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Moon Struck (and) Me, Myself, and IO
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1. The Zula Patrol is called into action to rescue Venus from her erratic behavior in her quest to acquire a moon of her own.

2. It's time again for Jupiterfest, the yearly celebration to honor the Solar System's Big Guy, and this year all of Jupiter's moons will take part in a talent show to cap off the day. All except Io, that is, the most volcanically active moon in the Solar System. Not only doesn't she think she's talented, but she also is embarrassed about her incessant eruptions. The Zula Patrol steps in to give Io confidence (and an act) for the talent show. Meanwhile, Dark Truder, posing as a judge for the competition, plans to take advantage of the talent show for a chance to steal the contests grand prize.

 

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