Spark: A Space Tail

Bana, once the most glorious planet in all the universe,

ruled by a beloved king and queen.

Under their rule, Bana was a paradise.

But darkness took hold.

The king's envious brother, Zhong,

unleashed the space kraken,

an ancient beast with the power to create black holes.

Oh!

Bana was shattered to pieces.

The king and those loyal to him

were sucked into the kraken slick,

along with your parents.

And since that fateful day,

Zhong has ruled what remains of Bana with an iron fist,

enslaving everyone except for...

Bananny?

- Bananny. - Except for...

Except for me, Chunk and Vix.

You brought the three of us here as kids

and we've been hiding ever since,

down here in an underground bunker.

When the kraken let loose its slick,

most of Bana was torn into thousands of pieces called shards.

Some shards disappeared into the slick, but others were left behind.

The furthest is used as a garbage dump.

And that's where we live... under a giant pile of trash.

Stealing from Zhong just to get by.

The end.

Good night, Bananny.

Have a good sleep.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Yep. The big "one-three."

That's like a thousand in roach years, isn't it?

Shard, sweet shard.

Hey! How'd it go?

Hey, buddy, we scored big time!

We snagged a gravity module off the back of Zhong's perimeter patrol unit.

Just what I need to finish that PEC!

- PEC? - The Polaron Energy Converter.

Oh, it's so cool!

I tell you, his clowns almost caught us.

But Vix lost 'em in a warp chase through a shard field.

It was great!

It was, uh... Well, it was crazy boring.

I mean, gravity modules. Who likes that stuff?

Right?

Huh. What's this?

N-N-Nothing. Just junk.

Careful with that.

Uh, seriously, Spark. Take it easy. You're gonna...

...hurt somebody.

Aren't you supposed to be in bed?

After an awesome birthday of you guys leaving me home alone

to stare at the stars with the roaches,

I guess I was just too excited to sleep.

Sorry, Spark. Happy birthday.

I'm not a kid anymore. I should be going on missions with you guys.

Maybe next year.

I've been sitting on this rock for 13 years.

There's gotta be more out there for me, like a purpose.

I believe in you, buddy. I do.

And I know Vix does,

in her irritated, never-gonna-admit-it kind of way.

You just gotta prove to her that you're ready for more responsibility.

How?

All clear!

Hi-yaah-ha!

I hope you're hungry, 'cause you're about to taste bitter defeat.

Time to kick some asteroid!

Haah!

Hyah!

Hah!

Ow. Sorry, Chunk.

Yeah. It's okay, buddy.

Are you hungry now?

'Cause you just got served.

Combat is focus, Spark. You have to find your center.

Your body's just flailing all over the place.

Hi-yaah!

Focus!

I think I just pulled a muscle...

in my entire body.

Hey, let me give you a hand there, Sparkster.

Cool, huh?

I finished that holographic replicator I was working on.

It's not fair!

My throat's sore, I didn't eat breakfast, I have, uh, uh, got a...

You know what? You're cheating! That's what it is!

No one's cheating, Spark. I just don't think you're old enough yet.

I am a thousand in roach years!

Well, I'll keep that in mind when we go to war with the bugs.

Why is he acting like this?

Well, he's undergoing major myelination and synaptic pruning

in the orbital frontal cortex and excitatory neurotransmitters,

all of which have massive implications on risk-taking

and vulnerability to boredom.

What?

He's a teenager.

Ah!

Hmm.

Yes, yes.

A perfect likeness!

Permission to proceed with the full-scale build.

You know, they called my brother many things.

"Selfless ruler."

"Empathetic king."

"Loving monarch."

But they never called him...

Destroyer of Planet.

Ooh, that's good.

That's really... What?

Lower-case?

Small?

What are you saying?

N-N-N-Nothing.

It was an oversight, Your Maternal Malevolency. I swear.

A small oversight, hmm?

Is that it? You think I'm small?

- Oh, n-n-no, Your Imperial... - What?

What's wrong with being small?

Is there something wrong with that?

Nothing at all. Okay. So I am small then.

I seem small to you. That's what you're saying?

Yes. I mean, no! I mean, I'll have it fixed right away.

Koko!

Ohh! I regret nothing!

Gah! Third artist this week.

Oh, my lady, do I have a surprise for you.

Not another jaywalker's head on a pike.

No, no. Much better than that.

Much better.

Huh? What do you think?

Has a much better ring to it, doesn't it?

Destroyer of Planets.

You're going to destroy another planet?

Behold!

I found another kraken finder.

How?

Well, let's just say 13 years of search minions, searching and minioning,

has finally paid off.

It's been exhausting for me, really.

What exactly are you planning?

Nothing much.

Just finding the kraken, destroying another planet

and having the rest of the universe bow before me in fear.

That's all.

Zhong will rule all!

Why Koko laugh?

Ha! Ha!

Hi-yaah!

Oh! Oh-oh-ohh!

Heroic space prodigy Spark has demolished every foe that dare cross his path

until he comes face-to-face with pure evil in ape-like form.

Zhong, you tore this planet apart.

You took my parents.

I just have one thing to say to you. Your rule is over!

Whoa!

Almost took your head off there, Floyd.

You're lucky I have cat-like reflexes.

Huh. You guys really love bananas, huh?

So, what do you think? Do you think I'm ready?

One day I'll show them.

I'll show everyone.

Adventure's overrated, dear.

Yeah. Sure.

How about a glass of nice, warm milk?

Just how you like it.

Can I have some of those cookies?

You know, the ones with the sprinkles on top?

Of course you can, snookums.

Aw.

Ooh!

"Vix, I realize the risk, but we must meet immediately.

These instructions will lead you to a rendezvous point.

Follow them.

This is of the utmost importance."

Uh, what is this? Soap?

Blecch! Ugh!

Blaagh!

- Hey, guys. Beautiful day, huh? - Hey, buddy.

Man, you must be really tired after an all-night mission like that.

You should get some sleep.

Mmm. I'm just going to work on those pointers you gave me the other day.

You know, focusing, thinking, exfoliating, whatever.

Okay, bye-bye. Toodle-oo.

Who put that there?

Am I right?

What's gotten into him?

Ugh.

What?

Okay, Bananastar. Engage silent mode and set course for Bana.

Please push the "on" button.

Uh, on button. Right.

Okay, uh...

Hmm. On button.

Thanks, Floyd.

Hey, you're not supposed to be here.

Eh, you got a point.

Ah, here we go.

Whoo-hoo!