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 The story opens with [[Kaza (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Kaza]] and [[Gwenna (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Gwenna]] at home, atypically getting dressed in formal clothes. They are picked up by [[George Wimberly|Wimberly]] and driven to [[the Adventurers Club]], where [[Commissioner Smedley|the Commissioner]] is already waiting to tell them of a surprise: two of Gwenna’s friends from her high school years in [[Pinedale]] are here, [[Deena Hancock|Deena]] and [[Fred Hancock|Junior]]; Gwenna delightedly greets them and introduces them to Kaza. They only begin to chat when the wall of the building explodes, revealing the [[Ro-Man|Ruthless Ro-Man]], a ray-gun wielding extraterrestrial who announces that he has returned for revenge upon Kaza.
-After a brief, inconclusive skirmish Kaza is knocked unconscious and Ro-Man makes off with Deena as bait, to lure Kaza and his allies into coming after him (having confused Deena for Gwenna). When Kaza recovers consciousness he agrees that allies are necessary but so is speed, and thus, heads off to follow Ro-Man. Gwenna brings everyone up to speed on the situation, explaining that Ro-Man is an alien who tried to invade Earth several years earlier and was repelled by a gathering of heroes, the [[Space Patrol]] , and [[Stardust_the_Super-Wizard#In_Reality_Z-25_31-H|Stardust the Super-Wizard]]. She calls up a satellite view on her laptop by accessing the network of the superhero team, the [[League of Champions]], and finds Ro-Man’s flying saucer only a kilometer away but isn't able to contact any of the team members for help because they aren't available. She continues by saying she'll go directly to the saucer to search for Deena. Junior then insist on accompanying her as it's his wife they're rescuing against Smedley's protests of it being too dangerous for him. Gwenna agrees to let him do so but warns him that besides being extremely dangerous, the rescue mission will be kind of weird for him as she strips down to her birthday suit.
+After a brief, inconclusive skirmish Kaza is knocked unconscious and Ro-Man makes off with Deena as bait, to lure Kaza and his allies into coming after him (having confused Deena for Gwenna). When Kaza recovers consciousness he agrees that allies are necessary but so is speed, and thus, heads off to follow Ro-Man as he removes all his clothes. Gwenna brings everyone up to speed on the situation, explaining that Ro-Man is an alien who tried to invade Earth several years earlier and was repelled by a gathering of heroes, the [[Space Patrol]] , and [[Stardust_the_Super-Wizard#In_Reality_Z-25_31-H|Stardust the Super-Wizard]]. She calls up a satellite view on her laptop by accessing the network of the superhero team, the [[League of Champions]], and finds Ro-Man’s flying saucer only a kilometer away but isn't able to contact any of the team members for help because they aren't available. She continues by saying she'll go directly to the saucer to search for Deena. Junior then insist on accompanying her as it's his wife they're rescuing against Smedley's protests of it being too dangerous for him. Gwenna agrees to let him do so but warns him that besides being extremely dangerous, the rescue mission will be kind of weird for him as she strips down to her birthday suit.
 Wimberly drives Gwenna and Junior out to the spaceship, where they find a giant lizard. It spits acid and is bulletproof but the timely arrival of the superhero [[Dynamo]] keeps things from getting out of hand. Dynamo promptly explains that Ro-Man is an energy being, only riding the gorilla-shaped alien body for convenience, and the helmet shields it from outside electromagnetic influences. Meanwhile Kaza has found Ro-Man’s former host Hezton and has been filled in on this as well; Ro-Man has moved on to possess Deena, whom he still believes to be Kaza's mate, hence thinking there would be particular cruelty in killing him in that form.
-Ro-Man attacks, but Deena’s body is not accustomed to combat; at four-to-one odds, Ro-Man is soon overwhelmed and is goaded by Gwenna into attempting to move to another body. Just as planned, Dynamo’s superpowers disrupt Ro-Man’s energy form and Junior catches him in the discarded shielding helmet. Hezton is helped back to the flying saucer, where his injuries can be tended, and the ship automatically leaves for home. In the aftermath, Kaza apologises to Gwenna for letting his past cause their date to go out of hand, having been shaken by his glimpse into Gwenna's pre-jungle life, but she dismisses his worries, assuring him that she does not regret a single thing.
+Ro-Man attacks, but Deena’s body is not accustomed to combat; at four-to-one odds, Ro-Man is soon overwhelmed and is goaded by Gwenna into attempting to move to another body. Just as planned, Dynamo’s superpowers disrupt Ro-Man’s energy form and Junior catches him in the discarded shielding helmet. Hezton is helped back to the flying saucer, where his injuries can be tended, and the ship automatically leaves for home. In the aftermath, Kaza apologises to Gwenna for letting his past cause their date to go out of hand, having been shaken by his glimpse into her pre-jungle life as the both of them are walking around au naturel while searching for his clothes. However, Gwenna who has her evening gown in her arms, dismisses her husband's worries and assures him that she does not regret a single thing because life might be more boring for her if she didn't live with him while embracing him.
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