In Ring around the moon, Dr. Russell is abducted by aliens from the planet Triton and returned to Moonbase Alpha under their control. In Earthbound, an alien spacecraft enroute to Earth comes upon the traveling moon in need of aid, and the chance for one Alphan to return home. In Another time, another place, after the moon passes through an inter-dimensional time warp, the Alphans experience an alternative destiny where not all have survived.