Unfortunately, once everyone was fed, they discovered that the pizza boxes made good lock-picks and the prisoners and astronauts recovered the shuttle and headed off into outer space where there was no police jurisdiction while the Prison Governor was called up to explain how everything went so very, very wrong while he was in charge.
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Fortunately, the prison governor was very relieved to be relieved of his duties, and after pointing out that three months is an unacceptably long wait for the government to organize itself, went off to do something useful like disaster relief.
Unfortunately, one disaster that he couldn't help with was the spaceship crash-landing on a foreign planet.
Movie Aristotle, AKA Risto
Fortunately, what happens on a far distant planet, even if it is the same galaxy, to a bunch of runaway astronauts accompanying a mob of convicts, supplied with nothing more than left over pizza, isn't likely to be the problem of anyone back on Earth.
Unfortunately, the inhabitants of that foreign planet discover Earth's apathetic response to this disaster, and begin plotting their revenge.
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
Fortunately, cooler minds prevailed, and earth inhabitants were given a chance to learn about and respond appropriately to the disaster.
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
Unfortunately, the message informing them of this was mis-translated, and it was believed to be just a cat walking across a keyboard.
N-Web sis of stardf, _Rillian_, & jerenda
Proud to be Sirya the Madcap Siren
Fortunately, it turned out to be a talking cat, and it corrected the translation.
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Unfortunately, the talking cat then had to deal with becoming a celebrity and having its every move documented by paparazzi.
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Fortunately, the talking cat knew a bunch of normal cats that could help him get away from the crowds.
"To the shining eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy, the Valiant."
-Aslan, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (movie)
"Don't, die kids! Dying is bad for your heath!"
-My friend Alex
Unfortunately on Earth people were far too interested in talking cats, cats that think they can talk and other cute felines, who never shut up, to be worried about a bunch of exiled prisoners in a land far, far away, and goodness knows where.
Fortunately, the talking cats lived next to talking dogs , who were willing to help them.
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Unfortunately the dogs were actually spies, who ended up betraying them
Fortunately, one of the dogs had a change of heart, and told you about the other dogs' plan to betray you.
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Unfortunately, that was when the penguins decided this was a good time to take over the earth.
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton