Happy Saturday morning, race fans! Here at long last is installment 2 of Saturday Morning Time Machine! Today’s installment of original fan fiction based on the Hanna-Barbera classics of our youth features Space Ghost, as he arrives on earth to help your intrepid trio of Drag City “track rats” fight off an original villain created just for this story! The actual classic Space Ghost rogue’s gallery (from the 1966 show) includes names like Zorak, Brak, Metallus, Lokar, etc. In seeking to create a new menace, I wanted to follow that sort of naming convention, so here Space Ghost faces off against “Xarvox,” an interdimensional creature that feeds on speed!
I must tell you, dear readers, these SMTM drops are taking a lot out of me; it isn’t easy coming up with original fiction like this even when its short, and as much as I love doing it, I’ll admit I may have overreached: time is at such a premium these days that it’s taken me almost a month longer to finish this than I anticipated. I certainly hope this will not be the last edition of SMTM, but, if it has to be that way, that’s all the more reason for you to enjoy this one!
Feel free to write me with your suggestions on what classic cartoon from your youth you’d like to see featured in a future installment of SMTM, and give me a like if you think this one hit the mark; a little encouragement goes a long way! Now, pour yourself a bowl of Cookie Crisp or Lucky Charms and tune in for Space Ghost — The Fastest Phantom in the Galaxy!
Skip to PDF contentDisclaimer: Saturday Morning Time Machine is a non-commercial fan project made purely for fun and nostalgia. All Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears characters remain the property of their respective rights holders; no copyright infringement is intended. Everything connected to Drag City Raceway — its characters, settings, and stories — is entirely original and the sole creation of the author.
This is like if Ray Bradbury had written an episode of Scooby Doo, absolutely a cut above the rest. Your word smithing always leaves me in awe, but this is actually a pretty good idea. An entity that feeds off of adrenaline with racing being the method of taking the drug. This could be reworked into an independent story with a few changes. Otherwise though, it was a great read!