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Video-game-lovers Alex and Herbert are sucked into a wormhole to the future. There, an alien race (with Australian accents) has enriched humanity through comfortable enslavement. Mistaken as alien-slayers, the boys must return home without getting captured. Black-and-white cartoon illustrations add humor and (sometimes) help clarify the frequently confusing events.