Now a decade earlier.when Bobby was about 7 years old he'd had a much
easier time connecting to that troubled father of his.
Bobby Smithers dad Bartholemew Smithers in one of their rare
father son bonding moments had led his son to the locked shed at the back of the lot and produced a rusty old key and slid open those fourteen foot tall doors.
Young Bobby was impressed as he could see that the tarpaulins were hiding
something big and tall underneath them.
Bartholemew had explained to his son that
back in the nineteen fifties,when he was a teenager,he'd been a seriously strong
fan of a TV series called
"Captain Buck Zeero :Rocket Ranger" to the point he'd
built a life size replica of
Captin Buck Zeero's rocket patrol ship.
Then Bartholemew had pulled away the dusty tarps and
young Bobby had gazed in awe
at a lifesize
wood and metal
Rocket Patrol Ship.
Bartholemew had guided Bobby inside the life sized
space toy and plopped his son
in the Commander's seat,with a fantastic set of 1940s and 1950s era
instruments from scrounged car parts,etc
in the control panel.
Bobby's dad told him the thing had worked back when he'd built it and Bobby made
the fatal mistake of asking his father to
"Fire Up Her Engines"
which Bartholemew was most happy to do,
For all of 30 seconds the lights lit,the fan motors hummed and
both son and father were on
Cloud 9.
Then something short circuited,there was the smell of burnt windings and the craft went drk and silent.
The two had promised each other they'd fix the Rocket Patrol Ship and have more
bonding sessions.
Alas a month later Bartholemew was arrested for break and enter,and after he was sentenced to four years in jail Bobby's
mother had filed for divorce
and the joy never had returned.
And now Bobby was staring at a cat that thought humn thoughts,rather
then ct thoughts.The Chronivac was capable of bringing the fanastical to life.
If it could do a cat,why not a Rocket Patrol Ship
for him and his older more grizzled dad.
Nathan could go get squished under a car tire chasing mice
for ll Bobby cared.
So in a matter of seconds,after Bobby had yelled to his dad down in their
basement workshop
"Dad,get ready to rocket"
Bobby pushed the "ACTIVATE" on the Chronivac
and a whole lot of people besides the three of them found themselves aboard
Mars Space Station Delta Nine ( complete with
1950s looking robots and space chics with death ray pistols
the Invaders heading their way,intent on Conquering Earthlings
with only Commander Bobby,
the shape shifting alien Space Cat Nathan Knight and
Captain Bartholemew Smithers and his squadron of Rocket Rangers
to defend us all