Eckerslike's plan for Pancake

Who: Justin Pancake
Where: New Tenerife, Willy Eckerslike's apartment
When: As Justin tries to open Eckerslik'es secret door
His meeting won't finish for hours. "Help me".
"But it might not. He might come back. He might have forgotten
something." Said Fferna.
Justin stabbed the join between the door and the doorframe. He wiggled
it and the door started to move. "It's opening!" he shouted. "I think
I can get it open...."
The door creaked open and Justin could just about look through the
crack. It was dark inside, but Justin started to see some colour-
Whack.
The door slammed shut, almost chopping Justin' nose off.
"What did you do that for?" Justin almost shouted at Fferna who was
pressing her full weight against the door, keeping it closed.
"You're. No. Supposed. To see. Inside. Yet." She said.
Justin was confused. "What?"
"I meant what I said." Said Fferna. "William will show you when you're
ready."
Justin blinked in surprise. After everything he'd seen, it had
appeared that Fferna had been Eckerslike's servant, or even his slave.
But now she was acting like she was his partner, with some sort of
master plan.
Justin tried to pull it open again. "I just want to see inside!"
"No"
"I want to see what it is. Please. I'm obsessive!" Said Justin.
"NO!"
Justin backed away and crossed his arms. "Then tell me. Why does
Eckerlike want me here? Why am I being kept here like a prisoner?"
"You're not a prisoner, you can leave whenever-"
"Yes, you said. But Eckerslike will follow me across the galaxy won't
he? Because he has spies everywhere!"
"Not spies... people who work for him yes."
Justin shrugged. "Same thing. The JMC IS all over the galaxy!"
Fferna shrugged. "If you don't want to be here, then leave!"
Justin nodded. "I will."
He turned to go, but something Fferna said caught him on his way out.
"William had a great plan for you Justin. A plan of galactic
proportions! You can't imagine the wealth and power."
"Wealth? Power?" Justin thought about it. He wasn't too fussed about
the power, but wealth did sound awesome.
It was tempting to stay, and play more of Eckerslike's pro-alien
computer games, but he turned and left.
Justin wasn't sure where to go. A sensible place would be somewhere
the JMC couldn't find him.
He found his Starbug and sat slumped in the pilot's chair. The red
"urgent message" light flashed at him. It took him a few minutes
before he pressed it.
Orders flashed up onto a tiny dashboard screen for him to return
immediately to the JMC Blue Dwarf. Apparently all crew were needed to
help out the Mollopods and 'keep the peace' with their fat smelly allies.
It was the first place that Eckerslike would look for him. Justin
panicked and bit his fingernails. Maybe Eckerslike won't come after
him? Or maybe he will? Will he be angry at him for trying to prise
open his cupboard door?
He decided to call Eckerslike's bluff and set a navigation course.
A course for the Blue Dwarf.
<OOC - I'm coming to join the Mollopod-defending fun! Can anyone guess
what was in Eckerslike's cupboard? 10$£ for the person who has the
correct answer!>

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