Cosmic Boy Versus Mezmo Head! by Tony Abbott Read Free Book Online

fiddle with the damaged wires on Jeff’s helmet.
    Klatoo’s yellow eyes blinked in the bright spotlight. “There are hands behind one of your wondrous heads, oh great one.”
    â€œUh …” mumbled Jeff. “Uh … but enough about me! Why isn’t Earth ready?”
    Klatoo bowed his Mezmo Head. “The earthlings … they are mighty, King Greblak.”
    â€œWe are?” yelled Sean from beneath his leafy disguise. “Yahoo! The cabbage dude thinks we’re mighty! He thinks—“ Sean stopped. Klatoo’s big yellow eyeballs began to burn. “Ooops,” said Sean quietly.
    â€œEarthling children!” shrieked Klatoo. “You dare to impersonate the great King Greblak of Zaldoon? You … pish-posh!”
    KKKK! The alien’s helmet began to pop and spark and sputter. It flared and flamed.
    A huge fireball shot up from the Mezmo Head helmet at the same instant as Mike jumped up and shouted, “Jeff, your head is fixed!”
    In a flash, Jeff bolted from the throne and fired his ultimate and final and ultra and mega Cosmic Boy blast!
    KLA—BLAMMMMMMO!

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    Just Normal Weird
    K A—WHOOOOOOOOM!
    A ball of white-hot flame exploded in the auditorium of W. Reid Elementary School and blew out into the hallway.
    Jeff’s plastic helmet took the blast hard. It burst into a thousand pieces, and he went hurtling out of the auditorium at incredible speed.
    â€œUgh! Ouch! Umph! Whoa! Crunch!”
    When the explosion died down, a lone figure staggered up the hall. “Ohhh! My Mezmo Head! I have failed! I have dishonored my great King Greblak!” Klatoo’s futuristic Mezmo Head helmet was melted down and smoking on his leafy green head.
    â€œWhew!” said Sean, crawling out into the hall. “What is that smell?”
    â€œBurnt cabbage,” muttered Liz, picking herself up from the floor next to Holly.
    â€œIt’s Klatoo!” shouted Jeff, jumping up from the floor. “We zapped his head! We won! We shorted him out! We won!”
    Suddenly— RRRRRRRR! An eerie sound penetrated the school from outside. Jeff and his friends ran out to the sidewalk and looked up.
    â€œWhoa!” gasped Sean. “It’s big!”
    Big? It wasn’t big. It was enormous! And round! With thousands of lights on it!
    â€œOh, no, a spaceship!” cried Mike. “We’re doomed. We defeated Klatoo, but we’re too late. His alien friends are here! All is lost!”
    The enormous round spaceship billowed slowly out of the clouds like some special effect in a super-expensive Hollywood movie.
    The ship hovered over Grover’s Mill. The entire town grew dark in its shadow.
    VRRRT! An opening appeared in the bottom of the hull. Piercing green light flooded from the opening onto the sidewalk in front of the school.
    â€œIt’s going to fire!” yelled Holly. “Take cover!”
    But Jeff didn’t move. He knew what was going to happen. He watched as the light flared brighter and brighter. Then a single beam of green light shot down at Klatoo, the Mezmo Head from Zaldoon.
    â€œNow he’s going to get it,” Jeff said to himself.
    Klatoo floated up the beam and into the giant ship. He moaned the whole way up.
    â€œIt’s taking him away!” shouted Holly.
    Jeff could hear Klatoo being yelled at because he couldn’t control the kids’ brains. “Too full of stuff!” Jeff heard Klatoo plead. But it was no good. King Greblak was yelling really loud.
    â€œAhem!” Principal Bell stormed out of the school, his accordion still strapped on. “If they are trying out for our play, I’m afraid tryouts are only for students from our school.”
    Sean raced over. “Hey, everybody! The song! I remember it now!” Sean sang as Mr. Bell played.
    His fingers, they
Command the stars
From Pluto all
The way to Mars
    Space Ahoy!
    Â Â Â Â Cosmic Boy!
    VOOOOOM! The spaceship