Harry Vanderspeigle's spaceship

**Harry Vanderspeigle's spaceship** is the spaceship piloted to Earth by the alien who assumed the identity of Harry Vanderspeigle.

## History

Vanderspeigle had never intended to land on Earth, his mission being to simply enter atmosphere to deliver a device which would execute the genocide of all humanity. His spaceship was, however, caught in an electrical storm which resulted in a piece of breaking off and crashing in New Mexico. He was forced to assume a human identity to blend in. He is now seeking both the remains of his spaceship and his device, desperate to find both before his presence on Earth is detected.

Harry eventually discovers his spaceship, but finds that it has been captured by government forces. When he regains his device, he breaks into the facility where his spaceship is being held, intending to take it back and then detonate the device before fleeing back to his home planet. He is, however, pursued by Asta Twelvetrees, whom he has developed a friendship with, as well as the boy Max Hawthorne, who can see his true form. Asta pleads with him not to detonate his device, telling him that if he kills everyone, he'll kill her as well. He agrees and takes off in the spaceship, only to discover that Max has stowed away. The boy Max asks if he's taking him home and replies that "This is some bullshit!"

Harry and Max tussle for control, resulting in the spaceship crashing back to Earth. During the crash, Harry protects Max from being hurt and ends up sustaining a head injury and amnesia in the process. While he is out of commission, Max tries to keep the invisible spaceship from being discovered by visitors to the baseball field where it has crashed. He is briefly aided by his friend Sahar, but is eventually forced to abandon the task, calling Asta for help.

Upon finally regaining his senses, Harry makes his way to the baseball field with Asta. There, he tries to get back in the spaceship and pilot it away, only to discover that it is totaled and will not fly. He then reduces his spaceship to a "survival kit", a red waxy container containing four alien balls. After he returns to his cabin, he is visited by Max. Max is pleased to see him safe, but Harry refuses to admit to having protected Max during the crash and is mad at him for keeping him from going back home. Max then steals one of the alien balls, and suffers the results (see Capabilities below).

Harry's spaceship with its payload
## Capabilities

It is suspected that the spaceship is a Quimbaya amulet. The ship is capable of teleporting over large distances. It was once recorded to teleport from the Strait of Hormuz to an area over Colorado.

His device is somehow "tethered" to his spaceship in a way that causes the spaceship to decloak and affect electrical devices around it when Vanderspeigle is close to the device.

If necessary, an alien can reduce the spaceship to a "survival kit", containing 4 alien balls. An alien ball is a featureless spherical metal ball. These balls have unusual properties, including the ability to allow him to take the form of others and create a bunker within his cabin. In long-term proximity to a young human boy, it causes him to develop early-onset puberty, including growing chest, facial and back hair, as well as speaking in a deep voice and becoming attracted to women. Removing the boy from the ball's proximity will cause these symptoms to subside. It appears to have no ill effect on fully grown humans. When liquid is spilled near an alien ball, it will be attracted to the ball, causing it to float above it. Harry Vanderspeigle also claims the alien balls have other properties, including the ability to turn people inside out, as well as turn them to stone, and to keep hot drinks hot.

When held in the hand, it great reduces, though does not eliminate, the impact of a fall, even a from a great height.

Following various usages, only one of Harry's alien balls remains. After originally having been captured by General Eleanor McCallister, Harry's alien baby reclaims it and gives it to Harry. Harry then gives it to Robert Hutchins in order to keep him safe. It, however, proves unable to prevent him from being abducted once more by The Greys. One of The Greys then claims it for himself and it glows green.