The party boards the Mechane, taking flight for the North Pole.
Cast[]
- The Order of the Stick
- Mr. Scruffy ◀ ▶
- Blackwing ◀ ▶
- Minrah Shaleshoe ◀ ▶
- The Crew of the Mechane
Transcript[]
- Panel 1
The Mechane hovers above Firmament.
- Panel 2
Ozzie: Captain, do you want me to reduce the pressure in these fuel lines?
Bandana: What're you askin' me for? I ain't the engineer 'round here. Ask Andi that stuff.
- Panel 3
Carol: They're back! They're coming aboard!
- Panel 4
Vaarsuvius lands on board with Blackwing
Bandana: I'm guessing it went smoothly, since it looks like nobody died.
Vaarsuvius: Indeed. Technically, our party's death toll was a negative number.
- Panel 5
Roy gets on deck, STILL drunk, with Haley and Durkon behind him. Elan helps Minrah aboard.
Roy: This is Actual Durkon. He's a real boy now.
Durkon: Pleased ta meet ye, ma'am. Sorry fer causin' so much trouble b'fore.
- Panel 6
Bandana: Well, I know my crew'll be happy you ain't no vampire no more.
Durkon: No more happy'n me, Cap'n.
Durkon: I mean, I weren't ev'r really tha vampire, but I sorta was an' I'm happy I'm na anymore. Ev'n tho I weren't.
- Panel 7
Roy: Anyway, we're all here and then some, Commander Neckerchief.
Roy pumps his fist like a engine driver
Roy: Choo choo! Let's get this airship on the road!
Belkar: (also still drunk) That's a train noise, and neither trains nor airships drive on roads!
- Panel 8
Bandana: Have you been drinkin'?
Roy: An excellent question. The answer might surprise you.
Bandana: Is the answer, "Yes"?
Roy: I said might.
- Panel 9
Haley: Everything worked out to a draw, basically, so we're back to our original plan.
Bandana: Alrighty, that I can work with.
- Panel 10
Bandana: We're movin' out, people!
Bandana: Ease her up to three-quarters speed and we'll see how well these field repairs hold.
- Panel 11
Mateo: What course are we taking, Captain?
Bandana: It's the North Pole. Follow the compass, and if it suddenly flips around, you went too far.
Trivia[]
- Roy saying "He's a real boy now" in panel 5 is a reference to the story of pinocchio.
- Roy's "The answer might surprise you" in panel 8 is a hint to commonly used Clickbait titles.