Long Live The Rebellion!

Illustration by Eric Geusz @spacegooose

## Summary

After dealing a crippling blow to the Federated Alliance, the crew returns to the Zyxx Quadrant to search for new missions. Nermut makes a purchase. Bargie makes a daring rescue. C-53 tells a bedtime story.

## Plot

Dar warns Pleck to not touch anything in the marketplace. An alien attempts to purchase Pleck as they think he is Dar's plaything. The alien steps on Nermut, tearing his tail off. It'll grow back but Nermut doesn't like how it will look 'til it does. They walks past a being speaking Juntowa, Pleck attempts to speak it back but the crew moves him on before he can mess things up. Nermut has never been anywhere before and is enjoying the marketplace. Someone approaches them selling fingers, Dar asks if they sell big fingers but the vendors don't have any big enough for them. Pleck moves Dar and Nermut on. They find the droid shop they were looking for and say hello to Fondo Parquod and Stefai, whorecognise them as the buyers of B-69-420. The crew are looking to buy their least-used C-series droid frame. Stefai assumes they want to juck the frame as the C-series are all sexbots. Nermut finds a little mech that is also a can opener. Fondo throws in three bonus nipples for the C-series droid for them. They put C-53's cube in the new frame, and the first thing he notices is that he now has grey skin. His pelvis starts emitting a funky beat. C.L.I.N.T.s enter and make everyone get down on the ground, they're on the look out for the ambassadors who blew up The Delegator - Turk Manaked and Tiny Toots. As the C.L.I.N.Ts argue about who is the best finder the crew leaves the store. Once they're outside they realise they never paid.

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Bargie has redecorated her hatch while they were away and there are beads everywhere now. She also sold all her furniture and is no longer using oil, just dirt. She also has no more water for showers. The crew is feeling a little put out. Pleck suggests to Dar that they should use some of the Kroon they got from Do'Jamn. Dar invested it all in BitKroon and can no longer access it. They get an incoming call from Hark Tartigast who is crashing and needs assistance. His fighter being full of fuel motivates Bargie to go to his aid. Hark thanks the crew for saving him and asks Dar to fix his hyperdrive. Pleck asks if the Rebellion is looking for Zima Warriors, and Hark gives a non-committal answer. Bargie ejects a demo tape for Hark to show any director friends, Dar picks it up and Nermut with it. Hark offers to return the favour by calling Rolphus Tiddle and recommending them to be emissaries for the Rebellion. Nermut becomes overexcited. Rolphus likes their gumption and Hark deputises them. The Rebellion doesn't have the position of Junior Missions Operations Manager so they 'promote' Nermut to Missions Operations Manager. They download Rebellion protocols to C-53. Rolphus hangs up. Hark offers for them to accompany him to meet a Flarn crime lord. Hark hops into his fighter and tells them to follow him.

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Hark lays down a hyperdrive path for the crew to follow when his hyperdrive goes rogue and sends him in an unknown direction. His path goes in a spiral, splits into two paths, rejoins and then splits into three paths. They find out that Dar has never seen a hyperdrive before. Bargie got some gas from Hark's ship, but ejected most of it because she thought they were going to be celebrating. Beano wakes up much to the crews dread. The crew agrees that its C-53's turn to look after Beano as he hasn't had a body in a while. Beano is sleepy, C-53 tucks Beano back in. Beano wants to hear the story of Beano, C-53 tells him that they're getting tired of telling the story of Beano. Beano threatens to go insane. C-53 tells him the story of Beano and projects Beano's hatching. Beano goes back to sleep. C-53 regrets not sending the bean to Nermut in their Fedarted Alliance days.

## Quotes

"C-53: Can you remove *your* skin, Ambassador Decksetter?

Pleck: No, should- I mean should I?

C-53: No. You shouldn't. Is that a question that you needed me to answer?"

"And Beano!" - Beano's first line.

"Beano love the story of Beano" - Beano

## Trivia

* The language the crew speaks is 'regular'.
* They previously visited the droid repair shop in This Juckin' Guy.
* Fondo Parquod was previously known as Footoo.
* Bargie's best friend ship is Cheryl. Cheryl appears as a voiced character in episode 317, Retreat Yourself.
* The Rebellion does not put their hands together in a 'go team' way.
* Beano imprinted on C-53 when he hatched.
* Fondo's shop is called 'Fondo Parquod’s Used Droid Emporium'

## Credits

### **Voice actors**

C-53, Stefai, and Hark Tardigast - Jeremy Bent

Pleck Decksetter - Alden Ford

Dar - Allie Kokesh

Nermut Bundaloy - Seth Lind

Bargarean Jade - Moujan Zolfaghari

Beano, C.L.I.N.T., Fondo Parquod, and Rolphus Tiddle - Winston Noel

### **Production**

Edited - Seth Lind

Recorded - Robert Doggy Jr.'s Puppy Pound by Shane O'Connell

Sound Design and Mix - Shane O'Connell

Music - Brendan Ryan

Opening Crawl Narration - Jeremy Crutchley

Ship Design - Eric Geusz