Meanwhile, back on the farm…

Kraun Splog and his friend Melvin returned to the scene of the crash. Kraun's Nyolar was nowhere to be seen.

Kraun walked up to the Davis house with Melvin trailing close behind. Pa answered the door. By the looks of the two men on his front porch, Pa could only assume they were here to pick up what was rightfully theirs. He explained his son was taking it for a spin, but he shouldn't be too long. Kraun was upset about some punk kid joyriding in his new vehicle. Pa said he was upset about some punk kids damaging his crops. Coming to a mutual agreement of being upset, Pa invited the two inside to wait. Kraun and Melvin enjoyed a couple glasses of sweet tea, and a few rounds of dominoes with Pa and Ma to pass the time.

Susie Mae sat near the back window. She kept one eye on the aliens, and the other on the cows.

It was not too much later when Bobby Joe returned home. Ema Jean had enough of flying for one lifetime.

Kraun, Melvin, and Pa went to the front lawn to confront Bobby Joe. Kraun was stunned at what he saw and heard coming from his Nyolar.

"What the flork did you do, you little znit!" he yelled.

Pa gave a frown of disapproval at what he assumed was Kraun cussing, which Melvin replied with an apologetic shrug.

Bobby Joe got out of the cruiser. Kraun was still yelling at him.

"Why did you take my cruiser? Didn't you see my note saying we'd be right back?"

"I can't read your handwriting," Bobby Joe said.

"It is kind of sloppy, Kraun."

"Shut up, Melvin," Kraun said. "Look at my new Nyolar!"

"Hey. These mods will only increase its value," Bobby Joe said in his defense. "You ought to thank me."

"I ought to probe you!" Kraun said.

"Now calm down you two. Maybe we can come to some agreement about your cruiser and my crops." Pa said.

"And my mods!" Bobby Joe added.

"Hmm… Yes, those, too."

Over another round a sweet tea, the four came to an agreement. Kraun got his cruiser with the modifications Bobby Joe made. Kraun gave Pa a hydrator to repair his crops. A hydrator is an artificial watering mechanism that takes hydrogen from the sunshine and oxygen emitted by the plants and forms water in a safe and environmentally friendly way. To reimburse for the "improvements", Bobby Joe received an electro-wand key chain. An actual electro-wand is used for cattle mutilation. The one Bobby Joe received was a replica.

"Cool," Bobby Joe said. "A light saber!"

"Aw man," Melvin pouted. "I liked that key chain."

"Don't worry, Mel. We'll stop by Spuckey's on the way home and pick up another one," Kraun said.

"Those flames are pretty cool. Don't you think, Kraun?"

"Shut up, Melvin."

Kraun and Melvin got in the Nyolar cruiser and disappeared into the late evening sky.

The next morning, Bobby Joe moped around the kitchen. He was disappointed that his "light saber" wasn't powerful enough to melt the heads off Susie Mae's Barbies. It was barely powerful enough to read by. At least he still had the owner's manual from Kraun's car. He figured he would call the Lem'Ela U.S. office and request a catalog.

Pa was pleased with his hydrator. Not an hour after turning it on, he could swear his crops were already greener. With his new watering system in place, the destroyed crops would be back in no time.

The man in black returned as Pa overlooked his fields and his improved sprinkler system.

"Hello again, sir," the man said.

"Howdy." Pa returned. "What can I help you with this time?"

"There were a number of reported sightings again last night. I was wondering if you had seen anything?"

"Didn't see a thing," Pa smiled. "There ain't no such thing as flyin' saucers."

"That's right, sir," the man in black said. "Thank you for your time. Good day."