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Wow, Velma, that's a great trophy. I have to say I'm pretty excited. Not only did I win, but I got to meet my favorite scientist, Janet Lawrence. She even signed this. Janet has degrees in astrophysics and biochemistry. I didn't know they made bubble gum cards for scientists. Well, they don't really. My science club made them. How worms are affected by zero gravity? That has no relevant application. On the contrary, seeing how organisms that possess a hydrostatic skeleton are affected by reduced gravity could further agricultural developments and help to colonize other planets.
Mine's still better. Well, there's always next year, Elliot. Hi, Professor Lawrence. Please, call me Janet. Wow. I mean, okay. Janet works with ETIS here at the base. It stands for the extraterrestrial information search. You mean aliens? Exactly. So, Janet, I was hoping to get a look at the data on your current research project. It's classified. Recently, we've had some complications. Complications? Hopefully, it's nothing to worry about. So, Janet, do you think I have the right stuff to be an astronaut?
Being an astronaut takes a lot of work. I know I could never do it. I'm afraid of heights. What is that? Oh, no, the alien. What was that thing? That was the complication. I warned you this could happen. Well, from now on, we're not taking any chances. I've already locked down the base. No one is permitted to leave. What about the shuttle flight? I'm sorry, Janet, but until we find that whatever it was, the launch is canceled. Professor Lawrence, could that really have been an alien?
Anything is possible, Velma. Last month, I sent a probe to collect comet debris, and it picked up something very unusual. It looked like an egg, possibly an alien egg. Earlier this evening, I was about to run a preliminary scan of it, but then the egg hatched. I tried to warn everyone that there might be an alien on the loose, but no one would believe me. That must have been one big egg. The alien is 4-ft tall. That's just the thing. The egg wasn't very large at all. Lucky us, it's going through an alien growth spurt. Don't worry, Janet. We're going to get to the bottom of this. You guys go on ahead, but please be careful.
First thing we should do is check out the lab. Uh-uh, Scoob and I are staying right here. Yeah. Right here? Where we just saw the alien? Suit yourself. Why does she always do that? Like, wait for us. My laptop says the material is definitely organic. Whatever it is, it sure is gooey. Not exactly a scientific term. Oh, but you're right. And there's water in the bottom of the egg case. Maybe that's because someone left this faucet on.
Hmm, I wonder if that had any effect on the egg. Hey gang, what is a makeup container doing in the lab? Maybe it belongs to Janet. I doubt it. She didn't have any makeup on at the ceremony. And if you don't wear makeup to an event like that, you certainly don't wear it while working in your lab. Well, gang, it looks like there's only one thing left to do. Let me guess. Split up and look for clues. How did I know he was going to say that?
Wow, just our luck, Scoob. The mess hall. Check it out. Like this is the dehydrating machine where they make all that astronaut food. Watch. This dehydrated stuff is the best. Half the height, 16 times the food. Hand me another four slices of tomato, would you, Scoob? Like thanks. Man, Scoob, your fur's getting kind of scaly. Alien.
