Starbolts #724: The Hidden Race

 

 Hail! 

    It took a while. But, now we finally have the origin of Medea's people. They're called the Faeori and are responsible for all the myths about fairies, imps and all sorts of creatures. I guess that means Tanis isn't really an insectoid after all. I think that made Heidi really happy to hear that. Tanis is probably relieved that he's from Earth as well.

    Sadly, it looks like the Faeori are trapped somewhere for the time being. They may be stuck in another dimension. They may even be in a facility Braun put them in. You never know. Needless to say Medea has been spending every waking moment since her liberation from Demonstorm trying to find them. Will she? Or will she enlist the aid of the Starbolts?

    At least now they know the truth. Just know that Medea was secretly always rooting for our heroes whenever Demonstorm invaded Earth. She did a good job trying to keep him away from her home for so long. But, he grew tired of her and pushed forward anyway. Now, you might be wondering why he attacked the Faeori to begin with. It's really quite simple. He did it because he could. He's that evil.

    Now, it looks like Cyclone has found the ancient Faeori city. Will they be going to Demonsk? I don't know about that. However, I think Heidi better check in with her boss now that they're worried about her not checking in. It seems someone forgot to give them her two week's notice. Whoops.

More on that and other assorted drama next week!

See ya then!

Starbolts #723: Program Error

 

 

Hail!

    This week's comic answers a very old question some people might have had about Tanis, Medea and others and why they look like baseline humans even though they came from another dimension. Medea revealed that their people came from Earth. I'll go into more detail next week.  We just need to let the dust settle a bit here. The people have a long history with Earth and I'd like to give it its proper focus. I guess the dinosaur people weren't the only secret race on Earth. Many more developed and many more are probably still out there. It's a big world.

    Now we know why Tanis was able to break Demonstorm's hold on him way back in Starbolts #16.  Medea changed her son's genetic code so that he'd be more like her people and less evil like his father. Kind of sneaky of her to do this under his nose. Not to mention dangerous. Tanis's heroism comes from his mother and her people. It was the ultimate revenge on a cruel tyrant. Can't say he didn't have it coming.

    As for Heidi? Wow. Medea sure can call it like she sees it. She is not one to shy away from the obvious, is she? Her parents were blissfully ignorant of their daughter's past. I won't go into details. But, she's had more than just Josh as a lover as we've alluded to before. I don't think her parents would've approved of half of them to be honest. "Alien" or not. And now we know Tanis isn't really an alien.

     Oh and speaking of Josh you might be wondering how he was able to see Tanis and Heidi having sex. Well, Tanis's apartment is on the ground floor like I said.  He simply went to his place looking for a fight and saw everything through the bedroom window. Heidi wasn't able to sense Josh as she was focused on Tanis at the time. Josh didn't stick around long and went to the nearest bar to wash away his sorrows.  I didn't show that in the previous comic as that probably would have been not safe for work. At least now he's sleeping it off. We'll see how he feels once he's sober.

    Anyway, the next comic we'll see the origin of Medea's people and how they fit into the whole Demonstorm mess. There may be more going on here than meets the eye. So, do stay tuned!

See ya next time!

Starbolts #722: Calling in the Big M

 

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    Wow! It's all over when your mother gets involved in your love life. But, will things be as bad as we think when Medea finally meets the woman who has stolen Tanis's heart? Good question. The bigger question is how will her parents react. That's going to be a bit interesting to say the least. At least Medea wants to help her son out because once again Demonstorm's programming has royally messed up her son. She has to clean up the mess he made. 

    There's a perfectly good reason for why Tanis has been so flighty and why he's been trying to attach himself to various women. First it was Shenra and now it's Heidi. Something is going on with the bug and next week we'll figure out what's been bothering our friend. The poor guy's a victim of mad science and you might even say he had it worse than Crystal and Carter. 

    Meanwhile, I think someone should talk to Junior about hitting on married women and engaged women. Junior is a teenager so I think he'll learn quickly. We might see him again. Poor kid didn't know what he was getting into trying to hit on two ladies who are quite happy with their relationships. Though, I imagine the sight of Firaxil was enough to splash cold water on his fantasies. He's a kid. He'll learn.

    For now we have Tanis to deal with. Heidi admits that she's probably falling for him, too. Is it too soon? You make the call. I think she feels a connection because her exes haven't all been that great. Tanis is the only one who listens and she was able to figure out that he genuinely cares about her.  More on that soon. Right now Mommy Dearest is about to make a house call.

See ya next time!

 

Starbolts #721: Caught in the Act

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    Oh, there's a lot to cover this week. Tanis's libido seems to be in overdrive and he doesn't realize it. You might sake he takes after his mother Medea in that regard. Tanis needs to slow down and it seems Heidi wants to go full throttle with their relationship. I think I can see why. 

    Heidi has had a lot of boyfriends as I illustrated during the argument her parents had. She wants someone like Tanis who'd give her stability and she won't take no for an answer. When Crystal told her to slow down, she spoke from experience. The thing is Heidi is actually more experienced than Crystal and told her off. 

    As I've said before, Crystal has only ever been with two men and one of them was a complete and utter scumbag. As a result, she played it safe on the romance front. However, Heidi doesn't know Crystal's full background. I bet once she finds out WHY she has taken things slow she'll be changing her tune. That remains to be seen. Here's hoping the two will eventually become friends. 

    For now it looks like Heidi has her heart set on Tanis and he's more than happy to reciprocate. I think next week we'll explore how the ex and her brother are reacting to their new surroundings. We'll see what the next comic brings. We may even see how her parents react to their daughter being more than just a "sliugger". Yeah, they just got another wake up call about their daughter.  Twice in one day. How are they going to handle it.

   Meanwhile, I think Crystal's faith in Tanis has been shattered. She is a big believer in second chances. So, she may have some trust issues with her friend now. That's gonna take time to heal. After all he and Heidi did have sex in the ship that brought Firaxil and his parents to Earth. That didn't go over well with Carter as we saw this week. It's definitely not going to go over well with Crystal. That's the main thing they're mad about. It's not so much the tryst. But, the place they did it could stand some scrutiny and raise a few eyebrows.

    Talk about a soap opera! More on this next time!

See ya then! 

Starbolts #720: The Case of the Ex

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    Yikes! Tanis is going to be in DEEP trouble next week. Now was probably not a good time or place to have a romantic interlude. Think about it. Not only are the Starbolts on a mission to save some civilians from Cyclone. The shuttle that Carter is driving once brought Firaxil and his parents to Earth. Before it was recovered by our heroes, it was in a cave in Kentucky collecting dust while her husband was abused by the Arronfelds. The Starbolts now use it as a means to transport groups of people on the ground at high speeds since it can never fly again. It can still hover, though! 

    The only saving grace here is there Josh will likely stay out of their way. Or will he? I don't know. I was initially going to write him as a nice guy. I think we've had way too many jerk exes in the comic and so I thought Josh being nice would be a great change of pace. Well,. we'll see how that goes.

    Then we come to Heidi's brother Alex. Alex is a kid. I would say he's about fifteen or sixteen. He's got some growing up to do. We'll be seeing how he interacts with Ellie and the other kids around his age at the Academy. Since he doesn't have powers (that we know of) we can safely say he might bite off more than he can chew. 

    There's not much I can say about Heidi and Alex's parents at the moment. They seem okay. I mean they were shocked to find that their daughter is a metahuman. But, I'm sure once they talk to the Whitefoxes they'll get over it. Time will tell. For now, though? I wouldn't want to be Tanis when he gets caught by Carter....and you know he will! Remember, this is the second time he had a tryst on a mission. This is also his second chance. Yeah....Things aren't looking good for Dragonfly.

See you next time! 

Starbolts #719: The Road of Life

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    Oh, Poor Tanis. His day started so well, didn't it? Let's recap shall we? He rejoined the Starbolts in the hopes of clearing his reputation and found that a woman named Heidi really liked him. They had intimate relations and it turned out Heidi was really working for Cyclone Consulting, a organization that's been a recent thorn in the Starbolts' side. Heidi was hired by Cyclone to seduce a Starbolt and to get information on aliens from them. 

    Heidi had second thoughts about her mission and came clean to the Starbolts. She urged them to help save her family in case Cyclone decided to act on Heidi's betrayal. So, Tanis and Carter decided to take the ship that brought Firaxil to Earth and save her family. When they get to Omaha they come face to face with not only her parents but a guy named Josh. 

    Josh is the captain of the football team and Heidi's former boyfriend. The awkward levels have now gone through the roof. How is Tanis going to compete with Mister Football here? Well, he may not have anything to worry about since Heidi said she had her fill of jocks a long time ago. We'll see how things go! Tanis's journey has just begun. Will Josh be competition or will he not stand in the way? Time will tell.

    All I know is that he'd better heed Carter's warning and not blow it with her.

    Special thanks go out to my friend and fellow Wikitreer Wendy Callahan! This week she and I discussed where in Omaha the Monroes lived. I thought about having them live in Carter Lake since well...Carter's name is also Carter. She said that wasn't a good idea. So, I had to choose between Aksarben and Elkhorn. Elkhorn, as it turns out, is a ritzy neighborhood in Omaha. So, I decided to go with that one because of Mr. Monroe's job. 

    I appreciate a lot of help on geography when I know little about the area. We'll see how the Starbolts handle their trip to Nebraska next week.

See ya next time!

Starbolts #718: Romancing the Dragonfly

Hail!

    Now that the truth about what Heidi was doing with Tanis is out in the open, you have to wonder if he has what it takes to step up to the plate and save her family. She seems genuinely apologetic for what she did. Let's face it. Seducing someone to get information is not a good look. Heidi knew it was wrong and was forced to do what she did in order  to save her family. The saving grace here is that things didn't go very far and the Starbolts should be thankful that Heidi has a conscience. Things could have been way worse. She could have used her powers to alter his mind and take all the information he had. 

    As you might have guessed Tanis is on a bit of a redemption arc. He's on the road to becoming the hero he wants to be and right now a damsel in distress needs him. Though, he has to get his mind right before committing to anything romantic, I think. For starters, he has to stop comparing himself to others. 

    Crystal has only ever been with two men in her life. Heidi has a lot more experience because her powers recently activated and she's probably in her twenties. Crystal joined the Starbolts as a teenager and her life before that was not exactly normal and neither is her life these days now that I think about it. None of the Starbolts save for a few ever had a "normal" life. So, it's going to be interesting to see where this goes from here.

    Next week we'll be on the road to meet Heidi's family. I'm sure they'll be normal people working average jobs in Omaha or something. Nothing crazy like being on a fake farm or something. Still, they are in real danger and Tanis here has to step up to the plate if he wants to be the hero he wants to be. 

    The first thing he has to do is stop putting his foot in his mouth and think before he speaks. Crystal is probably rightfully annoyed with him at the moment because of those comments.  Tanis has to figure out his own feelings and hers before even thinking about being in love with someone he met a week ago. These things take time and Tanis has a lot to figure out.

   Will they be a couple? I don't know. We shall see. For now we've got a road trip to Omaha to go on. This is gonna be interesting. No powers. Just Carter, Tanis and Heidi in a van. This should be an interesting trip indeed.

See ya next time!