rocky explains.
"And you did nothing to stop her?"
"Well, we figured, who better to run against an android than another android?"
"You allowed a top-secret weapon to slip through your fingers!" Dr. Tightlips snarls. "You'll pay for what you've done!"
"Do you take Mastercard?" asks Bullwinkle.
Before our heroes know what hit them, they have been charged with high treason and incarcerated in a federal penitentiary!
"What about American Express?" inquires Bullwinkle as he and Rocky peer through the bars of their cell.
In the neighboring cell stand none other than Boris and Natasha. "Look, Natasha!" says Boris, pointing. "Moose and squirrel are now criminals like we are!"
"Boris and Natasha?" Rocky marvels. "What did they get you for?"
"Everythink, darlink," Natasha replies.
"We turned ourselves in on the condition that we would be placed in the cell next to yours," says Boris.
"Now we can gloat over your misfortune for the next fifty years!" Natasha exults.
"Gloat, gloat, gloat!" says Boris as Rocky and Bullwinkle groan hopelessly.
As our heroes fester in prison, Gidney and Cloyd arrive back on the moon, only to find that they have been reassigned!
Gidney and Cloyd land on the moon in their spacecraft. A short while later, they are standing at a security gate that surrounds a gigantic ship, and talking to a security guard. "I'm Gidney and this is Cloyd," Gidney introduces them.
"The Moon Queen ordered us to report for duty at the Juggernaut," Cloyd states.
"Very well, proceed," says the guard.
As they enter the security perimeter, Gidney and Cloyd see Florence and the two moon scientists. They are observing as moon workers load something that looks like a large ray gun onto the ship. "What is that thing?" Gidney inquires.
"It's the weapon we helped to create," answers the first scientist.
"It's called the Anthropomorphizer," says the second scientist. "It turns animals into humanoid-like beings."
"What are they going to do with it?" asks Cloyd.
"We don't know," replies the first scientist.
Gidney, Cloyd, Florence, and the two scientists enter the huge spacecraft. Soon all of the moon people who serve as the ship's crew are gathered in an assembly hall. Gidney and Cloyd are seated next to the two scientists, and Florence is standing in front of the multitude. Next to her is none other than the Moon Queen herself. The Queen makes an announcement to the gathered throng.
"Men and women of the moon, you should feel proud that you have been selected for this historic mission. Thanks to the scientific prowess of the Earth android Wunderkind, we now have in our hands a weapon that will enable us to neutralize the threat of the Earth people once and for all!"
"What?" Gidney whispers to Cloyd. "Is she saying that we're going to invade the Earth?"
"I guess so," Cloyd whispers back. "But I don't understand. I thought Wunderkind was programmed to be peaceful. How can she stand for this?"
How indeed? Has Wunderkind really thrown in her lot with the alien invaders? And with our heroes in prison, how will they be able to save the Earth? Don't miss our next episode, "Lost and Spaced", or, "Head for the Hills, the Moon Men are Coming".
