Original: March 3, 2019
Redone: February 23, 2025
Author's Commentary
My first "double length" page! You might assume that means it only took two times as much work, but in practice, it took about thrice. It's worth the effort though, because this way I can give you twice as much information, story, exposition, and character development while not increasing the total number of pages used!
Also check out the first appearance of one of Mr. Babbo's special abilities! "Mega Breath", as well as all future special abilities you will unfurl, are not actually from a finished video game, but taken from a design document I uncovered for an uncompleted spin-off video game called "The Wonderful, Wild World of Babbo!".
Transcript
#5: Reunion
by MegaStrike
Panel 1: Mr. Babbo is still in ape form, staring at his now empty desk. Unbeknownst to him, a portal is forming behind him, with a tiny figure of Zepulon visible inside it. Also unremarked upon is a spark of fire on the desk, where his computer used to be.
Mr. Babbo: "Blast it all! Now I've gone and blown up the computer! It can't be recovered now!"
Panel 2: Zepulon is progressing through the portal, and appears larger than before, although still not yet at his full size.
Zepulon: "Worry not, my friend!"
Mr. Babbo: "Huh?"
Panel 3: Zepulon is now at his full size, and the portal has vanished.
Zepulon: "I hope I'm not too late. Your computer, where is it? You stored my files on it too, you know..."
Mr. Babbo: "What are you talking about? I don't KNOW you!"
Panel 4: Zepulon: "Oh, time travel is so confusing... Look, didn't you once buy a Boards of Canada complete collection, on a flash drive?"
Mr. Babbo: "I suppose I did. I like them! What's it to you, Zepulon?"
Panel 5: Zepulon: "Did you ever wonder why it had 100 copies of Geogaddi on it?"
Mr. Babbo: "Why, I figured it was just that complete of a collection!"
Panel 6: Zepulon: "In fact, I had secretly hidden some very important messages in there! I knew you would keep it safe..."
Mr. Babbo: "Not anymore! My computer corrupted, and then exploded."
Panel 7: Zepulon is leaping backwards.
Zepulon: "But, but... How can that be- Oh no, look out! Fire, fire!"
Mr. Babbo: "I can deal with this! Mega breath, go!"
Panel 8: Zepulon is on the ground.
Zepulon: "Aahhhhhh!!! Only rolling can save me from flames!"
Mr. Babbo lets out a loud huff, as a swirling blast of air shoots out of his mouth, fanning the fire.