Over Hill, Over Dale

When the kids got back to the safe house, they were met outside by a very solemn Ruby.

"You just missed Dr. Noory." she said. "He was here to move us to a new safe house."

"So where is he now?" Bro asked.

"Gone. He said that he didn't dare linger here a moment longer. I told him what you guys were up to and that we could not abandon you. He said that it just wasn't safe here anymore. He said that, if I really wanted to hang around and wait for you, then he would leave Novio with me for protection. Then he left with Mama and Peach."

"Where's Novio?" asked Bro.

"He's inside getting ready."

"Alright then. I'm changing out of this stupid farmer getup. You might wanna change out of that gown too. Let's get what we need and then head for the hills."

A few minutes later, the five of them were high-tailing it out of town.

Bro thought that it would be safer fleeing overland, rather than on the roads.

They ran and ran, taking only short breaks to catch their breath.

Before they knew it, the sky was beginning to lighten in the East.

When the sun rose above the horizon they stopped running. Not one of them had the slightest idea where they were.

Next: SOS

I've Got the Power

Baby could not believe what happened next. Wrill stood back up and began talking to the MIBS. As he talked he began to glow and the MIBS began to shake. All of a sudden, both of the men in black ran off in random directions.

By the time Baby ran over to Wrill, he had stopped glowing and he was holding a key in his hand.

"What happened, Wrill?"

"It's my psychic aura. Now that I have learned to repress it, it seems I can also focus it and release just a little at a time in a controlled way. I just ordered the MIBS to give me the key to the building and then I blasted them with a wave of panic"

Baby grabbed the key and unlocked the door. They ran into the building and there was Bro looking pale and shaken but all in one piece!

Unfortunately, he was trapped behind 4 inches of reinforced glass.

"It's okay." said Wrill. "I think I can do this. Brace yourselves!"

Wrill raised his hands and the entire world seemed to ripple. Baby felt sick to her stomach.

Bro felt like his body was disintegrating into pure light energy.

Suddenly, there was a blinding flash and then... WHAM!!!
The three of them were all standing outside of the building.

"Woah!" said Bro. "You've been practicing!!!"

Baby gave her brother a great big hug.

"Yes he has. Now let's go home!" she said.

Next: Over Hill, Over Dale

Be Your Dog

Baby couldn't get back to sleep. When Ruby got up, Baby grabbed her and told her about Wrill's vision of Bro in danger.

Ruby broke down and told Baby about Bro's secret plan to go try to find Lisa.

"Oh no." sighed Baby.

Baby brought Wrill up to speed. They talked things over. Baby was afraid that Mama would freak out if she knew what was going on. Wrill thought that Peach and Novio were a couple of tools and that he and Baby could do a better job of rescuing Bro without them.

So they swore Ruby to silence and Wrill threw on a baseball hat and a pair of shades to hide his bald head and martian eyes. Then the two of them snuck out to try and find Bro.

They searched for most of the day without success. Then they saw a couple of men in black, talking in front of a squat brick building with no windows. Wrill told Baby he wanted to get a closer look. He told her to stay back, out of sight. He strolled casually up the sidewalk. When he reached the MIBS, he said, "Yo dogs, s'up!"

Without any warning, the closest man in black punched Wrill right in the face, laying him flat on his back on the sidewalk.

The other one looked down at Wrill and hissed, "We're not your dogs, Dog."

Next: I've Got the Power

Farmer in the Cell

Bro was taken to a strange, glassed-in, prison cell where he was interrogated for hours.

When it became clear that Bro was not going to divulge the location of his family, the main interrogator moved toward the exit. He waved a hand in Bro's direction.

"Strip him."


Just then, Wrill was abruptly awakened from sleep by a powerful and frightening vision.

H E L P ! ! !

It was Bro and he was in great danger!

Wrill ran and woke up Baby. But neither of them had any idea what to do next!

Next: Be Your Dog

Beat on the Brat

Betrayed by his girlfriend, Bro found himself surrounded by men in black. Everyone was curious about what Bro's next move would be.

Everyone except for Lisa, that is. She was wondering if she might get a trophy for her bravery.

As the men closed in around him, Bro said, "Easy fellas. You've got the wrong guy, here. I'm just a simple farmer. I don't mutilate cows. I milk 'em."

Without missing a beat, one of the MIBs twisted an arm behind Bro's back. Another leaned in and hissed, "Where are the others hiding?"

"Up your ass!" Bro spat.

The MIB who had asked the question sighed and gave a nearly imperceptible jerk of his head. The others fell upon Bro, beating and kicking him.

Meanwhile, back at the house, Mama and Peach were discovering a mutual attraction.

Baby was helping Wrill work on repressing his psychic aura.

Ruby was thinking about Bro and wondering if the reason he told her about his plan was because he secretly likes her.

...and Novio was contemplating his own reflection and wondering what it would be like to be a unicorn.

Next: Farmer in the Cell

Love is Like Oxygen

As the last rays of sunlight fell below the horizon, Bro decided there was only one thing left for him to try. Dangerous as it might be, he decided to head over to Lisa's house.

When he got to the house Bro hid in the bushes and took stock of the situation. No sign of men in black. He was trying to decide what to do next when, all of a sudden, there she was! Lisa, his long lost girlfriend! Not dead at all, but alive and beautiful and walking up to her front door!

Bro got Lisa's attention with a quick and urgent, Psst! She froze in her tracks, but recognized him instantly, despite his farmer disguise. Looking around to make sure no one saw them, she gestured for Bro to meet her in the backyard.

Bro slipped through the backyard gate and stood out of sight. It seemed like ages before Lisa emerged from the backdoor of the house. The anticipation was driving him crazy. Finally the door swung open and Lisa stepped out. She walked over to the swing-set and sat down on a swing.

Bro stepped toward her, his arms spread for a long overdue embrace. But before he could reach her, she leaped up and screamed at him.

"KEEP YOUR SLIMY TENTACLES OFF OF ME YOU DAMN, LYING, ALIEN!!!"

"Lisa!" Bro said, "Please listen to me! I can explain..."

"Explain it to the government agents!", she spat. "You tricked me so you could impregnate me with your disgusting alien seed! Thank God it didn't work! You make me sick!!!"

Lisa turned to one of the men in black who had suddenly appeared in the backyard.

"He's all yours, Boys. Get him out of my sight!!!"

One of the MIBS stepped forward and grinned.

"Well, EE-I, EE-I, OH..."

Next: Beat on the Brat

One Way or Another

Confident that he would be unrecognizable in his farmer disguise, Bro slipped out of the house unnoticed and made a bee-line to the Sunset Valley Cemetery.

He searched the grounds thoroughly, but found no trace of his missing girlfriend.

That was okay. Bro knew it was a long shot that he would find Lisa there. He would just have to keep searching. He pulled his farmer's cap down over his eyes and walked downtown.

Bro visited all of their old haunts, but turned up nothing. He had a heart-stopping moment when he passed a man in black just outside of the grocery store. Fortunately, there was no sign that Bro had been recognized.

After long hours of searching, Bro was exhausted and discouraged. He had looked everywhere he could think of and not found the slightest trace of Lisa. That's when it hit him. The beach!!! How could he have forgotten the beach?!! Lisa loved the beach and the two of them had spent some very special times there. Bro wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and jogged on down to the Old Pier Beach.

Nope.

Sadly, he found no sign of Lisa at the beach either.


Next: Love is Like Oxygen

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Wrill told Baby about his secret plan to begin weaning himself off of the psychic suppression drugs.

Baby was cool with it, as long as he promised to be very careful. She said that she would stay by his side and they would get through it together.

Then they realized that Novio was staring at them from the other couch. So they quickly changed the subject.

Speaking of plans, Bro let Ruby in on a secret plan of his own. He had decided to go in search of his missing girlfriend, Lisa. He was quite sure that it was Lisa whom Ruby and Wrill had noticed in the cemetery the night of their arrival. Dr. Noory would soon be moving the family far away from here, so it was now or never.

He knew that it was kind of crazy to go back into town, especially when the place was crawling with MIBS. But he had to see Lisa again and make sure that she was alright. Besides, he had devised an ingenious plan to stay well below the radar of the men in black.

He would disguise himself as a farmer.

One Way or Another