Keen 6 Story

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Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! is set some time after Keen 5. The events of Keen 6 are considered a diversion from the main plot of the rest of the series. This is in quite a literal sense, since the abduction of Molly McMire by the Bloogs would likely buy Mortimer McMire time to advance his malevolent scheme to destroy the universe.

McMire's plan was simple: create a situation which Commander Keen would have to respond to, but, should Keen succeed, would not provide any setbacks for himself. And he had the perfect means of doing so. The Bloogs, a species of rather dim-witted and hunger-driven aliens from Fribbulus Xax, were very easy to convince. All McMire had to do was give them the location of the Stupendous Sandwich of Chungella IV, and they would do what he asked. It was then that the Bloogs set out to abduct Keen's baby-sitter, Mortimer's sister, Molly. (Whether they all planned to share either the sandwich or Molly for dinner is unclear; most likely is that the Bloogs did not think it all through.)

The timing and mechanics of the abduction were carried out perfectly. Molly was taken away by the Bloogs while she was baby-sitting Keen. When Keen ran outside to see what had happened, he found a note which told where Molly had been taken, and further elaborated that she was to be eaten by the Bloogs. Keen, as McMire had expected, went to the aid of his baby-sitter.

Rescuing Molly proved to be a major challenge. Fribbulus Xax was well-populated by all manner of hazardous creatures, including, of course, the Bloogs themselves. Still, Mortimer, never one to make things too easy, made sure the planet was extra-ready for Keen's arrival. With any luck, this little diversion would kill Keen.

The official story reads:
The Story So Far...

Billy Blaze, Eight year-old genius, working diligently in his backyard clubhouse has created an interstellar starship from old soup cans, rubber cement, and plastic tubing. While his folks are out on the town and the baby sitter has fallen asleep, Billy travels into his backyard workshop, dons his brother's football helmet, and transforms into...

COMMANDER KEEN -- Defender of the Universe!

In this episode, Billy is out in his clubhouse, busily working on his handy new ComputerWrist wrist computer. He hears Molly, his baby sitter, calling him to supper but he keeps on working. He hears a strange noise in the backyard and decides to investigate. On a patch of scorched grass he finds a note:

Keen --

Thanks for dinner.

--The Bloogs of Fribbulus Xax

P.S. Next time get one with more meat, please.

He puzzles over this for a moment, then notices the baby sitter has stopped calling. Suddenly, he realizes that aliens are having her over for supper – and when they say “for supper” they mean “FOR SUPPER”! If he doesn't save her, his parents will be furious. They'll never believe that “Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!”

“This is a job for Commander Keen!” he declares. Once again, he dons his brother's football helmet, hops in the trusty Bean-with-Bacon Megarocket and starts the launch sequence for Fribbulus Xax. He's got to save Molly from becoming a snack for creatures from another planet!
The scrolling story reads:

Episode Six

Aliens Ate My Baby sitter!

While out in his clubhouse, Billy's baby sitter Molly calls him for dinner. He continues working on his new wrist computer.

Suddenly, there is a loud noise outside.

Rushing out, Keen finds his baby sitter gone and a note on a patch of scorched grass. The Bloogs of Fribbulus Xax are going to make a meal out of Molly!

You've got to rescue her, because your parents will never believe you when you tell them...

“Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!”

Ending

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Fortunately, Keen was successful in rescuing Molly. After doing so, Keen learned that Mortimer is still alive and well when he had been presumed dead after the Mangling Machine incident. Molly revealed to Keen that he intended to blow up the entire universe! (Keen could have found out about this after foiling the Omegamatic scheme, but he never got around to translating Mortimer's planted note.)
The official end-story reads:
"Gee, thanks Billy," said Molly. "Boy, my brother is gonna get in trouble for this."

"Your brother?" Keen asked. Molly is the older sister of his former nemesis, Mortimer McMire. But he was caught in the explosion of his Mangling Machine . . . wasn't he? Could he be alive? "But he's . . . he's . . ."

"He's in trouble is what he is. He told the Bloogs to take me hostage. In exchange, he told them where to find the Stupendous Sandwich of Chungella IV."

"Yeah, I've seen it," Keen said. So, Mortimer's back, eh? thought Keen. "Where IS Mortimer?"

"Oh," said Molly. "He said something about blowing up the entire universe or something. Well, let's get back before your folks get home."

"Yeah, we'd better--THE UNIVERSE?!" Keen said. "Yikes!"

See you next time, when Commander Keen and Mortimer McMire battle for the universe!

Thanks for playing!
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