1 00:00:09,599 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: From the far corners of the unknown come tales of 2 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:18,359 new worlds and impossible missions. These are the stories of 3 00:00:18,519 --> 00:00:24,800 one regular kid called to something, Irregular Adventures a thousand 4 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:30,719 light years wide and one afternoon Long Scout Rooks and 5 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,759 the Astronaugs. From the ordinary streets of Kingstown come tails 6 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:41,039 of the extraordinary, a crew of unlikely heroes and a 7 00:00:41,079 --> 00:00:47,520 galaxy that keeps needing saving. Right after school Salad Rooks 8 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:52,600 and the Astronogs. 9 00:00:50,600 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: Stove Rooks and Tonight Assault on Trios, Episode one. The 10 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,280 room was dark and Pharaoh couldn't see anything. The air 11 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,560 was cold, but the surface of the floor he sat 12 00:01:20,599 --> 00:01:23,480 on and the wall his back was against was warm. 13 00:01:24,359 --> 00:01:27,359 It was a confusing mix, like the room itself had 14 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,799 a fever. Pharaoh tried to adjust, tried to get comfortable, 15 00:01:32,239 --> 00:01:34,319 but the restraints that held his arms together at the 16 00:01:34,359 --> 00:01:37,400 wrists and his feet together at the ankles only tightened 17 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:40,640 the more he moved. They seemed to be triggered by movement. 18 00:01:41,519 --> 00:01:44,719 They were just as strange, just as alien as the 19 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:49,760 temperatures that resided in the dark, dungeon like room. Pharaoh 20 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,480 should have seen this coming. He should have expected things 21 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,079 to be different. After all, when you're a prisoner on 22 00:01:55,159 --> 00:01:58,799 another world far from your own, anything and everything could 23 00:01:58,799 --> 00:02:02,719 be possible. Pharaoh tried one last time to look around, 24 00:02:03,079 --> 00:02:06,040 but the lack of light made it impossible to see. 25 00:02:06,239 --> 00:02:09,960 Beneath the silence, he thought he'd heard rushing water, like 26 00:02:10,159 --> 00:02:14,520 an underground river. Maybe they're gone, Pharaoh thought to himself, 27 00:02:15,159 --> 00:02:19,919 that's not a good thing. Hello, Pharaoh called out, attempting 28 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:24,599 to make contact. Is anyone out there? Suddenly there was 29 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,360 a loud rucus from above. Something was still up there. 30 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,919 Over the noise, he heard a screeching roar. It was 31 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,240 identical to the one that came from the creature that 32 00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:38,280 brought him here. They stood upright, wore armor, and had 33 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:42,360 the most repulsive faces. As much as Pharaoh wanted out, 34 00:02:42,479 --> 00:02:44,240 as much as he wanted to go home to his 35 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,639 own room, in his own house, on his own planet, 36 00:02:47,159 --> 00:02:49,840 he also wasn't in a rush to see those hideous 37 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,639 mugs again. Pharaoh decided to remain quiet and not disturb 38 00:02:54,719 --> 00:02:59,280 the creatures any further. Out of sight, out of mind, right, 39 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:03,680 he wasn't sure what they were capable of or what 40 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,520 they had planned for him. With any hope at all, 41 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,520 help was on the way, but he knew that was 42 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,560 a long shot, especially with who was in charge back home. 43 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:20,840 Don't let me down, Professor Pharaoh, whispered helplessly to himself. 44 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,759 Scout Brooks lived only a couple of blocks from Kingstown 45 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,599 Middle School. He wanted to take the bus to school, 46 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,319 but because he lived so close, that wasn't in the cards. 47 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,000 He had always wanted to ride a school bus, those 48 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:47,560 glorious long yellow submarines for the roadways. Maybe if I 49 00:03:47,639 --> 00:03:50,240 leave for school a little earlier each day and walk 50 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:53,199 to another neighborhood, I could catch a bus to school. 51 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,520 Scout thought way in the logistics of that option. Nobody 52 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,759 pictured his mom or dad spotting him standing at a 53 00:03:59,759 --> 00:04:03,039 bus stop in another neighborhood. His stomach twisted into a 54 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:05,840 nervous knot of guilt, and he quickly erased that dream 55 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:07,919 from his head like it was nothing but chalk on 56 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:11,439 a chalkboard. Only a couple of minutes after leaving his home, 57 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,319 he was walking through the entrance of Kingstown Middle School 58 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,920 for the very first time. It was the first day 59 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,079 of seventh grade, and despite a long summer of doing 60 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,279 nothing but convincing himself that he would dominate the school, 61 00:04:23,439 --> 00:04:27,879 had become popular. On the very first day, nervousness ruptured 62 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,759 in him like an exploding carbonated beverage. Once he was 63 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,199 actually in the school, it was a large, two story building. 64 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,720 The hallways were clogged with students and lined on either 65 00:04:38,759 --> 00:04:43,480 side with tall, multicolored metal lockers. A Scout walked down 66 00:04:43,519 --> 00:04:46,720 the first hallway, referencing his class schedule that he printed 67 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:49,480 off before he left home. He was immediately stopped dead 68 00:04:49,519 --> 00:04:52,560 in his tracks by a random kid blocking his way. 69 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,399 The kid was shorter than Scout and a little wider 70 00:04:55,439 --> 00:04:58,800 compared to his gangly appearance. He wore glasses and an 71 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:04,000 oversized backpack secured tightly to him with both straps. I lost, 72 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,279 the kid said, his eyes wide like a deer caught 73 00:05:07,319 --> 00:05:08,240 in a pair of headlights. 74 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:08,879 Speaker 1: Helped me. 75 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: Scout looked around, but quickly determined that the strange kid, 76 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,639 who he'd never seen before, was talking to him. What 77 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:20,079 can I do, Scott hesitantly asked, I need to find 78 00:05:20,079 --> 00:05:23,959 my first class, the kid said, handing Scott his schedule. 79 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,040 Scott looked it over. The page was crumpled and torn 80 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,959 in multiple spots. It looked like a schedule that had 81 00:05:30,959 --> 00:05:33,720 been floating around for weeks and not mere minutes before 82 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,519 the school year even began. Scout zeroed in on the 83 00:05:37,519 --> 00:05:40,560 first class listed on the scheduled and smiled, Hey, hey, 84 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:43,680 your first class is the same as my first class homeroom, 85 00:05:43,879 --> 00:05:47,759 mister Watson. Great, the strange kid sighed in relief. I 86 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:52,240 just follow you. Then, Scout realigned his sense of direction. 87 00:05:52,439 --> 00:05:54,879 Man pointed down the hallway through the clog of other 88 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:58,120 eleven and twelve year olds. This way, he said, follow me. 89 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:02,439 Scout led the way, but when he arrived at the classroom, 90 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,560 he'd come to realize that the strange kid had vanished. 91 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,879 He was nowhere to be found. He'd either got jammed 92 00:06:08,959 --> 00:06:12,480 up in the clog or lost again. There was nothing 93 00:06:12,519 --> 00:06:17,000 more Scout could do. Home room was a new thing 94 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,240 for Scout. For him, those didn't exist in sixth grade, 95 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,519 but now coming into seventh grade, he had to assume 96 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,639 everything was going to be different. His brother had warned 97 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,480 him about this. It wasn't just a school change, it 98 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:34,480 was a life change. Lockers, home room, strange kids lost 99 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,920 in the hallways. Scout tried to brace himself for whatever 100 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,920 was coming next. He just had no idea what to 101 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,079 brace himself for. As mister Watson commanded a roll call, 102 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:48,600 shouting out every kid's name at an unnecessarily loud volume. 103 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:52,839 The classroom door flew open and inpoured that strange lost kid. 104 00:06:53,399 --> 00:06:57,399 He tripped and stumbled, spilling out his backpack full of compasses, rulers, 105 00:06:57,439 --> 00:07:01,759 and unsharpened number two pencils. Half the classroom laughed, while 106 00:07:01,759 --> 00:07:04,319 the other half was in shock of the complete randomness 107 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:08,120 that was unfolding before their eyes. Mister Watson stood in 108 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,759 front of the downed kid with hands firmly on his hips, 109 00:07:11,279 --> 00:07:15,160 and you to be he asked, Annoyed, The kid stood 110 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:20,439 up and nervously smiled. Yad Chuck, Chuck Taylor, Chuck Taylor. 111 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,360 Mister Watson mockingly repeated, like the brand of shoes he 112 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,199 referenced his class roster. As Chuck stood to his feet 113 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,199 and scooped up all of his tools and pencils. Ah, 114 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,839 here you are, Chuck Taylor, mister Watson pointed to the 115 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,639 only empty seat in the back of the room. That's yours. 116 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,240 Trying not to trip again on the way back there. Embarrassed, 117 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,680 Chuck walked to the back of the classroom and had 118 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,000 a seat as the rest of the class tried their 119 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:54,480 best to hold back any laughter. By lunchtime, Scout was 120 00:07:54,519 --> 00:07:57,279 more than ready to eat. All of the nervous and 121 00:07:57,399 --> 00:08:00,240 awkward energy that had been swimming around inside of him 122 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,240 since he'd walked into the building had finally settled. Once 123 00:08:03,279 --> 00:08:05,680 he found an empty lunch table to sit at by himself, 124 00:08:06,639 --> 00:08:09,639 He opened his brown paper bag and dumped out its contents, 125 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:15,920 or rather content. It was just a sandwich, what, Scout exclaimed, 126 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,600 Where's the rest of it? He double checked the bag 127 00:08:19,639 --> 00:08:22,480 to confirm that it was in fact empty, and then 128 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,519 sorrowfully accepted the fact that his mom or dad had 129 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,480 literally forgotten to pack everything. Either that or his older 130 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,279 brother Mark had swiped the goods before he left for 131 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,639 his first day of high school. Frustrated, Scout crumbled the 132 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,000 brown bag up into a ball and heaved it across 133 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,799 the cafeteria, unintentionally pelting a kid in the back of 134 00:08:41,799 --> 00:08:46,799 the head. Oh so sorry, Scott called out. The kid 135 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,080 turned around, and Scout was stunned to see it was 136 00:08:49,159 --> 00:08:52,679 Chuck Taylor. Chuck, come on over, he said, trying to 137 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,159 disguise the bag pelting as just the way to grab 138 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:59,320 his attention. Chuck waddle over the Scout's table, setting down 139 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,159 his lunch trick that carried lukewarm pizza, a cardboard chocolate milk, 140 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,639 and a cup of syrupy peaches. Why did you throw 141 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,279 that at me, he asked. I didn't mean it, Scout admitted, 142 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,480 I was just mad and my lunch was incomplete. 143 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,039 Speaker 1: Oh what happened? 144 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,279 Speaker 2: Either a couple of forgetful parents or a sneaky older brother, 145 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,600 Scott said, you got to watch those older brothers, Chuck said, 146 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,440 taking a bite of his pizza. You have one too, 147 00:09:25,519 --> 00:09:30,159 I take it. No, but I've heard things. Scout looked 148 00:09:30,159 --> 00:09:33,120 around the cafeteria, taking in the sights and sounds of 149 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,639 kids that seemed to have already made new friends or 150 00:09:35,799 --> 00:09:39,320 had things to talk about. It was overwhelming and even 151 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,759 a little intimidating. Scout turned back to face Chuck. How 152 00:09:43,799 --> 00:09:45,840 are you late for home room? You were supposed to 153 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,840 just follow me down the hall launch story, Chuck said, 154 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,200 slurping a slippery peach from his plastic spoon. Once Scout 155 00:09:54,279 --> 00:09:57,480 realized Chuck wasn't going to elaborate, he decided to unwrap 156 00:09:57,519 --> 00:10:01,000 his sandwich from the foil and take a bite. Just then, 157 00:10:01,039 --> 00:10:04,080 the table shook as another student plopped down on Scout's 158 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,559 other side. Scout and Chuck both looked. The kid was 159 00:10:07,639 --> 00:10:10,799 much larger than either of them, wore an oversized Hawaiian 160 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,399 T shirt, and had his long brown hair pulled back 161 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,320 into a ponytail. Hi, Scott said. The kid only responded 162 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,320 with a slight head tilt and wink in Scout's direction 163 00:10:21,399 --> 00:10:24,879 before he dug into his tray of hot lunch. Scout 164 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:27,279 and Chuck exchanged a k awkward glance with one another, 165 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,279 but he realized the new kid wasn't going to speak. 166 00:10:30,399 --> 00:10:33,639 Scout tried again, I'm Scout Brooks. This is Chuck Taylor. 167 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,559 Scout extended his arm for a handshake, but the new 168 00:10:37,639 --> 00:10:41,399 kid just gawked at it. Finally, you smiled. Yeah, it's 169 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,399 a pretty good looking forearm, he said, finally, shaking Scout's hand. 170 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:49,759 Do you do little bustle workouts for that? Scout shook 171 00:10:49,759 --> 00:10:54,240 his head. No, Oh, good fool be I'm Phil, the 172 00:10:54,320 --> 00:11:00,000 kid said Phil Easton. Nice to meet you, Phil, Scout said, yeah, 173 00:11:00,279 --> 00:11:02,639 chimed in with a mouthful of food. Nice to meet you. 174 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,919 Phil began to shovel food into his mouth, but still 175 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,320 somehow spoke with crystal clear unaltered clarity. You guys look 176 00:11:11,399 --> 00:11:16,200 like fresh seventh grade meat. Phil said, we are. Scott said, 177 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,120 you're in eighth grade. I assume go, Phil said the 178 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:24,919 Scout and Chuck's surprise seventh Just like you, bros. Dan, 179 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:29,080 Why did you say it like that? Chuck asked, because 180 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,759 you got his sound like you fit in. Phil said, 181 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,799 you got his sound experienced, comfortable, and older than everyone else. 182 00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:38,399 That's the only way you come into a new school 183 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,679 a dobb date. I've already told several people I was 184 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:46,080 older than them. Scout and Chuck exchanged another awkward glance 185 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,120 with one another. Phil then reached down deep into his 186 00:11:49,159 --> 00:11:51,519 backpack and pulled out a brochure that he slapped down 187 00:11:51,519 --> 00:11:55,480 on the table. At this, Phil said, this brochure is 188 00:11:55,519 --> 00:11:58,799 filled with every after school club the school offers, from 189 00:11:58,879 --> 00:12:02,240 chess club to computer club. Leave it offer a computer 190 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,840 chess club by advice, joyed, one of these clubs locked 191 00:12:06,879 --> 00:12:09,759 you in and level up above the rest. You'll get 192 00:12:09,799 --> 00:12:14,399 people talking, you'll kick start your lure. Scott pulled a 193 00:12:14,399 --> 00:12:17,480 brochure closer and studied it. The front had an image 194 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,759 of the school and the words after school awesomeness scrawled 195 00:12:20,759 --> 00:12:23,200 across the top and have fun over the top front. 196 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:28,399 Of course, Scout thought, after school clubs, that'll make the 197 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:32,039 new school year interesting and fun. Can I take this pro? Sure? 198 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,159 Scout asked? Sure? Bro Phil said, I have plenty more 199 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,960 where that cave drub two, he said, leaning over to 200 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:43,200 grab Chuck's attention. Chuck just waved him off. Nah yo yo, 201 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,360 and not for me. I have an after school job. 202 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,759 No time for clubs, he said. What's your job? Scout asked, 203 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,399 but Chuck refused to say, whether it was embarrassment or 204 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,279 something he wasn't allowed to say. Well, Chuck's job would 205 00:12:58,279 --> 00:13:09,879 remain a mystery now. When Scout got home for the day, 206 00:13:10,159 --> 00:13:12,120 he kicked off his shoes and heated up a plate 207 00:13:12,159 --> 00:13:15,080 of ruffled potato chips with melted string cheese weaved over 208 00:13:15,159 --> 00:13:17,320 top of them. He sat in front of the TV 209 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,919 and scrolled through the streaming apps. There were dozens, so 210 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,080 many choices. It was something that his dad despised for 211 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,120 some reason, always claiming that things were better when streaming 212 00:13:27,159 --> 00:13:31,879 didn't exist. His mom seemed indifferent, usually only caring when 213 00:13:31,919 --> 00:13:34,919 something on TV had to do with plants or propagating 214 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,519 and Mark well, he wasn't the TV guy at all. 215 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,840 He was more of a music bro. He'd sit in 216 00:13:40,879 --> 00:13:43,600 his room all day and all night cranking tunes from 217 00:13:43,639 --> 00:13:46,159 an old CD player their dad passed down to them. 218 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:51,360 Music club, Scout thought, reaching down to his backpack on 219 00:13:51,399 --> 00:13:53,559 the floor and pulling out the brochure that Phil had 220 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,799 given him at lunch. He flipped through and saw that 221 00:13:56,879 --> 00:14:01,399 there was a music club too, actually, one for playing 222 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,360 and one for talking about it. Scout continued to flip 223 00:14:05,399 --> 00:14:09,360 through the brochure, taking Phil's advice to heart. Join a club, 224 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:14,519 lock in, and level up above the rest. Kick start 225 00:14:14,639 --> 00:14:19,559 my llure, Scout chuckled to himself. Phil was a strange character, 226 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,080 awkward and dissimilar to anyone else he'd met throughout the day. 227 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,000 The only other one closest to matching Phil's eccentric personality 228 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,919 was Chuck. How did I stumble across the two most 229 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,919 unusual kids in the entire school on the first day, 230 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:40,240 Scout thought, and we're all friends now. Well. As odd 231 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,159 as Chuck and Phil might have seemed, Scout couldn't help 232 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,240 a smile at the thought of making two friends on 233 00:14:45,279 --> 00:14:47,879 the first day of middle school. That had to have 234 00:14:47,879 --> 00:14:51,159 been some sort of record, As he continued to leave. 235 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,080 Through the pages of the brochure, Scout stopped on one 236 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,840 page in particular, there was a picture of a cartoon 237 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,320 spaceship exploding out of a planet below the m with 238 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:04,879 the words the astro Nogs Kingstown Middle School Astronomy Club. 239 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,440 Scout couldn't lie to himself. The picture that was photoshopped 240 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:13,240 together to entice interest in the club was brilliant. It 241 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:16,879 was like he could actually picture himself flying the spaceship 242 00:15:16,919 --> 00:15:19,759 away from the exploding planet, or at least a barrage 243 00:15:19,759 --> 00:15:23,919 of lasers. Reading through the description, Scout found out that 244 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,600 the Astronogs wouldn't meet on Fridays immediately after school in 245 00:15:27,639 --> 00:15:31,000 the library and was spearheaded by the school's astronomy teacher, 246 00:15:31,399 --> 00:15:38,039 Professor Edward Nogg. Professor Scout wondered why Professor when all 247 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:42,559 the other teachers began with a mister or missus. Either way, 248 00:15:42,679 --> 00:15:46,240 the teacher's honorary title didn't matter. All that mattered was 249 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,080 if the club would live up to the image and 250 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:53,519 the brochure, And on Friday, immediately after school, Scott planned 251 00:15:53,600 --> 00:16:04,279 to find out. The rest of the week seemed to 252 00:16:04,399 --> 00:16:07,080 take forever. Each day it was a carbon copy of 253 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,759 the one that came before it. Chuck was late to 254 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,559 home room each day. Scout's launch was somehow incomplete every 255 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:16,840 single time, and the stress of the new year and 256 00:16:16,919 --> 00:16:20,759 a new school continued to mount. Scout was just praying 257 00:16:20,799 --> 00:16:24,440 that joining the Astronogs would bring meaning, purpose and excitement 258 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,200 to the school year, not to mention kickstart his lore 259 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,720 otherwise he was ready to just throw in the towel 260 00:16:30,759 --> 00:16:32,440 and pretend to be sick for the rest of it. 261 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:38,039 Early on set Shrinkle Mules too jam, He'd be ready 262 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,039 to pull out anything he needed to in order to 263 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:44,159 stay home. But finally Friday arrived and the moment of 264 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,679 truth was about to be revealed. Would the Astronaugs save 265 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,039 Scout's school year or just be another dud to add 266 00:16:51,039 --> 00:16:54,240 to the list. Once the final bell for the day rang, 267 00:16:54,559 --> 00:16:56,519 Scout made his way up to the second floor and 268 00:16:56,559 --> 00:16:59,000 followed a long glass window down to the entrance of 269 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,279 the library. He walked in and went straight to the desk, 270 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,720 where a middle aged woman sat behind a name plate 271 00:17:04,839 --> 00:17:10,000 that said Henrietta. Scout smiled, Hi, I'm looking for mister Nogg. 272 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,880 Henriette looked up from the book she was reading. Her 273 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,240 hair was wild and poofy, and she wore glasses that 274 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:19,960 sat on the tip of her nose. I mean Professor Nogg, 275 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,440 she corrected him. Sure, Scout said, is this where the 276 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,799 astro nogs meet? Henrietta pointed off to her left without 277 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:32,480 saying another word. Scout followed her direction and sauntered off 278 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:35,759 to a small, empty lounge area. He sat down in 279 00:17:35,799 --> 00:17:38,440 one of the chairs and looked around, wondering if he 280 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,960 was even in the right place to begin with. He 281 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,920 looked back at Henrietta, who had already returned to reading 282 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,519 her book. Is this the waiting area, Scout called out. 283 00:17:49,559 --> 00:17:52,319 Henrietta snapped her head toward him and hushed him fiercely, 284 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:56,440 before slowly looking back down into her book. Scout took 285 00:17:56,440 --> 00:18:00,920 a deep breath. This school was filled with weirdos. He 286 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,920 sat back in his seat and looked off in the 287 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,839 other direction, where he was instantly startled by the appearance 288 00:18:05,839 --> 00:18:07,960 of a man standing in an open doorway along the 289 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,240 side wall of the library. The man was tall and skinny, bawled, 290 00:18:12,319 --> 00:18:15,359 with thick framed glasses on his face, and wore a 291 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:19,079 long white lab coat that dusted the ground. He pointed 292 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,440 to Scout, are you here for the Astro and Noggs. 293 00:18:21,839 --> 00:18:25,440 The man called out to Scout. Scout only nodded, still 294 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,400 trying to settle his heart from the jump scare of 295 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:33,400 the man's abrupt, statuesque appearance. Come with me, the man said, pensitantly. 296 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:36,400 Scout stood up, gripped the strap of his backpack, and 297 00:18:36,519 --> 00:18:39,519 followed the man through the doorway. Once he was inside, 298 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,799 the man closed the door and sat down at a 299 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:46,000 metallic desk that was lined with small blinking lights. Scout 300 00:18:46,079 --> 00:18:49,240 sat down in the only other chair and examined the room. 301 00:18:49,559 --> 00:18:52,200 He looked at the motivational space posters on the walls, 302 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:56,240 the Astros Scientists certification certificates framed on the wall with 303 00:18:56,279 --> 00:19:00,359 Professor Edward Nogg's name on them, and then eye the 304 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,039 large metal door behind the desk that looked out of 305 00:19:03,079 --> 00:19:08,079 place and appeared wanted by a digital keypad. Scout nervously swallowed. 306 00:19:08,519 --> 00:19:11,880 Is this a club or a job interview? He asked 307 00:19:12,079 --> 00:19:15,799 as a joke, but also he wasn't so sure. The 308 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,000 tension in the room was as thick as molasses. Whatever 309 00:19:19,079 --> 00:19:22,440 that was, This wasn't how he imagined an after school 310 00:19:22,519 --> 00:19:26,559 club to be. Was there a vetting process, a series 311 00:19:26,599 --> 00:19:29,119 of trials that would determine if you were worthy enough 312 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,759 to discuss stars and nebulas. You're the only one who 313 00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:38,039 signed up, Professor Nogg said, Do you know what that means? 314 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:44,640 Scout shook his head. It means you were the chosen one. 315 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,880 Scout sat in silence, letting the professor's words sink in. 316 00:19:48,799 --> 00:19:51,839 They seemed epic, but didn't make a whole lot of sense. 317 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,759 It was just an after school club chosen for what. 318 00:19:56,519 --> 00:20:03,279 Scout cautiously inquired, what's your name? No, Ben, asked Scout Brooks. Well, 319 00:20:03,319 --> 00:20:06,640 Scout Brooks, you have been chosen to be an intergalactic 320 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:19,319 space hero. Scout laughed. At least the professor had a 321 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:22,119 sense of humor that would hopefully make the club fun. 322 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,119 But as Scout laughed, he noticed the professor didn't. His 323 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:31,279 face was straight and serious and old. This isn't a joke, 324 00:20:31,519 --> 00:20:35,119 Scout Nogg said, sliding a digital pad across the table, 325 00:20:35,599 --> 00:20:38,160 sign this. From here on out, you were not allowed 326 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:43,680 to discuss the astronogus with anyone for any reason. Scout 327 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,000 was dumbfounded. This had to have been a joke, either 328 00:20:47,039 --> 00:20:51,279 a joke or a really strange dream. This isn't a dream, 329 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,000 Nog said, or a joke. I'm sure that's what you're thinking. 330 00:20:56,559 --> 00:21:00,920 Can you read my mind? Scout asked, no, not yet, 331 00:21:01,079 --> 00:21:05,079 that'll be next week. Scout had no choice but to 332 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,799 believe that he was indeed in a dream and signed 333 00:21:07,839 --> 00:21:11,160 his name on the digital pad. Nog took it back 334 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,960 and locked in Scout's sloppy signature. Welcome aboard, Nogg said, 335 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,240 leaning down next to the desk, picking up a cardboard 336 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,200 box and setting it down in front of Scout. Within 337 00:21:22,279 --> 00:21:26,240 this box, you'll find your homework study up next Friday, 338 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:30,880 the Astronoggs will really start to make sense. Time is crucial, 339 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:36,200 lives are in danger. Could I trust you? Scout nodded, 340 00:21:36,319 --> 00:21:38,680 accepting the box into his hands and expecting to wake 341 00:21:38,759 --> 00:21:43,119 up at any moment. Perfect Nogg said, See you next Friday, 342 00:21:43,279 --> 00:21:48,119 same time, same place. Sure thing, Scout said with a wink, 343 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,480 Knowing his next dream would be something completely different and 344 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,599 probably involve him single handedly winning the World Series or 345 00:21:54,759 --> 00:21:58,440 climbing the world's tallest mountain on rollerblades. He picked up 346 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,000 the box and left Nogg's all office in the rear 347 00:22:01,039 --> 00:22:05,279 of the library. However, on his walk home, as an 348 00:22:05,279 --> 00:22:08,880 early September breeze blew through Kingstown and tickled the fine 349 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,160 blonde hairs on his arms and the back of his neck. 350 00:22:11,799 --> 00:22:16,839 The reality of everything sank in. Scout wasn't dreaming. That 351 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,839 Astronomy Club assessment was as real as the box in 352 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:24,880 his hand and the mysterious homework contents inside another not 353 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,319 twisted in his stomach. This one was a fair mix 354 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:33,640 of anxious curiosity and instant regret. Professor Nogg's echoing words 355 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,119 lingered in the back of Scout's head. Time is crucial. 356 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:48,319 Lives are in danger. Pharaoh must have fallen asleep, because 357 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,720 when he heard the loud, metallic clang of a large door, 358 00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:53,559 he opened his eyes and had momentarily forgotten where he was. 359 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,759 It quickly came back to him as a bright light 360 00:22:56,839 --> 00:22:59,359 shined in on him from above. He was on an 361 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,200 alien place, It far from home. He heard the screeching 362 00:23:03,279 --> 00:23:05,839 roars of his captors above, and then watched as a 363 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,640 shimmering metal chain was lowered down to his level. Descending 364 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,480 down the chair was one of them. This one was 365 00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:16,440 decked out in a full suit of armor, scratched with 366 00:23:16,599 --> 00:23:21,079 strange alien markings and glowing lights. When the hulking figure 367 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,559 faced Pharaoh. He noticed the helmet it wore. It was 368 00:23:24,759 --> 00:23:28,039 heavy duty and gave off a sinister appearance, hiding its 369 00:23:28,039 --> 00:23:32,559 even more grotesque natural face underneath. The creature spoke through 370 00:23:32,599 --> 00:23:35,799 a communicator on the front of its helmet. It reverberated 371 00:23:35,839 --> 00:23:40,160 with robotic tonality. Stand to your feet, earth laying, the 372 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:45,039 creature commanded. Pharaoh didn't take any chances. He scrambled to 373 00:23:45,079 --> 00:23:47,119 his feet as quickly as he could while still in 374 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,400 his ankle and wrist restraints. The creature then pulled a 375 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,000 separate chain away from the first one and attached it 376 00:23:53,039 --> 00:23:57,039 to Pharaoh's wrist restraints. The creature looked up once Pharaoh 377 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,079 was secured and shouted, paul him up. 378 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: Wait. 379 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 2: Pharaoh pleaded, where are you taking me? But before he 380 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,359 was able to get an answer, the chain retracted back 381 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:12,839 up toward the surface and took Pharaoh with it. Felt 382 00:24:12,839 --> 00:24:15,759 the human, the creature said to itself as he watched 383 00:24:15,759 --> 00:24:20,240 Pharaoh disappear out of sight. Your's sacrifice will soon come. 384 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,839 Scout Brooks has just been named the Chosen One, but 385 00:24:44,039 --> 00:24:48,119 chosen for what exactly? Somewhere out among the stars, a 386 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,279 man named Pharaoh sits chained in the dark, waiting for 387 00:24:51,319 --> 00:24:54,440 a rescue he doesn't even know is coming. What's hiding 388 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:58,200 inside that mysterious box of homework? Will Scout's new friends 389 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,480 ever believe what he stumbled into? And what does Professor 390 00:25:01,599 --> 00:25:06,319 Nag really have planned for one ordinary seventh grader? Find 391 00:25:06,319 --> 00:25:11,759 out next time on Scout Brooks and the Astronougus. 392 00:25:12,839 --> 00:25:18,559 Speaker 1: New Worlds Impossible Missions. Join us next time on this 393 00:25:18,839 --> 00:25:24,039 same frequency from more Adventures from Kingstown and Outer Space 394 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:41,279 with Scout Brooks and Brooks and the. 395 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to part one of the micro 396 00:25:43,559 --> 00:25:48,559 Terror's special presentation of Scout Brooks and the Astronous Assault 397 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,240 on Thrios. Where is Pharaoh? How did he get there? 398 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,440 And what exactly does Professor Nogg have in store for Scout? 399 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,119 Tune in next week for part two. If you can't wait, 400 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,799 you can read the entire book early right now in 401 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,519 the micro Terrorist Fan Club. The book will also release 402 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:08,079 on Amazon in paperback and kindle formats on August twenty second. 403 00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:09,599 See you next week