Ivan Bezdomny enters the fray

Ivan Bezdomny was having the time of his life. An alien invasion was occurring in Tandy! If he survived, the photographs would make him famous! Circular saucers used their cross-shaped antennae to unleash death beams on the local populous. Shambling 3 fingered ground troops were beaming down on pink teleportation beams. A winged cat-girl whizzed by at the edge of his sight but was gone before he could snap a picture. Hiding behind a tree, he was able to get occasional glimpses of the battle. From above he heard a strangely familiar voice:

*From beyond the farthest star,
Future commander avatar,
Our forces to communicate,
Earth defense coordinate*

Ivanova Bezdomny reached for her hand-com. As Strider One this was the oddest situation she had encountered. Marooned on Terra in the Western Hemisphere, Early 21st Century, she faced an invasion of lycanthropic Minibarian analogs. Stowing the 2D imaging unit that she was carrying, she constructed a shield against the mental emanations of the saucers. Her Ivan personality provided an adequate shield against the control of the ... Galactic Amazon Federation Venusian Liberation Forces. Ivan seemed upset that she had put away his... Kamera, but the leader of the Striders could not be swayed by the emotions of a sixteen year old boy, even when, as her hormones indicated, she had been rejuvenated to a 16 year old girl.

"Terran Defense forces, this is General Ivanova Bezdomny of the Striders speaking on all EM frequencies. You are under assault by a squadron of Venusian Liberation Forces from the Amazonian Galactic Federation. They are devolving your males to primordial ooze while mounting a telepathic assault on the subconscious mind of your females. Focus on the image of an American Kangaroo to provide a defense against their mind control. I will provide coordination for any forces that identify themselves."

"Colonel Cornell of the Biomech Assault Battalion coordinating with Galactic Hypergirl Headquarters."

"Glock of the Paranormal Defense Forces -- preparing a telepathic counter attack."

"Wu, Coordinator for the Kangaroo Ultra Force, Our team is currently assaulting the fleet."

"Klick" -- Buzz -- Static -- "Is-Not Is Not!" Ivanova shook her head. She hated working with the uppity Vorlagoians, but this time period was under their dominion.