Oh no, not the Helmacrons again!

[warren_bearclaw]

One Rondecron begins giggling, for no apparent reason...
"We noticed that our cousins were causing a bit of a disturbance for your species, and we thought that was so sad. We wanted to help the Helmacrons see that they were being rude, so that they would be happy. We even made them cookies.... Would you like one?"

"LIES!!! ALL LIES!!! DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY THEM, YOU FOOLS!!!"

[A ghost you know]

*quietly talks to the others* Huh. I don't recall the Helmacrons trying to do us any favors earlier, so I'm not inclined to listen to them now. On the other hand, I'm a little leery of this new species, but we don't exactly have a choice in trusting them. I'm inclined to play it by ear and see what happens. We can always bail if these guys turn out to be like the Helmacrons.
*turns back to the Rondecrons* Thank you for your kindness in coming to help fix the trouble the Helmacrons caused. They shrunk us to a fraction of our normal size, which is making life very difficult since we're not used to being this small. Is there a way you could bring us back to our normal size, please?

[warren_bearclaw]

"Oh no!" "How terrible" Cried the Rondecrons. "We're so sorry! We don't have any way of fixing this; only the Helmacrons use those scary shrink rays. This is so sad...."

[A ghost you know]

That's not good; we don't really want to spend the rest of our lives like this. Is there any way you could talk the Helmacrons into unshrinking us?

[warren_bearclaw]

"Not without their ships. It's so sad... they don't like sharing, so they made their ships be destroyed when they weren't using them anymore. How sad!"

A small group of Rondecrons had gathered around the Helmacrons' bubble. Somehow, they were pushing strawberry tarts through the force field that trapped them. The prisoners immediately began yelling and stomping the tarts, while their 'hosts' gave them more and more.

TSEEEEW! TSEEEEEEEEEW! Bolts of Dracon fire began to strafe the area. Rondecrons ran screaming and crying... mostly crying. The Helmacrons were still screaming.

[A ghost you know]

We'll need to get our hands on another Helmacron ship, I guess -- *is cut off by Dracon fire*
*sarcastically* Well, that didn't take long. Guys, run!

[Aluminator (Kit)]

*grabs a handful of cookies and makes a run for it*

Yeah! Let's hurry up and get unshrunk so Mr. Visser over there can have a chat with you guys! *points at the controllers now combing the woods*

[Aldrea Hammee]

This just gets more and more psycho...*begins morphing into a dragonfly* Try hitting something THIS small!

[warren_bearclaw]

Great Lord of the Universe! Total capture of this lowly planet is eminent! Though our floundering 'brothers' managed only to lose their ships and be captured, the might of the Dignified Comet Storm will not only compensate for their whimpering defeat but bring our Empire to dominance! Already have we set panic in the hearts of the inhabitants! They run in terror at our fearsome magnificence!!! Within a few short hours the planet will be ours.

 - from the log of the Helmacron ship Comet Storm.k

The bubble surrounding the Helmacrons dissolves as the Flowered Pride lifts off and zooms away. The Stellar Fury takes off after it as the Rondecron ship zooms away.