Although the Twins Jace & Jan were not officially part of the Doctors team, they were members of the Group.
The Doctor had originally wanted them to return to their home base on Salomon's Planet, but the attack on the Phantom Cruiser by the Black Widow had left it not able to be piloted. So the Doctor had allowed them to travel in the Tardis for safety.
Although the teens were now just over 17, and had been part of Space Ghost's crew for many years, the Doctor believed that could be in great danger in his dealings with the Grand Master and what ever group of Villains he had brought together to battle his team.
The twins were very useful Team Members he though. And he had already thought of a few rolls that they could perform around the Tardis. The years they had lived with Space Ghost and the time they had spent with Salomon both of them had picked up many talents. The fact that they helped re build Dyno - Mutt after he had exploded showed they had their uses. They had first hand knowledge of the Tardis, and could aid new members of the Team with any questions.
The Doctor invited the Twin's to tell their story, and how they ended up with Space Ghost.
The Twins stood up Jace was the first to speak.
He told them that their names were Jayson and Janette, but both preferred to be call Jace & Jan. He was the eldest, he thought, but really did not know. Most of their personal history before Space Ghost rescued them was a mystery.
They had been living on the Planet Toth , a planet on the outskirts of the Union. Mainly inhabited by Miners, and people trying to make it big. The Planet was a good source of Killawok, an energy releasing Crystal that was worth large numbers of credits if found. The Zorathians, a race of Large War Like Insect Creatures tried to invade. The Twins believed that their Parents where both killed in the first wave assort. They were about 5 years old at the time, and they had been saved by Space Ghost who called himself the Ghost at the time. They had been living in a half destroyed transport station, and near to death from starvation, when they had been rounded up by some Zorathian Drones, who looked like they were hungry for Flesh.
A quick blast from The Ghost Gauntlets sent them running. But he knew they would return with support and weapons.
The Ghost's space craft that was near by to keep, and he decided it was the best place to keep the Twins safe. The Ship that was built by Salomon was not as sophisticated as it was today. But it did have something good defenses. A Force Shield second to none, and the ability to go into a Stealth Mode. Making it invisible and undetectable.
Taken the us onboard The Ghost showed us around the Ship. Then he taut us how to activate the Shields and put the ship into Stealth Mode. There was food enough for a week, and if he did not return in 5 days, the Ship would take off on Auto Pilot and return to his base, where his friend would care for us, explained Jace.
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| The Ghost explained how to operate certain controls |
We begged him not to leave us, but The Ghost said that there were others that needed saving too. He told us we were lucky, we still had each other. Then he smiled. After The Ghost exited the ship we activated the shields and placed the ship in Stealth Mode, Jan added.
The Zorathians were lead by Zorak. These were a vicious race that traveled from planet to planet stripping it of all useful materials, like food, precious metals and Technology. Their appearance could be liken to a cross between a Mantis and a Lizard. They were basically insects that could adapt to what ever situation they were in or environment. They came in different types, or castes that had been bred for different purposes. War Drones were the largest and could have up to eight limbs.
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| A War Drone |
Seeing this picture made Jayna turn away, as she found it frighting. Zan held her hand to comfort her.
The Twins continued on with the story, taking turns explaining things. The Zorathian leader Zorak only had six, two legs, a set of reptilian arms with hands and a set of two arms that looked similar to those of a preying mantis. These covered in sharp points and were used to slash at their victims. He was known to wear Yellow so his forces could identify him.
Space Ghost Showed a likeness of Zorak.
"Yellow Gloves and Boots" Laughed Phooey
Sniggering was heard from from the other end of the table too.... It was Dyno - Mutt
"No interruptions" Snapped the Doctor.
Then Jan took over from her Brother, she continued.....They could eat any thing edible, vegetation and organic. They now had a taste for Human Flesh so were considered very dangerous by all organic life.They originated in a area of space what was called the Black Nebula, which was outside the Union of Planets, and very rarely ventured out. The Nebula was surrounded by many Union and Elite Battle Craft to ensure that the Zorathians remained outside the Union of Planets. However, a massive invasion fleet had overwhelmed the Union defenses and the Zorathians broken through and had started attacking the nearest Planets. This included Toth.
Jan went on..... after the Zorathians had been finally repelled from the Toth after 4 days, with the help of the Elite Forces, but none of the Wraith Officers Space Ghost had noted. Then Space Ghost tied to find out if the authorities had any idea if the twins had any relatives still alive on the Planet. However, all records had been destroyed when the Capital City had been attacked. As there was now millions of people displaced on Toth and without any where to live, The Ghost had decided to take the twins back to Salomon's Planet where they could be cared for.
The Zorathian Invasion was still far from over, but The Ghost knew that the defenses Salomon had put in place around where he dwelling was should and would provide protection for them. It was far from perfect, but leaving them on Toth was not an option. He had admitted that Jan reminded him of his late wife, and something about Jace reminded him of Salomon. The Twins were both Witty, and maybe Salomon needed some one to look after again.
He took them to Salomon's Planet, and his old friend agreed to tend to their needs. The Twin's called Salomon "Uncle Sal" and would refer to The Ghost as Daddy Thad. Although The Ghost considered Thaddeus Bach dead, deep down inside he enjoyed this being called Daddy Thad. Out of tragic circumstances a family had been born.
" He looked a little bit frighting first " Said Jace
"But not as frighting as The Zorak and his People , But Salomon was kind " Added Jan
Jace then took up the story one again. As The Ghost would spend weeks away on his missions to destroy the Wraith and push back the Zorathian invaders, it was left for "Uncle Sal" to do most of the educating. Uncle Sal was an excellent inventor, and builder and he start to teach these skills to them both. Jace made a joke that they may not know their surname, but they knew how to build a radio transmitter at the age of 6. By 7 they had built their own flight packs and anti gravity belts.
When the Ghost would go away on a mission, Jan would always ask him to bring them back a present. This could be tech or new clothing something they could use. But one day he brought back a tiny little monkey he had rescued from poachers. He like them were orphans. He needed some one to look after him, as Salomon had done for them. Doing that Twin Thing as Daddy Thad always said, when both came up with the same idea at the same time, they both said the world BLIP. And that is how Blip got named.
Blip had been listening to the Twins telling their story , and watching Space Ghost flash pictures from his Gauntlets to help explain the story. On hearing his name, jumped up and down squeaking. When he saw his picture.... he start to whoop. The Doctor put his hand on his head to settle him.
Jan contained, it was always a tradition that if Daddy Thad brought them a present they would give him something they had made for him. This was when The Ghost got a new Uniform. Salomon had helped improve the Tech, but the Twins had designed it. They had given him a logo, and thought that the name The Ghost, did not fit his character. So they came up with Space Ghost instead.The new uniform was accepted, and the name too. The Black and Gold Cape was now just Yellow, it looked good he thought.
It took time but after the Zorathian invasion had been completely quashed and their leader Zorak deposed, a rumor that a Planet within the Union would be given to the Zorathian Race as a Peace Gift was common knowledge. It seemed that the main reason for the invasion was that the Black Nebula could no longer sustain life, and the Zorathian's were near extinction. Zorak was too stupid to ask the Mammals, as he called the Peoples of the Union, for help. Why ask when you could just take.
This New Home would allow the Zorathian Race to hopefully join the Union of Planets, due to an incident that had happened, the Planet and a large number of the Zorathian Race who had settled there, had been killed.
The Planet was Toth. the Planet that Jace & Jan had originated from. Space Ghost wanted to investigate and made plans to go back to Toth. He agreed to take Jace & Jan with him, as it would be a chance to see if they could find any evidence of there past lives there. What they discovered that the Planet was now void of any life. Every building had been demolished or torn down. Hacking into Central Records at Elite HQ, Jace had discovered, that all the People had been moved off of the Planet by the orders of The Head of the Elite..... Temple. Temple had then made arrangements to gift the planet to the Zorathians. Their New Leader Zorra had accepted and a large part of the Zorathian Race had relocated there. There had been an explosion. The Killawok Crystals had amplified the Blast it seems. Was this an accident or had it been planned.
From the radiation readings Space Ghost assumed that a Nuclear Bomb or Bombs had been detonated. He did not know if it was a mistake or on purpose. The last chance of finding any information about the Twins had now faded completely.
Returning to Salomon's Planet he help his friend to improve their defenses, even helping to build a Cloaking Device so that if the Planet was visited no one would know anyone lived there.
That's our story said Jan, and after Space Ghost brought Temple to trial, we were again allowed to accompany him on missions. That is how we met The Doctor, The Blue Falcon, and some marvelous people. And had some amazing adventures too added Jace.
They both bowed and thanked Daddy Thad for providing the picture show.
The Jace said they had forgotten to say what they brought to the group. They both said in unison "ideas, inventions, friendship and Blip" They laughed as Blip jump over the table and joined them.
Next Time its The Blue Falcon's Tale.
Until next time.... ENJOY.
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