Meanwhile on board the Ponrabbel Boilertrumpet

Lord Horatio Featherbomb and Air-Vice Marshal Alvin Bernhardt-Hansart stood in the cockpit pod of the Airship “Ponrabbel Boilertrumpet” .

“Are we ready ?” asked Lord Horatio.

“Everything crewed, stowed, fuelled, and air-ship shape” stated  Bernhardt-Hansart.

 “It is 25000 micro-phase-arcs to Realm 026, the sky is the colour of a detuned Crookes tube, and we are wearing goggles !”. said Lord Horatio.
“Steam on !” exclaimed the Air-Vice Marshal. 

And they were never seen again...