. |_ove Conquers All! o o 0 Chapter 12 0 o o And now the end is here. The last echoes of explosions fade away, the final droid twitches and falls still. The victorious Rebel Alliance returns to the surface of the hastily saved planet Boogaloo, where all join together in the biggest party that even this jumpin' jivin' world has ever seen! . . . . . . . . . . . . * . o . . _.oo. Lovely looking planet, . . _.u[[/;:,. .odMMMMMM' isn't it! Not one I .o888UU[[[/;:-. .o@P^ MMM^ drew myself, but just . . oN88888UU[[[/;::-. dP^ couldn't resist putting + dNMMNN888UU[[[/;:--. .o@P^ it in here! ,MMMMMMN888UU[[/;::-. o@^ . NNMMMNN888UU[[[/~.o@P^ . . + 888888888UU[[[/o@^-.. . .--. . oI8888UU[[[/o@P^:--.. . /\_ \ . . .@^ YUU[[[/o@^;::---.. . !: | /! . . oMP ^/o@P^;:::---.. \ / / . . .dMMM .o@^ ^;::---... . '--' . dMMMMMMM@^` `^^^^ + . . . O YMMMUP^ . . . . ^^ . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YIPPEE! WAHAAY! HWOOORRP! YAHOOO!' ('scuse me!) ' O /\ /' /\ /\ /' ...../\ O ' /\ ,/\\// _ /\ \/_/' /\ \// ' _/\\/ ' O \/_/' (( ' \\/ /)) \/ , /)) :' /\ ((\/' O ' // \ /\/~_/ //\ /\\/,/ \ /\\/ ,\ , ' O ,/ \ /\/, /\| / } ,/ \ / \/, ' |\/ \\/\ O | \\ \ { \ \ / \ \, \/\ \ | | /_\_ /' /_ { _/ /_ { |\/ } /' | |\=================================================================/| The deleriously happy Boogaloo folk dance, strut, gyrate, drink strange party alcohol that they wouldn't normally touch with a bargepole, dance some more, then throw up! ......................... ://////////////////////// Thish Vodka ishh .^----^. :\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ good Shtuff Greyy! / \ I'd better passh Wevl another \ /_ ~ _ \ / drink! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /\_O _/\ //-\ /-\ \ :///////////////////////// \ / o |\__\ /__/ | .=========================== ____ :--'""'--: ______ |\ /|___|o O o O o O o O o O o O o O .-' ____ -. | \ / | | o o o o o o o o o o o o o (,. ((_[]_)) ,) |||\ .\/. /||| | \_. -\/- ._/ \| '.__.' |/ '---------------------------- \,_____,/ | | Hoi! shome of ush ____) (____ ___| |___ are dying of / . \ ( $$$$ ) /||||\ thirsshht down / . / //' ::::::::|| ( ~ ~ ) here! / / . / / // | ;;;;;;;;|| s-Q--Q-s / / / / / \\ | ''''''''|| [ / ] CcC ------ CCc ------- \\.__. ------|| { (__) } |==| \| | |\\ /'''''' _/\/\/\/\ :'' |##| |##| | { \: '--' '--' | {_________________/ Others, the principal Rebel warriors among them, prefer less frantically high-energy pursuits! . . . . . . . _ . * . . . . . . _ . |:| . . They've not heard the . . . . . |:| + . |:'________ last of this! It's back . + . |: | | ( zx ) to the drawing board! . . . |: | . | (_ _ />\)_/) It'll be the most . _ _ /: | .::. | /|._|\/|*/| heavily armed and //\ __ /\\ . /: \ '::' / ( | V | / best defended drawing \ /-\/-\ / /: :: / __[ #### ]__ board this galaxy has | a a | __________:_:_____(---\#(__)#/---: ever seen! ______________\ /_____ : : / #### \. /-\../-\ . : : |==,/ . \ | / || -- || .__/\|\ : | S | . | / Oh give it || oOOo || | / /\_\ : |-==| . | \ a rest, for \\ // |/ \/\|\ \ \ \ | flip's sake! xX Xx / \/\_\ / \ . | ~\/ / /| | / \/\ \_ /\~ ~~~~~~\ : | ::: / / | | /. \ \ |||\ ::: ::: \ \ | | / | /\\\ || | ::: \ \' | /--' | || \ ::: ::: / /| '. --.--_/-__. | || | /_/' ---' And what is this!? An uncharacteristically minionless Sinclairomorph staggers away from an escape capsule, ambitions and person dented, but still determined to start anew! His faithful aide, Ratthos, is rather less impressed. .--. . . . . . /\_ \ . . + . . * . !: | /! . . . Ham, I don't think anyone will . \ / / . . Swede Dreamsh mind too much if we go somewhere '--' . are made of quieter for a little while! /\ /' /||||\ thishh! \ /\ , \// _ /\ ( . . ) / \\\\||/ \/_/ /\ ' \\/ , s-Q--Q-s ssSSSs |. | /\ ,/ | /\/ [ / ] ssSs (@ @ | \ \_ / \/' /\| { (__) } ssS{ > /_ } / \_ \ ' \ /''''''_/\/\/\/\/\ ssS: < |_/ | ____\_______/__________/_____ {( )\ _ ss \__/ \__/ | \ (_._._._._._._._._ )\ .'""\_____:__' I've got a /\__O \__ \ :| | )___/ \ funny feeling \ /\/\ . \/ :| |/ | \_ \ about this! :--'""'--: O \\ \ | \ \ A strange .-' \____/ '-. LA-lalalala! / \~\_ | / / anticipatory (,. ((_[]_)) ,.) *Hic!* (( \\\ '--/_/ thrill! \_. -()- ._/ |\ \ | ///\ \,______,/ | \ \ | | ) ( Meanwhile, the distance between Ham and the Princess grows ever smaller! Is it a mixture of relief and gratitude behind this, or is it something more profound? Now if you'll wait a minute Ham! \ \\\\||/ / .--------------------. / |. .| sSSSSSs | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ' \ | :@ @: SS{@ @}SS | Door to the | / { V } S;( v );S : amazingly rapidly | \ [\_/] sss\<_>/sss | reconstructed : / __\___/__ _ .'-'. _______/_ | Royal Bedchamber! | \ / \ / \ / :~~~: ______|= | ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ | / | ' \ / '\ \ | ) ) ' | : \ | | | | \ \ | |\ / : | / | | | | \_\| | |,,,| |O | \ |_|-----' /\\|~|/.....\ | | / /\\\ . | /\\\ v ) : | \ | | | : | : | | / | | | : | : | : \ | | | | | | | | / '__|__'_ :_' '_: ' | \ -------|___\___\-----/ || || \----------|____________________'------ The Princess and Ham sneak away from the party, it looks like the Princess has a special surprise all of her own for Ham! | | | | | | sss So Ham, is that a solid | 'sSSSSSs rocket booster in your | sS{@ @}Ss trousers, or are you just __ ______ ' s;( v );s very pleased to see me! )( ) | ss\ v /ss / (________)(______) | _ .'-' ._ __________________ .'- --- - --- - --- | / _ \ /=================== HOOOOH! | / /(.) (.)\ \ /-------------------- YEAHHH! | | | \ / \ \ / \ | /||| ( ' ) \ \ / \||//// ' ( \/ ) /\\\ / | .| | / / /\ \ / | @ | / / / \ \ / { _\ ' / / / \ \ / | O |/ | / \ | .' . | \__/ ---' || || | '........................' .__: || || | | | | | | | | | | // \ \ / / \ \ / : : : : : : : : : || || ''' ''' | | And so the Princess enjoys the freedom of her fair flesh, unencumbered by the armour-plated royal safety pants, or any other kind of pants for that matter! To say that Ham is happy with the situation is a gross understatement! .--------------------------------------------------------------------. / _ _ \ : "Ooh Ham, that feels so *BIG!*" /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |_||_| | | "Mmmm! Yes!" \BASTARDS!! Don't/ .-..-. | | "Ohhhhhhhh Yesssss!" /stop now! It was\ |_||_| | | \just getting to / : | ################################ /the good bit! / | : # / # \Sluuh! Hur hur!\ | | # \py.on.the.wall.cam.live.com # \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ | | # / # | | ################################ | | .___________________________________________________________________.| | :Picture transmission terminated! Please insert 25 Galactic Credits :| | |to resume the full service, live from the Palace tonight! || | '-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-'| \..................................................................../ But it looks like there might be something of a wider audience for this very private and intimate time? . -----^-----^-----^-----^-----^-----^-----^-- The Premiere Adult \ _ _ \ |_) |_) \ IT'S SO UNFAIR!! \ | e e p - O - | \ a m a / Have you got any money ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' _ _on you Jonnyboy?! |_____| || /_ _\ I don't think I'd || / |O| |O| let you have any, \/\ | V | even if I did /\@\ "Do it to me \|(_)|/ have some cash \ \_\ faster Ham! | | / on me! \_ \ _______ Push it.." _[]---[]_ ||\ \\ | | |/_ PLINK! |==|\\\|==| || \__\ | | / || W W || / \ // \ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ || ||__. /| |\__/ // | \ TAMPERING \ || ooo '---:: / | | \ // | / WITH THIS \ ||"""""" /\ \__/_ // |/_ MACHINE IS / ':: | | \ *|= : /NOT PERMITTED!\ \ / | \/: KICK! | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ | | |_ *| | And you thought for a moment, that we forgot all about Greebo in this chapter! Well, we saved him right to the end! -==#####==- -=##=- = #. = # = #. # == #=_=_ =##= =### #. ### #__# # # # # # #. # # # # # # # # = = = ##= -=##=- = = =#= # # # C i H - January to March 2001 I'll do the all rights reserved bit somewhere else!