Ralph Zinobop had his life all planned as heir to the Zinoboppian throne, all he had to do was wait for his father to die. Unfortunately, his father had other ideas. With no other prospects, Ralph invented an experimental spaceship with a revolutionary power source (a 220-lb. hamster). Now, stranded on Earth, this hot-headed inventor finds himself addicted to caffeine and surrounded by idiots. Join the crew of the Steel Duck as they delve into their past, save Christmas, avoid being captured by humans and (other) aliens, try to put Microsoft out of business, go to a convention, actually manage to blast off Earth and battle a giant space amoeba. All this, and more, in the second volume of Old School Melonpool!