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Chapter 18 [Tek's Adventure]
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A space freighter that sank a year ago on the planet Sand Ocean has been discovered, and a team of investigators sent to look into it have disappeared. Hearing this, Jody Summer heads for Sand Ocean alone.

Jody arrives at the crash site only to find Tek, who's supposed to be at the Falcon House. As soon as she asks what Tek is doing there, the nefarious Zoda appears. Before getting an answer, Jody quickly pulls Tek to safety.

What Zoda is after is a computer virus in Tek's possession. A year ago, Zoda had ordered a computer virus from the hacker Tek, and Tek had sent it on this space freighter. It never reached Zoda because of the accident.

Tek wanted to wash himself of those evil deeds, so he had come to Sand Ocean to recover the virus and keep it away from Zoda. Now, Zoda is after both Jody and Tek. They manage to escape and join up with Rick and the rest of the Galaxy Mobile Platoon.

Rick is also surprised to see Tek here. He, Jody, and Tek look at each other and laugh.