Author's note: more mostly-episodic content. Most of S1 and S2 was episodic so more like the original.

Wander over Yonder Season 3-29

Wander and Dominator had both been relaxing inside a bubble drifting down a Gardenia river when Dominator shocked Wander with an admission: she wanted to be more than just friends.

"Dominator, I'm just absolutely shocked!" Wander said.

"Why so shocked?" Dominator asks. "I'm not ugly am I?"

"Not at all! You're very beautiful!"

"So beautiful that I scare ya?"

"N-no" Wander says shaking his head. "It's just hearing you say it is very shocking. You interested in little ol' me?"

"I am. And I'm a little surprised I said it too now that you mention it" Dominator admits bashfully, "but it's how I feel."

Dominator looks deep into Wander's eyes and Wander looks back just as intimately. Sakura petals continued to land on their bubble before sliding off to join the other petals in the river.

"Wow! This is the first time someone has confessed their feelings to me like this" Wander reveals adjusting his hat hoping to look his best.

"Are you serious?" Dominator almost gasps surprised.

"I'm quite serious" Wander answers feeling slightly embarrassed.

For such a sweet and considerate soul like Wander to never have had someone express romantic interest in him made Dominator feel very fortunate. Very fortunate not only for having Wander in her life but also getting the chance to be the one to show Wander the love and appreciation he fully deserved.

"I think that's a real shame" Dominator states firmly. "You deserve that special someone in your life... Wander, I want to be that special someone..."

Wander's face gains a glow at such heartfelt words. "Dominator~" he whispers, his hands finding hers.

Faces close, the two lock lips, the world around them disappearing for a moment.

-=episode title=-

THE SPECTACOUPLE

-=episode title=-

"W-wait!" Wander suddenly speaks up pulling away from the kissing.

"What?"

"This isn't right!" Wander objects.

"What isn't right?" Dominator asks.

"A gentleman should never rush a romantic relationship with a lady" Wander says.

"Oh Wander, you fuss too much" Dominator says amused as Wander pulls out a bouquet of flowers from his hat.

"Dominator, I'd like to ask you out" Wander says presenting the flowers.

"Funny you give this to me now that we're in the middle of what's essentially a date" Dominator says accepting the flowers.

"Better late than never" Wander says bashfully.

"Okay gentleman Wander. What next?" Dominator questions playfully.

"You either agree or turn me down" Wander says taking his hat off.

"Well, let me think about that one... You're a bit on the short side."

"Indeed I am I'm afraid" Wander agrees.

"But you make up for it with a tremendous heart" Dominator praises.

"Thank you" Wander says with pride.

"You love to help people" Dominator goes on.

"Fewer greater pleasures in the galaxy!"

"You're good with gardening."

"The plants do most of that work, honestly" Wander says modestly.

"You are an amazing cook!" Dominator says.

"I try my best" Wander says flattered.

"And you're someone who could forgive a Dominator who's screwed up far too many times..."

Warm smiles are exchanged.

"Okay, I'm ready to give you my answer" Dominator declares. Wander gets visibly tense as Dominator gives the flowers a sniff. "Why are you getting tense? The answer should be obvious."

"S-sorry, one should never count their chickens before they hatch" Wander says placing his hat back on his head.

"Wander..."

"Yes?"

"I accept your date invite."

"Wahoo!" Wander cheers.

"Okay, that's out of the way. I demand more kissing!"

Dominator grabs Wander and pulls him close. Wander wraps his arms around Dominator, one hand massaging her back, the other caressing her mohawk. Dominator also had both arms wrapped around the orange nomad, one hand holding the back of his head, the other feeling the fur on his back.

"Oh~! What a rush!" Dominator says during a break.

"Exhilarating!" Wander says straightening his hat.

Both could feel a thrilling, toe-curling sensation in their chests and were very eager to get to more making out but it was then that a bright light flashes the two.

"What was that?" Wander asks looking around.

"It came from over there!" Dominator says indicating the tree trunks where several bushes stirred.

Quickly agitated, Dominator hops out of the bubble she was sharing with Wander, deploys her armor, and pounces on the bushes. With a large and icy hand, Dominator grabs one of the bushes and rips it up and out of the ground.

Several alien creatures armed with cameras suddenly dash out from under the bushes.

"Paparazzi!" Dominator condemns. "Beat it and don't come back!"

"Paparazzi?" Wander asks.

"Paparazzi" Dominator confirms. "Had to deal with them before on the Domship. They get everywhere and getting rid of them is the worst!"

Using her magma powers, Dominator made for herself a throne of warm rock. She seats herself and pulls out her cell phone as Wander hops up to sit on her lap.

"Are we trending?" Dominator asks browsing her phone. "Yep. We're trending."

"Galaxy's Hottest New Romance!", "Greatest Good and Greatest Evil Lock Lips!", "Dominator: Not All Doom and Gloom!", "Height Differences? No Problem for Wander and Dominator!", "Wander x Dominator!? Find Out All The Steamy Details!", "Children's Show No More!" were among the headlines trending on the intergalactic web.

"Wow! We're famous!" Wander notes as Dominator continues browsing. "Fanart! We've got fanart!" Wander announces excitedly. "And fankids! Dee! We've got fankids! Dee, this is what our kids would look like!"

"Neat! This artist is amazing!" Dominator praises.

"Isn't she!?" Wander asks. "She drew us and our kids so well!.."

Dominator then smiles more broadly while Wander's eyes widened.

"...And there she drew us making those fankids~" a pink Dominator says more seductively.

"O-oh my! Sh-she did!" Wander says going red.

"Haha! I like this artist! This is some hot art!" Dominator announces. "So which of these positions you wanna try first~?"

Wander pulls his hat over his red face then starts twiddling his thumbs before Dominator bookmarks and puts her phone away.

"Whatever the case, we gotta chase these clowns off our planet" Dominator declares.

"But they seem pretty harmless, Dee" Wander says from under his hat.

"You can't go easy on these types, Wander. Tolerate one and soon, they'll start swarming the place" Dominator warns. "I scared some off earlier but knowing their type, they're not far away."

Dominator deploys her armor once more, takes flight with Wander on her back, and both exit the forest. She flies back to the Domship around which throngs of a diverse array of aliens were voraciously taking several pictures of the ship and the surrounding planet.

"Vultures!"

In the middle of the intrusive, photo-taking alien crowds was Sylvia.

"Is it true that Wander is hiding a deep, dark secret under his hat?", "Does Dominator really eat babies for breakfast?", "Are Emperor Awesome and Sylvia going out?", "Are Wander and Dominator teaming up to take over the galaxy?", "Does the Domship really have a 'friendship' dungeon?", "We were promised Dominator-Wander baby pictures! Where are they!?"

"Who the heck are you people!?" Sylvia demands. "And no! Awesome and I aren't going out!" she makes sure to clarify.

Just then, a fully-armored Lord Dominator touches down beside Sylvia, Wander hanging off of her back.

"They're paparazzi, Sylvia. They have no soul!" Dominator answers in her robotic voice before she is bathed in a flurry of camera flashes.

"Lord Dominator!", "In the flesh!", "Amazing! Her armor is so cool!", "She looks so dangerous!", "Do you think she's here to destroy us?" the paparazzi say as they take more pictures.

"Annoying vermin!" Dominator condemns covering her eyes from the flashes. Summoning green electricity once more, Dominator sends lightning flying out of her hands to electrocute the picture-taking masses, enough voltage flowing throughout the paparazzi to stun flesh and destroy cameras.

"Whoa! Thanks for the help, Dee" Sylvia asks after the unruly masses collapse to the ground paralyzed, their cameras smoking. "They just showed up and started snooping around! Annoying!"

"Where did they come from? How'd they get here?" Wander asks.

"And where are the Dombots?" Sylvia asks. "They've just turned up missing!"

"Pretty sure many are out looking for Dombot remnants" Wander speculates.

"Who approaches?" Dominator asks looking skywards up to an approaching flying limo.

"Emperor Awesome?" Wander asks.

"It can't be. Or I really hope it isn't" Sylvia says.

"I don't think it is" Dominator says before shouting at the limo. "Hey you! Intruder! Who do you think you are!? We're not interested so beat it!"

The limo comes to a stop and seems to turn towards Dominator. The doors open and as though it were a clown car, several henchmen that looked like Awesome's Fist Fighters begin filing out. These henchmen were carrying what looked to be film set equipment.

"Lights" a couple henchmen say as they set up stage lights.

"Cameras" the camera-handling henchmen say as more proceed to a side of the limo to open a door.

"Action!"

A richly-dressed half-man, half-shark alien with a hammerhead shark's head exits the limo. This creature, holding a fancy cane in one hand, began to survey the land, his hammerhead eyes perfectly placed for it.

"Who the heck are you!?" Dominator demands stepping forward.

"Lord Dominator, I'm insulted" the shark says. "I certainly know you" he says pointing with his cane.

"Sorry, the obnoxious presentation doesn't ring a bell" Dominator mocks.

"How dare you!?" a crewmember speaks up. "Show some respec-"

The hammerhead raises a hand, fingers adorned with jewelry, and the crewmember goes silent.

"The name is HammerHead Director and these are my Stage Hands. They help behind the scenes" the shark reveals. "I've produced a plethora of critically-acclaimed blockbuster Jollywood films. I'm certain you've heard of them."

"Oh!" Sylvia gasps, "did you direct 'Dexler's Cab', 'Powerful Gals', and 'Fester's House'!?"

"Ah! So you've heard of my work?" HammerHead asks eager to hear praise.

"Yes!.. Didn't watch 'em" Sylvia says, both her enthusiasm and HammerHead's eager grin vanishing. "Just wondering."

"They'd be beyond your comprehension anyways" the shark comments.

"Excuse me?" Sylvia asks. "I'm not much of a movie person, okay?"

"Not a movie person!?" HammerHead asks insulted. "Cinema is the best story-telling medium!"

"I really like books" Wander speaks up but HammerHead turns towards Dominator as though he hadn't heard the orange nomad.

"Don't look at me. I'm more of a cartoon person" Dominator shrugs.

"...Car-toons?" HammerHead Director repeats sounding underwhelmed.

"Got salt water in your ears? Animation! An underappreciated art form" Dominator repeats. "Got a problem with it? Say it to my face and see what happens."

"Even in retirement, you've got a temper but keep it up. I could ruin your name in the papers with a snap of my fingers" HammerHead threatens calmly.

"I'll break those fingers before you get the chance!" Dominator retaliates. Wander is quick to grab her hand to relax her.

"So what do you want? Why are you here mister film producer?" Sylvia asks.

"Lord Dominator's caused quite a stir announcing her retirement" HammerHead says, "she's the talk of the galaxy and now is the perfect time for her next venture in life: super stardom!"

"So acting?" Dominator asks sounding intrigued.

"Yes! I have excellent roles in mind for you. You will be paid for your work of course. All I need is your go-ahead and we'll get filming asap!"

"Sounds fun but let me consult with some people first" Dominator says before stepping back to join Wander and Sylvia in a huddle. "You heard the shark. What do you guys think?"

"It sounds like it could be fun" Wander says. "Up to you."

"I'm with Wander. We could entertain this until it gets annoying then we kick them out" Sylvia suggests.

Dominator returns to the shark.

"Okay, you have a deal but the moment we get annoyed is the moment you beat it!" Dominator says.

"Fine" HammerHead agrees before snapping his fingers.

At once, his limo flies above to drop a massive, sound-proof movie set close causing a small quake.

"Let us proceed!" HammerHead orders.

Inside, Stage Hands were marching about getting things ready: cameras were already set up and film lighting was in place.

"What? No scripts?" Dominator asks.

"Not to worry, we'll be using cue cards" HammerHead instructs.

With clapperboard ready, the clapper loader starts scene 1.

"Insta-nutritious, insta-portable, insta-ready. Insta-Lunch" an irritated Dominator reads while holding a tube of Insta-Lunch. Beside her stood Sylvia in an Insta-Lunch tube outfit also looking annoyed.

"Well this is certainly nostalgic isn't it?" Wander says with head poking out of an Insta-Lunch crate.

"This was a commercial. I was expecting a movie with action, drama and cool action setpieces!" Dominator complains.

"And character development" Wander adds.

"And no stupid outfits!" Sylvia grumbles as she struggled with her outfit.

"In due time. We all have to start somewhere" the shark says from the director's chair.

"Scene 4. And action!" the clapper loader announces.

"My foot fungus was killing me. Then I tried Fungus-b-Gone and my feet have never been better" Sylvia reads with Dominator standing by dressed as a sexy doctor. Wander was in a giant foot costume.

"Let's just have fun with it, girls" Wander encourages. "It's not every day we get to be in commercials, right?"

"Editor better censor my face" Sylvia demands. "My feet do not have fungus!"

"Scene 12. And action!"

"The best chicken is the general's fried chicken. Come in today" Dominator and Sylvia both proclaim flatly while seated at a table with dishes of fried chicken. Wander stayed out of this one since he didn't wish to promote meat-eating but he still gave a thumbs up at the two actresses on set.

"Escena 13. Y accion!"

"Me gusta el pollo de el general" Sylvia says awkwardly.

"Es muy bueno" Dominator adds.

"Ooh, I always wanted to try my hand at Spanish" Wander says from behind the cameras.

"This is weak!" Dominator condemns. "This is not what I had in mind so-called movie director."

"We have to secure funding somehow!" HammerHead responds impatiently. "Do you think funding grows on trees!? It doesn't!"

"I'm growing impatient, shark breath" Dominator growls. "I'm not feeling these roles. Get us something good or I'm kicking you off the planet!" Dominator threatens, fists turning to magma and ice.

"Ugh! Alright alright!" HammerHead relents, several Stage Hands tensing up. "Next scene we're shooting is an action scene so cool your jets! And suit up!"

At once, both Dominator and Sylvia were suited up in military gear, camouflage wear, and were handed heavy weaponry.

"Oh yeah! Now we're talking!" Sylvia celebrates aiming her rifle around.

"This is more like it! We're one-woman armies!" Dominator praises pumping a shotgun.

"Ready to kick some serious butt, sister?" Sylvia asks her co-star.

"You know I'm always ready!" Dominator declares.

Both high-five.

"So what scene are we shooting? Are we storming a fortified fortress?" Dominator asks.

"Rescuing hostages from a villainous hideout?" Sylvia asks.

"Assaulting a rogue planet?" Dominator asks.

"Taking on an armada of alien invaders?" Sylvia speculates.

"Indigestion? Upset stomach? Acid reflux?" Wander suddenly narrates in a very low and deep voice. "Then try the new quick-actin' Terractin! Like sending two one-woman armies after your tummy aches!" Wander narrates before putting aside a slip of paper in his hand. "How was that?" he asks normally.

"Most excellent little orange fella" HammerHead approves.

"Enough!" Dominator shouts. "You must think yourself some sort of comedian!" she goes on approaching HammerHead menacingly. "I want you OFF this planet NOW!"

"Well that's you" HammerHead says, "what about everyone else?"

"Yeah, I'm with Dee. I'm bored of you now" Sylvia says. "Beat it!"

"What about the rest of you?" HammerHead asks turning towards his Stage Hands. "Shall we leave?"

"No!" the Stage Hands all shout in unison.

"There you have it, ladies. You've been outvoted" HammerHead says resting both hands on his fancy staff.

"I wasn't asking you, I was telling you! Beat it! NOW!" Dominator growls.

"Alright! Alright! Just outside, your true roles await!" HammerHead entices.

"You have five seconds! Make it good!" Dominator demands.

"More than enough. We approach my vision!" the director announces snapping his fingers.

Immediately, the walls and roof to the sound-proof movie studio fall away.

Looking around, all spot massive drills, steamrollers, and bulldozers operated by Stage Hands crushing the terrains of Gardenia, toppling mighty forest trees, churning up the ground, draining lakes and rivers, and flattening hills and mountains. The planet's surface was being reduced to ruin.

"My post-apocalyptic vision!"

"What are they doing!?" Dominator exclaims seizing the shark by the collar of his expensive outfit.

"Post-apocalyptic is all the rage at the box office!" HammerHead Director proclaims. "You want success don't you?"

"Stop this NOW!" Dominator exclaims.

"I will do no such thing! You wanted your action-packed movie roles? You wanted to be stars, didn't you?" the shark asks. "You gotta break some eggs to make an omelet!"

"You're about to see stars!" Sylvia threatens, knuckles cracking.

"Aaaah!" Dominator lets out in pain as HammerHead's staff electrocutes her.

HammerHead dashes away briefly and is picked up by his limo as several of his Stage Hands rush to engage Sylvia and detain the stunned Dominator.

"You little creeps! Bring it on!" Sylvia shouts taking Wander with her while she charged through several Stage Hands.

Dominator meanwhile recovers quickly: the numerous Stage Hands trying to keep her pinned down are immediately electrocuted by green electricity. She deploys her armor and with a few swings of her fists sends Stage Hands flying away.

"You're ruining your one chance at stardom, Dominator!" HammerHead alerts from his limo ship. "Do you know how many would kill for an opportunity like this!?"

"You must take me for desperate" Dominator responds. "You're gonna be in desperate need of medical care once we're done with you!"

While Dominator chased HammerHead, a fleet of Dombots return to find Gardenia under attack.

"Bots! Perfect timing!" Wander exclaims.

"Lord Wander" a Dombot named Nicholas reports saluting.

"Bots! The planet's under attack!" Wander says pointing towards HammerHead's heavy machinery.

"Say no more" Nicholas says and the Dombots speed off to halt Gardenia's destruction. They approach the steamrollers currently attempting to mow down more forest trees.

"Hey! Get out of the way!" a Stage Hand operating one of the steamrollers shouts. "Uh-oh!"

"No. You get out" a Knight Dombot says as it and other Knights use their heavy legs to halt the steamrollers' progress. Pawn and Probe Dombots then knock the operators off their seats before yanking the controls out of the machinery. The Knights then overturn the steamroller before approaching other heavy machinery.

Meanwhile, Sylvia beats down on HammerHead's goons. "Here's Lady Haymaker!" Sylvia says balling her fist and punching a lunging Stage Hand. "And here's the Duchess of Whaling!" Sylvia says punching more attacking Stage Hands away and even swinging her tail to swipe away other Stage Hands targeting her back. "The tail's a fist too! Just thought I'd show you rather than tell you!" Sylvia says grabbing two Stage Hands and knocking them against each other. "Bring it!"

"You're making a big mistake!" HammerHead claims as his limo flees the green villainess.

"The only mistake is you coming here to begin with!" Dominator exclaims aiming magma and ice claws at the limo. The limo narrowly escapes a swipe from the claws.

"I can get you seven figure salaries!" HammerHead offers. "Your name on all the biggest Jollywood movies! All the finest caviar you can eat!"

"Keep it up! You'll get nowhere faster!" Dominator mocks. "And I hate caviar!"

Stage Hands climb out of the limo and start firing homing missiles at Dominator. With her forearms, Dominator swipes at the missiles exploding them before she manages to latch onto the limo's trunk. Lasers are then fired at her but she conjures up an ice mirror which deflects the attacks.

"You shocked me back there! Time for me to return the favor!" Dominator exclaims, her body pulsing with green electricity before she unleashes it all on the limo.

HammerHead and his goons feel electricity infiltrate their bodies and the limo glides down closer and closer to planet's surface before finally crash-landing, dirt and dust getting kicked up in the process.

With the limo half buried in the ground, Dominator proceeds towards the head of the vehicle and with giant claws, she tears open the limo's roof like a can opener. Inside, she finds a dazed and electrified HammerHead seated on the driver's seat.

"You're more of a director than a fighter" Dominator says, "but you're not getting out of this without cleaning up your mess. Understood!?" Dominator directs at the shark before the shark loses consciousness.

Next thing HammerHead knew, he was working alongside several of his Stage Hands to lift up and replant some of the trees their bulldozers had knocked down. Monitoring this work were Dombots, among them Deedee.

"This is not work for an artist such as myself!" HammerHead protests while straining to lift a large tree up. "I should be behind the camera directing my next blockbuster!"

"I'm busting your block if you stop working!" Deedee warns before giving HammerHead a small jolt.

"Ow!" the shark lets out.

"Deedee, let's be a little nicer" Wander disciplines as he sets up a lemonade stand nearby.

"Sorry" Deedee says.

"Who's up for lemonade?" Wander offers holding a large pitcher.

At once, the Stage Hands drop what they're doing leaving HammerHead alone to hold up a heavy tree.

"Wait guys! A little help here! Aaaah!" the shark says sinking into muddy ground.

"Don't go too easy on them Wander" Dominator says as she helps herself to lemonade.

"Please! I'm still miffed we didn't get our action movie roles!" Sylvia says approaching for lemonade.

"Yeah, it's weak" Dominator agrees.

"Nonsense you two!" Wander disagrees. "The way I see it, you two are already action heroes! Deedee."

At once, Deedee nearby projects footage of Dominator and Sylvia taking on HammerHead and his Stage Hands all the while wearing cool action hero gear.

"Just because it's not on the big screen doesn't mean it doesn't happen" Wander tutors.

"Huh. Never stopped to think about it like that" Dominator says.

"You make an excellent point Wander" Sylvia adds.

"It's not too late! You could be stars! I've got Jollywood connections!" HammerHead shouts.

"Ready for your close-up?" Sylvia asks the shark director.

"What?" the shark asks before Deedee takes pictures of the famous shark director soaked and half-buried in mud.

"HammerHead Director Humiliated!", "Crisp and Clean No More!", "Five Star Director Humbled!", "From Riches to Rags!", "Shark Director Embarrassed!" were among the titles in the tabloids the very next day.