OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY

 

Spiraling through a sea of amazing, ever changing colors, while feeling the static pin pricks from the ion residue, was a normal part of time travel. Gary was used to this, but he didn't expect such a bumpy landing back on his home planet of Glirka! Of course, since Gary doesn't wear clothes, it caused a few scrapes and bruises on his little body!

Gary had just returned from the year 1950 in Earth years, when one of the unsung heroes of Earth was born, and humans all over their world celebrated "Danny Days!"

It just so happened that today was Gary's birthday, and he wondered if he would one day be honored like Danny!

Yellow Rose welcomes Gary back and has him enter the de-ionization chamber without a word about his birthday.

Gary - (Talking to Y.R. from the chamber) "Wow, Yellow Rose, they sure had a fantastic BIRTHDAY celebration on Earth!"

Yellow Rose, looking at a magazine..."That's nice."

Gary - "I think it would be AWESOME to have people celebrate MY BIRTHDAY like that!"

Yellow Rose - (Not looking up from her magazine) "Uh huh."

Gary - "Is there something you might have forgotten, my faithful friend?"

Yellow Rose - "Gary! Oh, my gosh! I am so sorry, buddy! I forgot to take you out of the de-ionization chamber in time! Now you're gonna be a bit wrinkled the rest of the day!

Gary - (Dejectedly stepping out of the chamber) "That's okay Y.R. I'll go home and press myself."

As Gary walks through the Space Community Compound, he bumps into a bunch of his old friends and partners who have known him for most of his 222,000 parsecs of life.

Not one of them remembered his birthday!

Gary starts mumbling to himself as he walks home looking down at the ground..."Well, ain't this a crappy birthday...I thought my friends loved me...maybe I ticked them all off without knowing it...it almost makes me want to cry, but I'm too tough to cry...I'm a legendary hero...legendary heroes don't cry.........

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Gary reaches his home and sadly opens the front door....

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yellow Rose had organized the biggest surprise party for Gary that Glirka had ever seen! There were more than a thousand fellow Glirkazoids, and many creatures from various and diverse galaxies! 

Gary - "This is wonderful, Yellow Rose! I thought nobody cared about me."

Yellow Rose - "You are such a dumb head, Gary! Everybody loves you, and especially me!"

Gary - "Wha,wha..what did you just say? You LOVE me?"

Yellow Rose - "Of course!" Just like I love my grandpa."

Gary - "Oh, uh, yeah, that's what I thought you meant, Y.R."

Yellow Rose - (Raises her glass in a toast) "Happy Birthday my lifelong friend, and may your days prove to be long and prosperous!"

Gary felt the warm tingle of being loved!