Dimension 67, Issue 1 Overview

Story by Alyssa Draco on SoFurry

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Keep in mind this is a very condensed overview. The actual synopsis apparently contains additional detail, clarity, & introductions.A band of vigilantes named the Rebel's of the Quellers, who are from a an alternate dimension of anthropomorphic cartoon aliens, of a mostly 1960's & 1970's culture on a planet called Raequalia, in an alternate universe named Dimension 67, are called to chase a vandal. Ford The Pilot, the Patron of the Jet Drive In, which was being vandalized gives chase, then pursuing the culprit in his jet. The chase ends up in space, then, after the vandal randomly mashes in coordinates, in desperate to escape, they end up in another dimension. During the scuffle, the vandal is captured but a stray laser bolt hits Ford's jet, sending him barreling toward a nearby planet he was observing. He was observing it due to it resembling their home planet. It is Earth. The Quellers land on the planet after the crash, find their moderately injured friend, notice that they are in an alternate dimension version of their hometown, Big Spring, Texas, sense the social troubles, cultural stagnation, & loss of some of its history & also interact with the authorities. This event is witnessed by a now hiding troubled teenager, named Ike. Ike is discovered by one of the band members & is taken to their planet for reasons that tie into their desire to interact with the alternate dimension. The primary vigilante, Roger Draco is sent back to Earth to make an example out of the teenager's abusive, xenophobic parents, his father being a crony of the corrupt local government & leave a message for the Earth version's mayor. He briefly tortures one of them & slays both of his parents. Ike becomes better acquainted with the Quellers, who are local guardians of history & retro pop culture, but also keep bigotry in line, learns about their history, he gets acquainted  with their primary employer, Retro Nostalgia, who is the Patron of the R/70 Theatre, & the community leader, Patron of the Howard County Courthouse, & county judge, Judge Montgomery Artwyn. He learns of the magnitude of retro pop culture & history & recognizes the acceptance of from the people of this dimension, whom he can relate to ideologically & artistically & says he wants to join them & apply it to his version of their hometown. Retro & Roger agree, & briefly further educates him regarding art & history, as the beginning of his training, then he was taken to the relics dealership next door for further education, where he is also acquainted with Roger's father, the Patron of Draco Relics & Curios, Lord Arturafex. Judge Artwyn meets with the

teenager & relays more historic information to him. Ike is returned to the band, & he accompanies some of them on a trip to the Jet Drive In, then they attend a massive gala held by Judge Artwyn, where Ike gets acquainted with Fenton Salvator, the Patron of the Hotel Settles. The mayor, a crony business friend of Ike's father who was a witness, two government officials, & the local press,  from the Earth variant of the community meets with Judge Artwyn at the gala. After the Earth officials leave, the mayor & accompanying fellow Earthlings go home to sleep, & are left questioning their world view, stressing, & the crony of Ike's father becoming vengeful, Judge Artwyn goes to contemplate his stress of the situation, & the primary vigilantes, Retro, & Ike meet in the game room of the R/70, with the vigilantes being addressed by Retro regarding interacting with the alternate dimension variant of their hometown & then addressing Ike, alluding to his upcoming training as one of the Quellers.