SCRIPT:

PANEL 1: The last of the "Champions" falls before Tetsuko's feet.

TETSUKO: So how many champions on how many worlds HAVE you defeated ANYWAY?
KLUDJ: Well, uh...

PANEL 2: CLOSEUP on Tutu.

TUTU: Earth would've been the first. We only started last week!

PANEL 3: CLOSEUP on Drakk.

DRAKK: We had NO IDEA the inhabitants of other planets were so POWERFUL!!

PANEL 4: CLOSEUP on Tetsuko.

TETSUKO: Well, I hope you've learned a LESSON from all this.

PANEL 5: Tetsuko turns in surprise as Ichi, in full ninja costume, and Asrial, in her Gundamesque body armor, burst into the room.

ICHI: We came as SOON as we could, sensei!
ASRIAL: We tried to get the BOYS to help, but they - -

PANEL 6: Looks of surprise on Ichi's and Asrial's faces as they see that Tetsuko has already handled the situation.

PANEL 7: Then from the other side of the gym, the ZETRAMAN team (including the ZETRA ROBOT) storms in.

Z-TEAM MEMBER: WE ARE ZETRAMAN! WE WILL VANQUISH THE INVADERS! WE WILL - -

PANEL 8: Looks of surprise on the Zetramen's faces (even the robot's).

COMMENTS: And the punchline to the whole story: the line "Earth would've been the first. We only started last week."

"Ninja High School", its associated characters, locations, designs, etc. © Antarctic Press

All other material © 2006 David C. Matthews