When last we left Star-Alignment Man, he was dead and sealed in a block of cement. That sounds pretty awful, and I hope one day he tells us how he got to be in such a dreadful predicament, but today is not the day. Today is the day when we find out how he gets out of his conundrum and what kind of shape he'll be in when he does. As it turns out, he will be in pretty decent shape, all things considered.
At approximately, twenty-two days, eighteen hours, and seventeen and a half seconds after the cement block dried, seven stars, six of them still haven't been discovered by humans, and one being named, EBLM J0555-57Ab, slipped into perfect alignment with the Earth. For 99.9999999999999999999 percent of the planet, this meant absolutely nothing, but for one, Phillip Millmore, things dramatically changed.
Cells and molecules aggressively repaired themselves and surged together pushing, entwining, and condensing until forming a tiny ball of incredible star-light energy that exploded outward on a subconscious command. The resulting force obliterated the cement encapsulation Phillip Millmore had been in and wiped out any bad guys who may have been passing through that section of the warehouse at that particular moment.
Yes, Phillip Millmore had been reborn thanks to the power of the stars and it was a pretty spectacular sight to behold. It wasn't the first time this had happened and most definitely wouldn't be the last, but it was always quite the spectacle. He staggered to his feet, his body pulsing with that star-powered energy, but his mind was not quite aware of where he was, or what he was supposed to be doing. He had, after all, been dead for almost a month, and that sort of thing just isn't that easy to shake off. With his brain not functioning to capacity and not being sure how long his physical powers would last, Star-Alignment Man came to the conclusion that the best course of action would be to just fly home and hope no one would be able to follow him. Bad guys could always be fought at a later date.
Focussing his power towards his feet, starlight energy literally burst through his heels, propelling him upward and through the second-floor ceiling and eventually out the roof beyond that. Finally, he was in the wide-open spaces of the outdoors. The stars were screaming to him to continue onward and upward into the galaxy, so they could meet their champion. Part of him wanted to do that, be one with the stars and the energy that had just resurrected him, but a bigger part of him was still Phillip Millmore and liked being Phillip Millmore, despite all the shortcomings that went with it.
Thus, Star-alignment Man altered course and headed towards the Millmore abode. In minutes, he made it and although his powers started to falter right at the end, he was relieved that he had gotten as close as he did. As the last of the starlight energy faded away, he angled himself so that he smashed through his kitchen window and landed awkwardly on the floor. Mercifully, he was home, never a guarantee given the unpredictability of the stars. He hoped this was a sign that everything would be alright.
Will everything truly be alright?
Is his house insured against superhero flight damage?
And
Just what does a bowl of cereal have to do with any of this?
on the next sort of exciting episode of
The Adventures of Star-Alignment Man
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The incredibly silly adventures of Star-Alignment Man
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