December arrives on planet Earth. The whole population is rejoicing, and it doesn't take long to go to the stores to buy decorations or to get old ones out of the attic, the closet and even the basement. Christmas carols are already playing on the radios. And there are those who are already making gift lists. But while Earth's inhabitants are busy, in space, the Solar System Apotres, also known as SSAs for short, must keep busy with a calamity named Apotre Mercury, one of their own.
Luna : MERCURY!
Sol : Come back here right now!
Mercury : Fuck off!
Apotre Mercury, the youngest member of the organization, had been messing around for hours, accidentally smashing Apotre Luna's house while playing with asteroids from the Asteroid Belt. Then all Apotre Sol's windows were damaged. Then the houses of Apotre Mars and Apotre Venus were destroyed. The four members were trying to catch their small and clever comrade, who was much faster than them.
Venus : What are you doing?! Catch him! What are you doing?! Catch him!
Sol : We're trying to catch him!
Mars : Come back here!
Luna : Mercury!
Mars made an attempt to grab Mercury from the front, and Luna from the back, but the young boy quickly realized and escaped. Luna and Mars collide in the face.
MarsLuna: Ouch!
Mercury: You'll never catch me! Ha! Ha! Ha!
At least, that's what he thought. Alerted by the cries of the Inners SSA, Apotre Jupiter, the biggest of them all, finally decided to intervene. He managed to grab Mercury by the head and lifted him as if he'd just caught a rabbit. The others were relieved that Jupiter had finally got him without a hitch. Everyone had a score to settle with him.
Jupiter: Mercury, what did we tell you about small asteroids?
Mercury looked at the damage he'd done, and crossed his arms. With a look of annoyance.
Mercury: "Don't play with it!''
Luna: Yes, that's right! And you didn't listen!
Sol: Look what you've done! It's always the same with you, Mercury! You're a real calamity!
Mercury: Then?
Mars: You're going to have to put on the brakes once in a while! You're always getting into mischief and playing with everything in space! Even your jokes go too far!
A few months ago, Mercury had climbed to the top of Mount Olympus, the Martian volcano. He was carrying on his back tires from all sorts of stolen vehicles. At the summit, he had left hundreds more tires that he had stolen the day before without Mars noticing. Shortly afterwards, Mercury lit a match and burned the tires. To make the fire happen quickly, he had added cans of petrol, perfume and other flammable products to the tires. He wanted Apotre Mars to believe that the volcano was active. Smoking attracted his attention
Mars: Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit!
Mars took a look at Olympus Mons through binoculars to confirm whether there really was an eruption...or not...He spotted his young comrade with a huge sign that read...
Mercury: "Happy Martian National Day!
And this "Martian national Day" is the birthday of Apotre Mars. A joke in very bad taste for him.
Mars: MERCURY!
Back to the present.
Mercury: He! He! He! This one was the best!
Venus: You think that's funny?!
Two weeks ago, Apotre Venus and Mars had spent an intimate moment at her place. Naked under the blanket, the couple snuggled up together.
Venus: Oh, Mars, that was fantastic. It feels so good to be in your arms...so good I wish it could last forever.
Suddenly, fishing nets appear from nowhere and trap the couple.
Venus: Eek!
Mars: What's that?! Fishing nets?!
Venus: Yuck! It's stinks!
This comic surprise was reserved for them by Mercury.
Mercury: How are the lovers? Does love smell bitter?
Venus: Mercury, get us out of here!
Mars: Where did you get those nets?!
Mercury: In Porto, Portugal! I only borrowed them without their permission! Oh, then, if you want to get dressed, your clothes are right outside! See you later, lovebirds! *teleport*
MarsVenus: MERCURY!
To the present...
Luna: What about yesterday?!
Mercury: Hey! That was an accident!
Yesterday in Japan, after a relaxing bath, Apotre Luna just got out of one of Tokyo's public baths, with her hair still damp. At the same time, on the roof of a building under renovation, Apotre Mercury appeared, and he was in a bad mood.
Mercury: Arrgh! Why are the others often against me when I just wanted to help them! Because I'm small?! Is it because of my jokes? Or they just don't trust me? Or is it because I'm just a damn kid?!
He kicks a can of paint, the paint falls over an unfinished wall...right on...
?: Eeek!
The female voice Apotre Mercury had just heard sounded familiar. Glancing outside, it was Apotre Luna who was just passing by. Her head covered in paint, Luna sees him and exploded with rage.
Luna: MERCURY!
The little mercurian ran off to avoid a nasty quarter of an hour with an enraged Luna. Still in the present tense.
Luna: Go back to your planet!
Mercury: Hey, why?!
Sol: Mercury!
Jupiter lets him go.
Mercury: FINE!
He ends up back on his little planet.
Mars: Come on, let's clean up! Until things calm down.
Apotre Venus, Apotre Mars and Apotre Jupiter separate. Luna and Sol continue to watch Mercury as he moves away. The Selenian sighed and turned to Sol.
Luna: I'll talk to him later, after the work is done.
Sol: Okay.
Following this dispute and the renovations, little Mercury never set foot beyond the planet Mercury, and could even see what was going on in other members's houses from his bedroom windows. After finishing the repairs and waiting for the paint on the walls to dry. Apotre Luna went to see Apotre Mercury. But when she arrived at his home, she discovered that the young ratlet was neither in his room, nor on his planet. Although it was December, her intuition told her that the boy had gone to a special place on planet Earth. Luna immediately set off in the precise direction of Strasbourg, France.