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Written by Roddy Lee In the early morning hours when the moon is still full and night is still night, Roddy The Rooster dreams he is... SPACE COMMANDER RODDY THE ROOSTER!! The red and yellow rocket ship captained by Space Commander Roddy The Rooster was entering a dangerous galaxy. "Georgia Control, Georgia Control, Space Commander Roddy The Rooster here. I am entering the XO galaxy. What are my instructions?" Roddy spoke to HQ via the microphone on the busy control panel. He waited for HQ's reply. CRACKLE, CRACKLE... "The XO Aliens have kidnapped Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie - the earth's two leading farm-food scientists. The XO Aliens discovered that Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie have developed a protein enriched liquid gruel called LPG." "Oh no," thought Roddy out loud, "Protein Enriched Liquid Gruel is supposed to be the tastiest and healthiest gruel in all the solar systems. If those XO Aliens get their hands on the formula they'll become the fittest race in the galaxies, giving them the strength to take over every planet in the cosmos - and beyond!" Space Commander Roddy The Rooster spoke into his microphone again, "Georgia Control, I'm on the case. All systems go - over and out!!" The red and yellow rocket ship sped off toward Planet XO. Meanwhile, on Planet XO, in a holding room deep inside a building called the XO Chamber of Prisoners, Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie were being interrogated by the XO Army Leader and his deputy. "It does not matter to us," the army leader was saying, "That the formula hasn't been fully tested yet. We want that recipe now! What are the ingredients for LPG?" Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie were tied to chairs. Two light beams shone down from the ceiling onto their foreheads. A bead of sweat ran down Professor Penny's cheek as she replied, "The protein enriched liquid gruel is a complicated formula based on milky whey..." Doctor Pixie butted in, "....And both the professor and I know that their is no milky whey in the whole XO Galaxy so even if we did tell you the ingredients, which we won't, how could you make it?" The army leader thought for a moment then whispered to his deputy standing by his side, "Take the Space Fleet to the Milky Way and bring back all the milky whey you can. In the meantime I'll work on these guys - once we strap them to the Tickle-Me Lounge of Truth they won't be able to hold back. By the time you return I'll have that formula and the XO Aliens will rule all the cosmos - and beyond!" The XO deputy left the holding room deep inside the XO Chamber of Prisoners to prepare his fleet for departure. The army leader turned to Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie, "Never you mind whether we have dairy or not - LPG will be ours!" "Guards!" he called to his acomplices, "Take these two to the Laughing Den!!" The red and yellow rocket ship of Space Commander Roddy The Rooster was speeding across the XO Galaxy toward Planet XO. Inside, Roddy was at the wheel. "Hold on guys," he said, thinking of his two scientist friends in deep, deep trouble, "I'm on my way!!" Suddenly Space Commander Roddy The Rooster sat bolt upright. He rubbed his eyes and looked out to see a fleet of spacecraft approaching from the distance. "Hmmm," he thought our loud, "The XO Alien Space Fleet. I wonder what they're up to? There's too many of them for me to take on - must take evasive measures." Roddy flicked a silver switch on his control panel and suddenly the rocket ship was surrounded by a thick grey cloud. "They won't see me now!" exclaimed Roddy. ZOOM! SWOOSH! Roddy The Rooster watched as The XO Alien Space Fleet passed around the thick grey cloud and onto their destination. Space Commander Roddy The Rooster thought a moment, "They're heading toward the Milky Way for milky whey. Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie must have been tortured into revealing their formula for protein enriched liquid gruel! Ah ha!," a bright idea entered Roddy's head, "With the Space Fleet away it's the perfect chance to land on Planet XO and perform the rescue." Space Commander Roddy The Rooster turned on his inter galactic computer screen. "Lucky I gave Professor Penny that inter galactic communicator - I should be able to locate her on my computer screen!" Slowly, an image appeared on the screen. "I must get a faster modem!" thought Roddy. The picture settled and Roddy could see his friends. "Oh no," Roddy exclaimed, "They've been tied to the Tickle-Me Lounge of Truth. No wonder they gave up their secret. Lesser beings have gone totally bonkers after five minutes on the Tickle-Me Lounge of Truth!! I must hurry!!" The thick grey cloud that disguised Roddy The Rooster's space rocket ship entered the XO Planet atmosphere and landed undetected behind The XO Chamber of Prisoners. No sooner had he landed and the XO Alien Space Fleet were returning from their mission. "Boy, those guys have fast gizmos!" remarked Roddy. He watched as one hundred and fifty soldiers alighted their craft carrying large shiny metallic jars. They moved into formation and started filing into the Chamber of Prisoners. "I'll have to sit here and wait it out till the coast is clear!" "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" "He! He! He! He!" The Tickle-Me Lounge of Truth had a dozen or so feathered arms protruding from it. Each arm was tickling the two tied up scientists. What torture!! "Ha! Ha! Ha! No, I'll never tell you!!" said Professor Penny in between bouts of joviality. "He! He! He! Me either!! You won't get the recipe from me!" guffawed Doctor Pixie. Just then the XO army leader's deputy entered the Laughing Den. "Captain," he spoke offically, "We return from the Milky Way with three hundred shiny metallic jars of milky whey. Mission successful." "Good!" said the satisfied leader and he turned to the bound prisoners, "So, we have the milky whey now, pathetic Earth creatures! What is the recipe for LPG? Tell me now or I will increase the laughs per minute from Extreme to Hysteria!!" "Ha! Ha! Ha! No, We won't tell!!" said a defiant Professor Penny, "No matter how much fun I'm having!!" The army continued to file into the Chamber of Prisoners so Roddy The Rooster was helpless. To try a rescue now was suicide or worse, death by laughter! As the army leader walked over to the Tickle-Me Lounge of Truth controls a XO soldier ran into the Laughing Den, "Captain, Captain," he yelled excitedly. "What is it, soldier? I am in the middle of interrogation here!" exclaimed the irate army leader. The soldier took a moment to catch his breath, "One of the men, Navigator XO234, tripped and fell spilling the contents of the shiny metallic jar he was carrying all over himself. And when the white milky whey touched him he shrivelled up and vanished - there was nothing left of him." "What!!!" yelled the army leader. The army leader and his deputy followed the soldier out of the Laughing Den leaving Professor Penny and Doctor Pixie on the torturous settee, "Ha! Ha! Ha! It seems....," Professor Penny was having trouble surmising between laughter, "It seems that the XO Aliens are allergic to milky whey, Ha! Ha! Ha! - it's like hydrochloric acid - burns straight through them." "Yes, He! He! He!," agreed Doctor Pixie, "LPG is no use to them. He! He!" At that moment a face appeared at the door to the Laughing Den, "G'day!" It was Space Commander Roddy The Rooster. "Quick guys! We gotta get out of here!" Roddy raced over to the Tickle-Me Lounge of Death controls and and turned the machine off. "Phew! Thanks Roddy. Are we glad to see you!" said the relieved Doctor Pixie. It only took a couple of seconds for Roddy to untie the two scientists and another minute for all three of them to be back on board Space Commander Roddy The Rooster's rocket ship. "Strap yourself in tight!" Roddy said to his friends, "Full speed, all systems go!!" The red and yellow rocket ship lifted off, away from the disguise of the thick grey cloud and straight out into the wide blue yonder. At the entrance to the XO Chamber of Prisoners the army leader and his men stood over the spilt shiny metallic jar of milky whey. One of the soldiers noticed Roddy's rocket speeding away. "Captain, there goes our captives. Shall we give chase?" The dejected Captain looked up to the departing rocket ship, "No, let them go! We can't eat LPG if it eats us!!" "Thanks for saving us Roddy," said Professor Penny. Space Commander Roddy The Rooster smiled, "We're heading home!" He picked up the microphone, "Georgia Control, Georgia Control - mission accomplished!" More Roddy The Rooster's Farmyard Stories #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36

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