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Episode 5: Part 25


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Episode 5: Planet of the Laugh Track!
Original Characters and Concept: Travers, Kenyon, & Rioux Jordan; Alex & Natasha Gorely; Sam Barnett
Original Story (Trapped on the Planet of the Laugh Track!): Kenyon Jordan
Adapted to Comic Form by: Travers, Rioux, & Kenyon Jordan
Photos: Travers & Rioux Jordan
Background Photos: Search Engine Image Sources & personal photos
Art/SFX/Photo Editing: Travers Jordan
Editing: Kenyon Jordan, Therese Jordan
Social Media Coordinator: Danielle Jordan

10/6/25:
If you look REALLY closely, you might be able to spot the bounty hunters' ship next to the moon in panel 1.


Comments from the Tagboard:

10/06/25 12:40 PM
BrickVoid: I see two ships next to the green planet, at the top where the sunlight reflecting off it makes it white. On the smaller dark tan colored moon closer to the sun in the panel I can see a tiny pixelated dot. One of those would have to be the bounty hunters' ship, although going off it's shape in panel 5, I'd speculate that it's the second ship next to the planet, if going from left to right. :D

Transcript
Panel 1:
Gornar Border Control (comms): Unidentified vessel: This is Gornar border control. Relay transponder code immediately.

Panel 2:
Ezzok: Gornar, this is Commander Ezzok of the Grzonder. Code 5587612Z.
Gornar Border Control: Your are not on Grzonder, Commander Ezzok. Explanation required.
Ezzok: That information is classified, border control. I am requesting formal debriefing with General Zunak.
    And general asylum in sector 8861. I have prisoners with me.
Colonel Hank Reynolds (aside): Prisoners?
Ezzok (aside): Don't worry... it'll be easier if they think you're prisoners.
Gornar Border Control: Request logged, Commander.

Panel 3:
Gornar Border Control Operator: Reduce speed to 1/8 impulse, lower all shields and deflectors, and proceed to customs control.
Ezzok (comms): Roger that, border control. Commander Ezzok out.
Operator: Yuzik... did you scan their ship?
Yuzik: Of course. One Gorn life sign, two Humans, and two Romulans.
    Odd bunch of prisoners.
    Heh. Stop me if you've heard this one before: A Gorn, a Human, and a Romulan walk into a bar...

Panel 4:
Operator: I've heard it. So MANY times.
    That joke is so old, it's got mold on it. And even the mold is dead.
Unidentified signal: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Yuzik: Oh, you'll laugh at your own joke, but won't even let me finish mine?
Operator: What?

Panel 5:
Narrative Text: Meanwhile, on the far side of Gornar's moon...
Human Bounty Hunter: There... See? I told you.

Panel 6:
Alien Bounty Hunter: You did. And we even beat them here.
    Shall I charge weapons?
Human Bounty Hunter: Are you nuts? In front of the entire Gorn home defense armada?
    No no no. Track her landing pattern and raise our cloak.
    I feel like stretching my legs.


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