The Great Squeeze
Staticus has crushed and knotted the ducts of Comfort City. Fans run hard, but only a puff of air comes out. Wing Force follows the trail of squashed ducts to Crushpile Canyon.
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Page 1
7:00 AM
Staticus: “You caught my partner. Now NOTHING gets through.”
CRUNCH!
Squash a DUCT and the air can barely squeeze by.
Kink-ling: “Knot today!”
Talon: “Talon's got a question… where's he going?”
Staticus: “Catch me if you can… in THE CRUSH!”
A trail of squashed ducts led east, to Crushpile Canyon.
Page 2
LAIR OF STATICUS: The Crush.
Staticus: “Welcome to my maze. Every bend, every squash, every shut vent makes me STRONGER.”
All over Comfort City, fans ran hard… but only a puff came out.
Pure: “Beep! The SQUEEZE meter is in the RED! The air can't get through!”
Talon: “This is why ducts need the right size!”
Manny: “Too… small… DUCT!”
Staticus: “SQUEEEEEZE!”
Goldstrike: “Airflow Shield!”
Page 3
Pure: “I'll shut these vents to push more air to the town!”
CLANG! CLANG!
Staticus: “Ha! More shut vents, more SQUEEZE!”
Pure: “I made him bigger.”
Goldstrike: “Closing vents squeezes the air more. Now we know!”
Talon: “Talon's got a question! What's his armor made of?”
Pure: “Beep! Every plate is a squeeze!”
Goldstrike: “Then we open the path. OPEN! STRAIGHTEN! ROUND!”
Staticus: “Uh-oh.”
Page 4
Pure: “OPEN!”
FWOOOSH!
Talon: “STRAIGHTEN!”
Kink-ling: “Un-knotted?!”
Manny: “ROUND! And a bigger duct, just the right size.”
Goldstrike: “Air needs an open path.”
Staticus: “My ARMOR!”
POP! POP! POP!
Staticus: “…Air is getting through!”
Page 5
SUNSET
Every vent in Comfort City blew strong again.
Talon: “Look at it spin!”
Frostlock: “Air flowing again? Not for long. Time for some ICE.”
NEXT: FROSTLOCK
Pure’s Scan File
- What
- A squeeze on the air. Techs call it static pressure.
- Where
- In the ducts, the tunnels that carry air to every room.
- Why Now
- Crushed, kinked or too-small ducts and shut vents make the fan push hard, but rooms get weak air.
- The Fix
- Open the vents. A pro measures the squeeze, straightens and fixes the ducts, and makes sure they're the right size.
- Your Hero Job
- Keep vents open and the big return grille clear of toys and furniture. Weak air in a room? Tell a grown-up!
