Detina: Fragments & Outtakes New Kid in Town Ripley's Believe it or Not, and the guy who played Spock on In Search of.... <<I'll give you bad luck>> Nathan threatened, although he spoke in a vicarious tone. And then he stumbled over a rusty roll of barbed wire. Awakening David, on hearing our spells could be cast, <<Having inflicted you with the deepest trouble I now endeavor to make it double<< And at that very instant in time, Joshua David and Joshua burst out into ferocious laughter. Nathan did not see the funny side. He dusted himself down, and examined a bruise the fall had caused him. He then glanced scornfully at David, as if blaming him. Dave refrained himself from saying anything further: a joke lost its humor after being pushed too far. Nocturnal Sun Indeed, it appeared as if the sun had risen early to occupy the midnight sky. But the heavens were still black and star-speckled, and the unnatural light was white rather than gold, more intense than the hue of the moon. Joshua produced his rectangular, battery-powered tape recorder, and loaded it with one of his NHK cassettes. Flight of the Nocturnal Sun This Detinian "thing", however, on gently assuming an altitude of about a thousand meters, suddenly shot up into the sky at a speed of 20 kilometers per second. The blue sky turned black and the boys were stunned to look down on an Earth rapidly turning into a ball. Nathan takes over the computer when Josh discovers a fact sheet on David and Rich's, in the hope that they won't discover that he is not actually Detinian. He feels a vague of relief when warp is announced. In the end, Nathan becomes a traitor to the Red Hand Gang... and his home planet, Earth. After hearing Vlale's address to the Black Council, he becomes obsessed with this figure. might be tempted to take sides with the Soviet Union in this war. While doing so, he discovers this fact sheet about David: Operative Alias: David White. Proper Name: Bilphandia Y-P-Hurllendri. Serial Number: 3312911-4782213-9543255. Operative Class: Informat. Species: Detinian (Zellen Elovian). Place of Birth: Stantia, North Detina, Federation of Detina. Date of Birth: Pal. 33, 19901 Magellanic Calendar. Previous Assignments: Verculus (21036-21054 Magellanic Calendar/1791-1816 AD; Monru (21078-21092/1832-1850) Residential Address: Gurgo, Stantia, North Detina. <<Bilphandia!>> Nathan exclaimed. <<What sort of a name is that?>> <<I'll call you Bill>> JC chided. <<Get out of here!>> David retorted, shoving him away from the column. <<Is that it?>> Joshua asked. Despite earlier advice on relaxation, David immediately tensed up upon hearing those words. "Yep," David replied. "We just became the first Trundle residents to leave the Milky Way galaxy." Between Congress (chapter 7) and the outbreak of war, David visits his old home in the outskirts of Stantia, with its wooded gardens and stream, 3 storey house, etc. Presently loudspeakers announce that war has been declared.