As Jim in his bulky spacesuit, and genie Brenda wearing mostly silk, tundled down to the silver mine, they heard a somewhat female voice scream, "Anhalten!" Turning his eyes sideways, Jim could catch from the edge of his suit's visor a heavy-set character wearing a horned helmet, a flowing white skirt, and what appeared to be a titanium brassiere. "What is that?" Jim asked. "It's a Valkyrie, a Norse spirit that captures the souls of dead warriors and escorts them to Valhalla," Brenda said. "Gee, I've never been to upstate New York," Jim said. "Swinehund," yelled the Valkyrie, as she drew her sword. Brenda intervened, noting that Jim was not a warrior, but a paltroon. "You no get the silver! It is forbidden," the Valkyrie said. She thrust her sword at Brenda, only to see it pass through her body, hurting nothing. "Geist!" the Valkyrie shrieked. Now it was the Valkyrie's turn to tremble. "Hey, I think I saw her once at the opera. Make her sing," Jim told Brenda. The Valkyrie complied, sing so loud that even her 44DD breastplate vibrated. As she hit high C, the walls of the silver mine began to shake. Then they cracked, to reveal...
Sat Apr 1 12:26:08 2000