When we last checked in on our heroes, Doc Wackey was at the mercy of a runaway troop transport. Meanwhile, a panicked Private Klink mistakenly assumes (for no apparent reason)
that the brouhaha is the result of some switch his superiors pulled during their inspection of Wackey's transport.
In response, the mature responsible officers inside the machine proceed to simultaneously adjusting controls again...with predictable results.
Midnight & Gabby--who have set out on foot to locate Wackey (and get some more explanation for why he's dismantled their furnace--have their attention arrested by the raucous scene of a rampaging mechanical beast and the frantic pleas of their partner.
After rescuing Doc with a well-placed vacuum-gun shot (no in-story explanation of how that was supposed to have worked), Doc provides a quick synopsis of what's happened and begs Midnight to save the day.
The trio give chase and Midnight executes another immaculately placed shot--that would make Annie Oakley green with envy--right through the swinging rear doors of the transport.
If that's not enough, the superlative powerful reeling mechanism on the vacuum gun is strong enough to pull Midnight, Doc, and Gabby inside the runaway truck.
And if that's not stretching your credulity enough, dear reader, wait till you see exactly what the suction end of that gun was "anchored" to:
Ensconced inside the runaway truck, the colonel and Wackey proceed to arguing with each other about whose to blame for the situation. Meanwhile, Gabby accidentally opens a laughing gas jet (which, curiously enough, seems to affect everyone except Midnight?).
Once the fuse is set, another application of good ole' vacuum gun sees our hero extricating himself and his fellow passengers from the truck just before it explodes.
As with too many other Midnight adventures, the whole things gets wrapped up with a rather lame rationale. I get the sense that even the writer was a little embarrassed at this one...hence the un-funny "funny ending."
In response, the mature responsible officers inside the machine proceed to simultaneously adjusting controls again...with predictable results.
Midnight & Gabby--who have set out on foot to locate Wackey (and get some more explanation for why he's dismantled their furnace--have their attention arrested by the raucous scene of a rampaging mechanical beast and the frantic pleas of their partner.
After rescuing Doc with a well-placed vacuum-gun shot (no in-story explanation of how that was supposed to have worked), Doc provides a quick synopsis of what's happened and begs Midnight to save the day.
The trio give chase and Midnight executes another immaculately placed shot--that would make Annie Oakley green with envy--right through the swinging rear doors of the transport.
If that's not enough, the superlative powerful reeling mechanism on the vacuum gun is strong enough to pull Midnight, Doc, and Gabby inside the runaway truck.
And if that's not stretching your credulity enough, dear reader, wait till you see exactly what the suction end of that gun was "anchored" to:
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| I'm telling you, this colonel has some seriously disturbing anger-control issues. This is the type of dude who's either going to snap and kill everyone in the office one day, or he's going to suffer an aneurysm that produces a mushroom cloud. |
Ensconced inside the runaway truck, the colonel and Wackey proceed to arguing with each other about whose to blame for the situation. Meanwhile, Gabby accidentally opens a laughing gas jet (which, curiously enough, seems to affect everyone except Midnight?).
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| While I can appreciate this is a high-stress situation calling for a quick resolution, is there really no better solution to the problem of the trench-digging truck in downtown than BLOWING IT UP?! |
Once the fuse is set, another application of good ole' vacuum gun sees our hero extricating himself and his fellow passengers from the truck just before it explodes.
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| Fortunately for Wackey and his pals, the laughing gas also apparently has an amnesiac effect?! |
As with too many other Midnight adventures, the whole things gets wrapped up with a rather lame rationale. I get the sense that even the writer was a little embarrassed at this one...hence the un-funny "funny ending."
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