Zarbie and The Martians (Zarbie, Xzenzx, Deonz and Bluez) are a z12 flight crew (sort of like our Coast Guard) from sometime in Mars' distant past that get caught in a wormhole and come out far into their future (our present). They crash into the ocean off the coast of Southern California but escape unscathed as their space ship plummets to the floor of the Pacific. They drift up on the beach at Ritz Cove in a Martian life raft still wearing their flight uniforms and each carrying a mysterious bag about the size of a helmet. To Earthlings, they appear to be teen-age girls but on Mars they would be young adults.They are befriended by a semi-retired record producer (Del Everhart) who, at first, believes they are illegal aliens trying to sneak into the country - after all they have no papers. When Zarbie reflexively grabs a dropped glass using her telekinetic powers (all Martians can move objects of about one pound in weight within about a 15-foot radius of their brain), Del starts to believe that maybe they really are from Mars - something that Zarbie and company have told him all along.
Their Martian life raft, naively left on the beach, is eventually discovered and analyzed by the authorities who are concerned that it might have been used by terrorists to infiltrate our shores. Two government types are sent out to interview everyone living in or near Ritz Cove. They come to Del's house while the girls are on the beach. Before they get to the really tough questions, the girls return to the house and introduce themselves to the G-men whose suspicions are abated by the girls' friendly nature and good vibes.
When the Martians start fooling around with the stereo, Del discovers that they are all great singers! No big deal for the Martians since on their planet, and in their time, just about everyone can sing. Del is inspired and quickly assembles his old crew who immediately go to work to write and record a new CD featuring Zarbie, Xzenzx, Deonz and Bluez. The Martians are amused that Earthlings like their singing so much but, hey, they are having fun, so what the heck!
While watching a report about the Mars Rover on TV, the Martians discover that today (in this time), life no longer exists on Mars. They are devastated. They knew that, due to the laws of causality, they could not return to their time. (In time travel, you can only go forward.) But, now they know there is no Mars to return to at all. At first, they are tremendously depressed, but Del convinces them to make a new life on Earth, to adopt a new purpose and dedicate they lives to entertaining their new friends, the Earthlings - or, as they say on Mars, the Earthians.
Zarbie and The Martians finish their CD and it becomes an international hit. The Martians are in demand all over the world. But they still have no papers and, hence, have no way to get passports. Fortunately, no one seems ready to believe that they are real Martians - especially since they call their vocal group "Zarbie and The Martians" and continue to maintain that they are real Martians - kind of like hiding a book in a library.
As rumors begin to circulate and tabloids all over the globe attempt - unsuccessfully - to expose them, their record company is convinced that all this Martian business is really just a publicity stunt concocted by their producer to promote their new record.
But they are still stranded on a foreign world with no hope of returning to their home. They have no papers and the G-men are still looking for the owners of that mysterious life raft…
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Funk From Mars
