Episode 9: Aeropela

**Aeropela** is the 9th episode of And Beyond.

## Summary

In this episode of the ongoing series, we follow Horas as he explores Aeropela, the most prosperous planet of its system and homeworld to Ben's Aerophibian, Jetray.

## Details

### Major Events

When R300 Orion IT Systems Model V55 finishes his recording, he is swallowed whole by a wild Leviictean.

### Characters

* Horas
* Toras

### Cameos

* Ben Tennyson
* Max Tennyson
* Kevin Levin
* Gwendolyn Tennyson
* Rook Blonko
* Rook Ben
* Zoseff Bej (Debut)

## Mythology

* Millions of years ago, a nebula collided with Aeropela. The immense heat from that nebula melted the planet's ice caps, thus resulting in Aeropela evolving into its duel-core state.
	+ The opposing cores manage to keep the planet's gravity in check, and also allow the ring of water to develop, shielded by rocks and space debris. This ring is now known as the Vapor Coastline.
* Aeropela is almost completely covered in water.
* Aerophibians are the dominant species of Aeropela and enjoy living in both very high places and underwater. They also enjoy living their lives in the atmospheric edge of the planet, though they have the necessity to deep down for a breath every few days.
* The Aerophibians' thrill-seeking nature has made the sight of groups racing each other for competition quite common. Many Aerophibians also have flags hanging out of their homes, which represent victory against their peers.
	+ Some inhabitants, however, have decided to use their lust for rush to make a profit, becoming employs at Aero2GO, a delivering company found by Zoseff Bej. Zoseff was inspired for the creation of the company, when he saw the Aerophibians' immense flight-speed, after being rescued by them.
* Aeropela has no established currency, which forces its dominant species to haunt for their food, often choosing lower life-forms of the planet.
* Their Neroshocks are a laser from their eyes and tail, which originate from the neon-helium gas compound inside their bodies. This power is both great for hunting prey and navigate off planet.
* Aeropela's planetary ring, locally known as the Vapor Coastline, is home to the Aerophibians' natural predator, the Leviicteans.
	+ Leviicteans are known as the Aerophibians' natural predator, not just because of their thieving habit, but also because every Aerophibian passing through becomes a long awaited meal for a Leviictean, thanks to not having enough local prey to be satisfied.
* Due to the Vapor Coastline being a place with very little resources, the Leviicteans have had to turn to piracy to satisfy their natural needs. Usually they attack passing ships, that are meant for delivering, and steal their cargo to later trade it back to Aero2GO for various supply drops.
	+ Even though Aero2GO's President Zoseff Bej has strongly stated that he would never negotiate with pirates, there have been evidence showing otherwise.

## Trivia

* On November 19, 2022, The Ink Tank announced to the public that this episode will be released a week later, alongside another project, which is kept as a surprise for the audience.
* When the episode was released, O.R. Ash claimed that this is the fastest he has produced an episode of And Beyond.[4]

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ItsTheInkTank/status/1594004472761528323
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/ORAsh3r/status/1596555538548260864