I give Boomerang all the power it can take.
'The Burpers take after me in their space fighters, firing all their beamers.
I keep dodging.
'I release a blockbuster bomb. The Boppoian Burpers see it and blast
themselves in another direction to get away from the bomb. This gives
me the time I need to escape.
'I do get away, but my ship is damaged. I will not be able to make the
long flight home.
'After many weeks of limping along, and wandering a long distance from
the flight paths shown on my maps, I find myself here at Super-Rock,
only part of my way home. I have brought my ship with its treasure here
to this cavern. Since my arrival it's been known as the Stranger's House.
'Now I am waiting.'
'Waiting? Waiting for what?' asks Stobey.
'I am waiting for rescue,' Bingbang hisses softly. 'I have sent a message
to my king, telling him where I am. He is sending a ship for me. The
loud booming and the other sounds you heard when you came near the
Stranger's House were the messages between my rescuers and me. They
should be here at any moment.'
Bingbang pauses, and they see his eye blinking in concentration.
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