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Force Magellan and… smurfs…: Things just continue to get grimmer by the panel don’t they? Sorry about that! (I swear, if I’d known we would be in the middle of one of the most depressing years in recent memory I would have come up with a much more more upbeat story!)
By the way, if you are wondering why Go!Anna calls Ranger Bill “Jake” it’s because that is his actual name (Jake Smith-Smith). I guess he didn’t want to be known as Ranger Jake…?
If you’re wondering about: a) why he seems nekkid, and; b) “bots”?? … his nano and pico-bots were deactivated along with the rest of the tech on the island, and those bots also happened to make up his suit – check out page 48.
Oh, and what was that about a moonbase?
Patreon: By the way, should it be a thing that interests you, my Magellan patrons over at Patreon have been getting full previews three updates ahead of schedule. And you can too for as little as $1 a month… 😎
Families/Cемьи: Page 16 is now online. Sorry for the delay to this… hoping to restart from September, it’s been a crazy couple of months and it’s dented my productivity. Stay tuned! By voting you not only get a new page of this story but you help raise Magellan’s profile and help potential new readers find us.
Next update: Wednesday 19 August: Sista Superior on the loose…
Hang in there Ranger Bill. We needs ya.
So. Perhaps it’s not highest priority right now, but what assets would this moonbase have, and how can anyone from teams Magellan get there?
At a guess, they get there via time travel…
Assets?🤷 Whatever RB (a fairly imaginative guy) thought of, I’d guess. How to get there – The old-fashioned way?
I swear I thought it was Spence at first.
Rebar through the right side of the chest like that is no survivable for long. It probably went through the subclavian artery to the right arm, rendering that useless and maybe part of his lung. Thankfully, the heart is on the other side. Still, at this rate he will need Olaf’s help instead of Dr. Chandra’s to get back into action.
Good work Bill!
Damn it, Grace.
There’s nothing quite like seeing a loud-mouthed annoying character take his last few moments to try and inject levity in a grim situation to endear one to said loud-mouther annoying character.
As depressing as this year is in real life, I am on the edge of my seat for Magellan like never before! You’ve really got a winner on your hands with this chapter. Keep it up!
I wonder, do they have Smurfs on Ranger Bill’ s home Earth? Or did he learn about them here?
Ranger Bill’s home dimension is closer to ours than Magellan’s…
*blink* I wouldn’t have guessed so. Should we manage to extricate ourselves from this current morass, will we ever get to travel to any of the home dimensions of some of our characters?
I hope so!
He died as he lived. Wisecracking.
SWSR looking for large slab of concrete or multi-ton freight hauler for long walks on beach, intimate candlelight dinners, and penetration (of lung cavity). Must like robots. No smoking. Call (888) RGR-BILL to meet your destiny!
I wonder if the raid group’s only healer can solve this problem and if he can, how much of his wisecracking persona could/will be lost?
Rereading the chapter.
I very much want to see this Moon Base thing pay off in this storyline. There is some interesting potential here . . .
Olaf + Moon Base Teleport + Paz Time Travel + Rochelle and/or Kaycee Thoughtful Braininess + Paradoximan + Olga (maybe, or any powerful enough psychic).
Waiting to see what Grace has up her sleeves!
Aaaaaaaand now with the latest page (159), hopefully Go!Anna will remember this revelation, and get key players to safety in a hurry.