"Crossroads" Ninja High School#50 (January 1996) with credits to Ben Dunn (story and art), Mike Sagara (letters), and Herb Mallette (editor)
A return of the King-yes, Ben Dunn comes back in full force!
Jeremy's birthday is fast approaching. Ichi wants to see what Asrial is doing for the party and also trying to sus out what she and Jeremy did on their trip to the planet Salusia (arch occurring over the past few issues). Ichi and Asrial almost come to blows but they manage to talk it out.
The next day, Jeremy and Akaru head to school, making sure to visit the new family that just moved into the neighborhood. Their neighbor? Why, a perfectly normal fellow named Morgan Yfory. Yup, perfectly normal guy who just happens to look like the hero Tomorrow Man.
Morgan, noticing the boys are heading to school, introduces his nephew Jason and orders the boy to go with them. He also makes it clear Jason is to 'blend in'.
When Jason asks about stuff to do, Jeremy points out all the cool stuff that WOULD be there, provided the invading aliens/robots hadn't trashed everything. Jason remarks that he should fix everything. Jeremy assumes he means afterschool volunteering. Jason moves at super speed to fix everything.
Pity he doesn't have super construction powers as the buildings fall apart almost at once. Akaru finds this funny, Jason does not. A brawl breaks out and considering the raw power we've seen, Akaru holds his own rather well, the fight only ending when Tomorrow Man shows to scold Tomorrow Boy (Jason). The sullen teen flies off, his mentor fast behind.
We see the party proper and what is Asrial's big surprise? A holo-robot. Since Jeremy's dad is still stuck in Dimension X, he can call and interact with this world via the robot.
Rather sweet, all things considered.
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