"Maluji's Master Scheme"

Overview
"Maluji's Master Scheme" is the first novel in the series. It has eighteen chapters, including an introduction and the author's note. It was published on Booksie on the 5th of March 2013.

Plot
It begins with Archibald Nugget and Jamelia Soggybottom about to take off on their new ship the SPACE HOPPER, but when Archibald uses the "random co-ordinate generator" he forgot to apply stablisers, which causes the ship to crash on a planet that has no technology at all. This proves to be a problem when the ship's engines need repairing, so the two of them set off to the nearest town Cambitsville, in hopes of finding someone who knows of engineering. They are followed by a girl called Jessabelle Ogglington, who seems to change her mood very frequently and unexpectedly. She tells them that the only person who can help is Duji Maluji, the man who lives in the clock tower, but she warns them that he is mad and shouldn't be trusted. Despite her warnings, they ask for help anyway, but he denies to give them any.

At night, Jamelia wanders around the town to see if anyone else could help, when he sees mysterious lights flashing from the clock tower. He silently spies on Duji Maluji, not quite understanding what he is doing, but then Jamelia gets caught and is held captive in a bird cage.

The next day, Archibald demands for help from the town hall, and Mayor Mayonaise tells his assistant Martina Belcher to help Archibald. Jessabelle is very keen on Archibald staying, but Martina tells her to search for Jamelia while Martina helps Archibald with repairing the SPACE HOPPER. When they are alone, Martina accidentally reveals she is an agent of the Dunderland Defense League and she is investigating Duji Maluji. They then find out that he is building a quantum powered cannon that would destroy the whole town, because Maluji hates everybody. Martina is hit by the energy, and Archibald tells Jessabelle to stay with Martina while Archibald stops Duji Maluji.

Duji Maluji has cameras all over the city, and is concerned about Archibald, and attempts to kill him. Jamelia, who is watching this all from his cage, manages to cause a diversion and escape, which saves Archibald but makes Maluji hit the town hall instead, which kills Mayor Mayonaise instantly. Maluji, who is enraged by this, smashed his own machine up. Jessabelle leaves Martina behind and saves Archibald from being attacked by Maluji with a copper pipe, and then steals a queuerock engine from him to repair the SPACE HOPPER. Duji Maluji flies a small spacecraft  into space and disappears.

Martina couldn't be found anywhere, so it is unknown whether she is alive or not. Archibald and Jamelia repair the SPACE HOPPER, but before they take off, Jessabelle runs over to them asking them to take her with them. Archibald quickly leaves the planet and leaves Jessabelle behind.